New Yorkers in Profile

by Iyana Robertson

In 1982, Brooklyn native Bisi Ideraabdullah suffered the stillborn death of her daughter after being turned away by a hospital while in trauma. With great discontent in America as a whole, including the immense racism of the times, Ideraabdullah decided to move to Liberia, West Africa with her husband Mahmoud and four children. Immediately upon their arrival, she formed an outreach agency, which she named Imani House, after her deceased child. (more…)

By Jhaneel Lockhart

Dr. Arthur Lewin doesn’t need a textbook for the black studies classes he teaches at Baruch. He has personally lived through many of the historical events that his students learn about, and often finds that the textbooks have gotten it wrong or don’t tell enough of the story.

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Students in the Fall 2011 Feature Writing class at Baruch College wrote profiles of  interesting New Yorkers — from immigrants to fashionistas to professional wrestlers. Read their stories here: