Monthly Archives: November 2008

THE BRONX “CACIQUE” IS NO MORE

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José Rivera the 72 year old powerhouse of the Bronx Democratic Organization for over seven years as Bronx party Boss is no more the grand “cacique” as other restless Bronx chiefs and their “Rainbow” faction have won a court battle to unseat Rivera and make Assemblyman, Carl Heastie the new Party Boss.

The Bronx Party organization has now gone full circle from Italian, Irish, Jewish, Puerto Rican to now African-American. This was due to a faction of Bronx elected officials that were made up of African-American, Latino and Jewish leaders who had lost their loyalty to Rivera and challenged his leadership due to many concerns stemming from lack of leadership to family patronage. Continue reading →

THOUGHTS ON EVELINA

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For Puerto Ricans she was our Rosa Park and Fannie Lou Hammer, our Mother Jones and our Mother Teresa. She was a warrior, an activist, an educator an organizer while also being a Leader of a powerful community organization. She was a mother for her children and a mother for many of us who were lost children. She understood us, care for us, pushed us to be strong, provided support and contributed in so many ways to the sucess of many, many people. She was Evelina Antonetty. Continue reading →

OBAMA & SPORTS, IS THERE A COMPARISON?

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You might be wondering what is the relationship between sports and Obama? Well the truth is that I just wanted to express my feeling on this historic election and needed a spin to publish it on our sports web site. However, with a little stretch we can make a slight correlation.

For example, yesterday I was in Harlem, at the Harlem State Office Building on 125th St. and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard along with what appeared to be approximately another 50 thousand strong waiting for the election results on a giant TV screen. It was an incredible experience, especially since I have never done this before. Though I have an extensive back round in electoral politics, I have never felt this closely tied to any election. I believe that after having the worst eight years of what could possibly go down in history as the worst two terms of any President in recent memory had a lot to do with it. Continue reading →