Bloomberg's Vague Blueprint - Response In this Op-Ed Julius Tajiddin responds to an interview of Mayor Michael Bloomberg by the Amsterdam News (located in the Village of Harlem in New York City). Tajiddin covers Charter Schools, Residency Requirements and Police Relationships in predominantly Black and minority areas of New York City. Tajiddin's reponse regarding Police Relationships is very timely given the recent news stories about Reverend Calvin Butts' experience with the local Police.Bloomberg's Vague Blueprint - ResponseOr(Bloomberg Talks a Good Game...) By: Julius Tajiddin

When I read that Bloomberg stated in his interview with the Amsterdam News, “Charter schools are the private schools for the minority community,” I said to myself, “How dare he.” Who says? However, I’ll agree with him to this extent. Many people in the Black and Latino community believe that a charter school is some sort of private school. That’s because many people are uninformed of what a charter school is all about and the process for enrollment as it sometimes is, is by lottery. So people have a false perception of what a charter school is. Those who know are not convinced that a charter school is any better than a regular public school.? Read more...

Charter Schools & Gentrification How Charter Schools will be used to Gentrify Harlem! – The Silent CoupBy: Julius Tajiddin and Denise Saddler

What is a Charter School? Most people really don’t know. Many think that a charter school is some sort of private school. However, the general public perception of a Charter School is: If your child is selected to be in one he/she is going to get a better education than in a regular Public School.? Read more...

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Why Does The Community Accept This Treatment??

By By The Bridge
December 4th, 2006

Realizing the irony of it all, I read a New York Time?s article in December 2005 titled ?Room 117, Awash in Color and Light, Restoring Vivid Palette of Library?s Map Chamber?. The article was about the then new Map Room at the Main New York Public Library Building located on West 42nd Street and reported that the New York Public Library (NYPL) spent 2.5 million dollars of public funds, on that one room. Earlier this year, about a month later in January, the New York Times reported about all the pomp and circumstance surrounding a new Library Center in the Bronx titled ?New Bronx Library Meets Old Need; High-Tech Now, but Still Serving Immigrants?. The New York Public Library apparently spent collectively $50 million dollars on that particular library.

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