KING HOSTS THREE-FIFTHS CLAUSE AWARENESS DAY
Councilman Andy King, the NYC Council and the Black, Latino & Asian Caucus hosted Three-Fifths Clause Awareness Day at Muhammad Mosque No. 7, located at 106-08 W. 127th Street
on Thursday, March 5. In 2016, Councilman King introduced legislation in the City Council to add amendments stating that African Americans are 100% human and declaring March 5 as
Three-Fifths Clause Awareness Day, in response to the law in place during the 1700s and 1800s. Both legislations passed on March 5, 2017.
Councilman King and Minister Hafeez Muhammed of Muhammed Mosque 7 with panelists
and speakers. Photo by Jewel Webber
BOA PRESENTS CHECK TO COVENANT HOUSE
BRONX TIMES R 8 EPORTER, MARCH 20-26, 2020 BTR
Councilman King with Minister Hafeez Muhammed from Muhammad Mosque 7 and other
attendees. Photo by Jewel Webber
(l-r) Jeff Barker, New York State president of Bank of America, Sister Nancy Downing, executive
director at Covenant House New York, and Alex Perry, Bank of America’s Global Research
Analyst, pose with young adults from Covenant House holding their $50,000 check.
Photo by Jewel Webber
BP DECLARES AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH
Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. with American Red Cross-Greater New York interim CEO
Susan Rounds and members of the American Red Cross Bronx Disaster Action Team.
Photo courtesy of Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.’s offi ce
On Wednesday, March 4, Bank of America presented a $50,000 grant to Covenant House,
a Bronx non-profi t organization which shelters young adults who are homeless, assisting
them in expanding their education, securing jobs and maintaining good mental health,
among other services.
On Monday, March 9, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. proclaimed the month of March as
‘American Red Cross Month’ in the Bronx. March is known annually as national Red Cross
Month. It was fi rst established in 1943 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to raise awareness
of the organization and its humanitarian mission, with every U.S. president since following
in the tradition.
BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGE
RALLY AND CUB SCOUT
BELT-LOOP BONANZA
Earlier this month, the Bronx River District Boy Scout Merit
Badge Rally and Cub Scout Belt-Loop Bonanza was held at St.
Helena Catholic Church. The cub scouts learned about the role
and importance of search and rescue dogs.
Bronx River District cub scouts gather with a search and rescue
dog. Photo by Donald Hartnett