The conditions in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake will be the topic of the next Urban Focus, the weekly radio program broadcast in conjunction with the DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy at Medgar Evers College.
New York City Councilman Dr. Mathieu Eugene will discuss the recent crisis and offer his perspective on how the Haitian community has been impacted. Councilman Eugene is the first Haitian-born official elected to the New York City Council and his office has been at the forefront of communication between New York’s Haitian community and their homeland.
The program will also include an interview with Garry Pierre Pierre, the editor of The Haitian Times, a Brooklyn-based publication that is aimed that the large Haitian community in New York City. Mr. Pierre Pierre is now in Haiti covering to cover the conditions following the earthquake.
And Brian E. Taylor, the founder and chief executive of the Penny Institute, will discuss the long-term political and economic outlook for Haiti. His organization is focused on cultivating the next generation of political minds by providing political access and awareness
The show’s host is Jonathan Hicks, a DBC senior fellow and former political reporter for The New York Times who recently traveled to West Africa and reported from both Liberia and Nigeria. His reports can be found on DBC’s blog, at http://duboisbunche.org/call-and-response/.
Urban Focus is broadcast every Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is broadcast nation-wide via the Internet at http://streaming.intacs.com/clients/medgarevers. In Brooklyn, the program will be aired on BCAT TV on Channel 70 (Cablevision), Channel 57 (Time Warner), Channel 44 (Verizon) and Channel 84 (RCN). Urban Focus will also be archived on the DuBois Bunche Center’s website, at www.duboisbunche.org.
Through interviews with politicians, policy makers, industry practitioners, scholars and expert analysts, Urban Focus will explore a range of issues that affect underserved communities and communities of color from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to Cape Town, South Africa. The discussions will serve to both draw attention to problems and highlight solutions for issues of concern to these communities.
About Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1970 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. The College is divided into four schools: The School of Business; The School of Professional and Community Development; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Science, Health, and Technology. Through these Schools, the College offers 29 associate and baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certificate programs in fields such as English, Nursing, and Accounting. Medgar Evers College also operates several co-curricular and external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women’s Development, the Center for Black Literature, and The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy.