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Reports that the City University of New York in New York City has held a hearing on the plan of the university's board of trustees to end remedial courses at the four-year senior colleges. Previous attempt by the board to end the remedial course for senior colleges; Mechanics of the plan to remove the course.

Focuses on the fifth annual holiday gala dinner by the Black Women Enterprises in Long Island, New York State for 1998. Awards given during the dinner; Background to the establishment of the organization.

Reports on the gathering of New York City, resident at the annual memorial for an unknown homeless woman who died at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day. Fund created to help homeless people; Condition of the homeless in the city; Activities held during the memorial.

Reports on the celebration of Kwanzaa in New York City. History of the harvest festival; Purposes of the holiday; Activities to observe the holiday.

Reports on the death of one of the octuplets at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. Conditions of the surviving infants Chances of survival; Complications of multiple birth; Condition of the octuplets' mother.

Reports on the New York City Council's passage of a bill designed to extend weekly recycling collection in the city.

Reports on the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization's rally to support New York Housing Authority Chairman Ruben Franco, who faces possible dismissal in connection with the fire at a New York City housing project. Claims of the association on Franco's accomplishments; Investigation of the fire's cause.

Reports on the calls for the United States Environmental Protection Agency to investigate into discriminatory practices in the handling of waste in New York City. Bronx's share of the city's waste; Concerns on the selection of waste-transfer sites in the city.

Focuses on the demonstration by anti-war activists in Manhattan, New York protesting United States' bombings of Iraq. Claims by demonstrators that the bombings were used as a ploy to distract the people from the debate on President Bill Clinton's impeachment; Pull-out of United Nations weapons inspectors from Iraq.

Reports that City University of New York students protested in front of the headquarters of the board of trustees which voted on a testing program which could change the face of the institution. Plan under the program; Results of the first round of testing; Questions of trustees about the methodology used to develop the program.

Reports that actor Brian Stokes-Mitchell of Broadway's hit drama `Ragtime,' joined the New York Blood Center, in New York in its public blood drives to encourage eligible New Yorkers to donate blood. Comments by Stokes-Mitchell; What percentage of eligible donors give blood in the United States; Why it is important that eligible donors give blood; Contact information.

States that hundreds of Work Experience Program (WEP) workers and their supporters occupied the City Hall Park in an effort to protest the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Welfare Reform Act, along with the call for the creation of real jobs and an end to the system of `virtual' slavery which has replaced public assistance. Comments from William Mason, co-founder of the organization, Workfairness; Impact of welfare reform on recipients of public assistance in New York.

Reports on the 1998 Million Youth March, which took place in Harlem, New York. Response of the Mayor towards the march; Image of Khalid Muhammad, march organizer and former spokesman of the Nation of Islam; Aims of the march organizers.

Presents information on a march against drugs and violence, which took place in East Harlem, New York during August 1998. Information on persons who took part in the march; Comments from Reverend Betty Neal; Identification of the communities which march travelled through.

Presents information on the `victory day' picnic celebrations by several churches in Harlem, New York, at the Marcus Garvey Park in East Harlem. Comments from Reverend Carl Graham of the Holy Tabernacle Church in Harlem; Objective of the celebration; Information on events which took place.

Focuses on the controversy surrounding the Million Youth March, scheduled for September 5, 1998, in Harlem, New York. Why the permit for the site was denied; Issue of permits by the Police Department for two alternative sites for the march; Conflict between New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Khalid Abdul Muhammad march organizer.

Reports on the 1998 annual Puerto Rican Day parade, held in the Bronx, New York. Reasons surrounding the parade; Description of the parade; Identification of politiicans that attended the parade.

Discusses a march held in Manhattan, New York by various Puerto Ricans in support of the call for Puerto Rican independence. Information on the political status of Puerto Rico; Attempts in Congress to institute a bill which would allow Puerto Ricans to decide if they want to be independent or not; Advantages and disadvantages of independence.

Focuses on a conference organized by the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, entitled the `Trillion Dollar Roundtable.' Purpose of the conference; Comments from Reverend Jesse Jackson, head of the coalition; Identification of some attendees at the conference.

