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Print If the New York salsa scene were its own galaxy — a glittering cluster where artists from across the Caribbean and the United States orbited around one another in a feverish dance — the late Johnny Pacheco was the gravitational pull that held them together. Pacheco, the famed bandleader, flutist, percussionist and co-founder of the groundbreaking salsa label Fania Records, died Monday at 85. His wife, Maria Elena “Cuqui” Pacheco, confirmed his death of complications from pneumonia. Born in the Dominican Republic, Pacheco inherited his musical prowess from his father, Rafael Aza...

Learning Efforts to change selective admissions policies fuel parent activism Min Lee Cheng graduated from San Francisco’s Lowell High School in 1985. He counts himself one of the lucky ones. Lowell High, which was the only local public school specifically for high-performing students, had a strict racial-quota admissions policy when he applied. No racial or ethnic group could comprise more than 40 percent of the school’s student body. The rule was aimed at desegregating the district, but even as a teenager, Cheng found it unfair. It meant that Asian students had to scor...

New York City’s public schools comprise the most segregated school system in the entire nation, and the inequitable distribution of publicly funded after-school sports is a glaring symptom of that segregation. While the pandemic has exacerbated the deeply rooted systemic issues and inequalities in our society in everything from health-care to the economy, access to sports teams suddenly became equal when no one could play.

Youth movement across all demographics in this country. this is something that's been affecting the black community for a lot of years. we felt it was important to highlight the perspectives of african-american teens who are affected by this gun violence. >> lila, i'll ask you about that. i read a piece in "time" magazine that quoted a student from brooklyn tech, a sophomore like yourself. he said gun control for someone who is white is gun control for someone who is black. >> gun violence is very apparent in minority community especially, i think when we're talking about gun violence, it's no...

Moskowitz. >> there is concern about whether you want to notify people -- >> mika, i have 1.1 million kids and a lot to help them and it starts with pre-k and after school. >> let me ask it this way, mr. mayor, with all due respect. your son goes to brooklyn tech and 13 million dollar endowment a highly selective school and you're excited he goes there. if you found out he wasn't going there next year, wouldn't you want to know what the plan was? do you think you played this out in a way that might not have been effective? >> i think we had to be clear and i'm glad we are clear now with people...