Reports that residents of Crown Heights, New York staged a demonstration in front of the 77th Precinct in Brooklyn, in protest of their inability to meet with police officials to address community concerns and issues. Meeting held by some of the protestors with the police captain; Reference to the group ACORN who organized the protest; Details on the issues of concern to residents; Comments from resident, James Brown.

Presents information on United States Democrat Frankie Cruz. Reference to Cruz's dreams of becoming a politician; Details on Cruz's background; Information on Cruz's political campaign efforts; Cruz's statements on his life in the Bronx, New York City; Examination of Cruz's involvement in politics.

Focuses on the grand opening of Timmy's Food Store in South Jamaica, Queens, New York and its owner Alexander Walker. Size of supermarket; Dedication of opening to Walker's father; Description of opening; Why Walker opened this store in Queens; Reference to Walker being the only black woman in New York State to own a huge supermarket.

Presents information on the 1998 4th of July fireworks display, in which a number of shells were launched to celebrate the birth of the nation. Description of the fireworks display; Theme of the celebration; Details on the celebration.

Reports that a number of concern citizens in United States are protesting the return flight of the nuclear-powered Cassini space probe to earth. Description of the opposition to the flight; Use of the earth's gravitation to propel the space probe to Saturn; Description of what could happen if the space probe enters the earth's atmosphere.

Reports that the Million Youth March which is to be held in Harlem, New York City, is expected to encounter a number of setbacks. Information on the march organised for Black children; Expected route of the march; Description of the permits that were issued by the city.

Focuses on the second annual East Harlem Unity Day held by the Concerned Citizens of East Harlem, New York. Comments made by the Chairman of Concerned Citizens, Al Peterson; Estimated number of community businesses that helped support the event; Details on the decline of the community of East Harlen; Background information on the Concerned Citizens of East Harlem.

Provides information on various issues relating to education in the United States. Information on an awards ceremony by School District 5 in Central Harlem; Purpose of the ceremony; Scholarship received by Lashauna Cutts, a senior at DeWitt Clinton High School; Who honored Cutts with the scholarship; Number of scholarships awarded by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation nationwide.

Reports on the plans of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to transfer all of the vacant lots and community gardens to the city's Department of Housing Preservation for housing purposes. Information on the one of the gardens in Harlem; Comments from Haja Worley, who helps maintain the garden.

Provides information on the 1998 annual Family Day celebrations held in Crotona Park in the South Bronx, United States. Comments from Frankie Cruz, master of ceremonies; Who the Family Day was organized by; What the Family Day was designed to do; Information on Crotona Park; Estimated number of families who partake in the food and musical entertainment.

Offers information on the 1998 Pathmark Multicultural Arts Festival, held in Central Park, New York. Description of the event; Comments by chairwoman of the City Council's committee on Parks and Recreation, Wendell Foster; Progression of the festival to Franklin Neil's Mall in Philadelphia.

Provides information on the `Stand For Children' event in Central Park New York, which is sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund, and aimed at allowing the general community to express their views towards government. Importance of quality child care; Problems associated with the availability of care; Comments by Ed Johnson, a member of Students Advocating for Young Children; Importance of government monitoring programs which pertain to the care of children.

Discusses the City Council Committee on Higher Education's view of the impact the decision made by the City University of New York's Board of Trustees, to discontinue remedial courses in the four-year colleges could have on students. Comments by councilman Guillermo Linares; Outline of the decision; Discussion on plans to replace the Freshmen Skills Assessment Tests by 1999.

States that parents and education activists called on New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to discontinue plans for the construction of a Yankee Stadium in New York, and instead focus on schools. Comments from 14 year-old Wanda Anderson, from the Bread and Roses High School in Manhattan; Reason for the construction of the stadium; Cost of the stadium; Indication that Governor George Pataki vetoed $500 million from the state budget which was intended for education.

Presents information on a community forum at the Police Athletic League building in South Bronx New York City in which Doctor Betty Rosa, school district superintendent, was invited to address parent concerns, relating to the future of their children. Who organized the forum; In-depth look at the problem of overcrowded classrooms; Comments from a member of Mothers on the Move, Frankie Cruz.

Presents information on `Live From Death Row,' a forum sponsored by the New York Campaign to End the Death Penalty (NYCEDP). Indication that politicians support the death Penalty to benefit their election prospects; Focus of the forum; Identification of the number of prisoners on death row in the United States; Reintroduction of the death Penalty; Comments from Joan Parkin from the NYCEDP.

Reports on the success of the International Action Center organization's `Medicine for Iraq Program,' a medical relief mission to Iraq. Why the program was established; Discussion on the economic trade sanctions which was imposed on Iraq; Impact of the sanctions on Iraq; Comments from Sarah Flounders, one of the program's delegates.

Reports that American artists are protesting the diversive politics of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Reference made to the arrest of five demonstrators; Details on the allegation that were leveled at Giuliani; How Giuliani's actions have affected the artists; Comments from artist Julia Licht.

Reports that hundreds of students attended a forum sponsored by the City Council at the auditorium of the North Academic Center of the City College campus in Manhattan, to tell the council members what they want in terms of education. Reference made to the spending of sixty million dollars to build youth prisons by the City Council; Suggestion that the money should have been allocated to the youth; Comments from councilwoman Margarita Lopez.

Reports that in May 1998 a group of artists, street performers and activists protested against an exhibition of photography at the Leica Gallery in New York, which displayed the work of Mayor Rudolf Giuliani. What the exhibition was entitled; Why the group protested against the exhibition.

Reports that women from the New York Junior League and the New York Parks Foundation came up to Howard Bennett Park in Harlem to help renovate the park. Statement from Parks Commissioner Henry Stern; Description of the park; Information on Harlem leader Howard Bennett, in whom the park was named after.

Focuses on the debate tournament hosted by the Frederick Douglass Debate Society of City College in New York City, New York. Comments from Shah Ally, a City College senior; Person honored by the tournament; How the society restarted in 1992.

Presents information on Toussaint Institute Fund's Education Expo, a gathering held in New York which was designed to educate parents about their options regarding their children's education. Reason for the overcrowding and poor performance in many schools; Implications of allowing parents to choose which schools their children attend.

Provides information on `Easter Blast,' an Easter Sunday event for children in Harlem, New York City, sponsored by the nonprofit organization Harlem Up-N-Coming (HUNC). Goal of the organization for sponsoring events for children; Features of the Easter celebration; How the HUNC raises its money.

Presents two entertainment events in New York City, New York. Details on the art exhibit at Cinque Gallery in Soho; Information on the jazz concert to be directed by Wynton Marsalis at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.

Reports about the rally staged by the workers and members of the Work Experience Program (WEP) and the community group, A Classification of Residential Neighborhood (ACORN), in New York City, New York. Reason for the rally; Opposition on the WEP program; Comments of several WEP workers on the rally.

Announces the creation of New York Police Watch, a hotline for victims and witnesses of police brutality. Comment on the project by Van Jones of the Ella Jones Center for Human Rights; Advantage of the project; How to use the hotline.

Announces the protest of Iraqi people on the sanctions imposed by the United Nations (UN) on Iraq as well as bombing threats if Iraq does not comply with the UN weapons inspection. Components of a resolution proposed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan; Critics of the Iraqi sanctions; Description of the peace condition in Iraq.

Reports about the film festival hosted by the New York University in celebration of Black History Month in New York City, New York. Goal of the festival; Films featured at the event.

Presents an art show for the benefit of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, New York. Services offered by Henry Street Settlement; Artists whose works are to be featured at the show.

Reports the Work Experience Program (WEP) workers at the New York City Hall is demanding to meet the incoming head of Human Resources Administration, Jason Turner. Plan of WEP workers to have Turner discuss his vision for the future of workfare in New York City, New York; Concerns during the meeting; Turner as the chief architect of the Wisconsin's welfare program.