# Plea for the Fifth
> Grassroots independent journalism on NYCs forgotten borough. Staten Island is forgotten no more.
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## Pages
- [About Us](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/about.md) - A hundred years ago we had eight news sources covering Staten Island, but until our founding there was one. Then and now, other boroughs have had multiple news outlets. In recent decades, Staten Island's diversity and population has only grown, while our local news media has concentrated, and disco…
- [Contribute](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/contribute.md) - Our Mission Through independent grassroots journalism, Plea For the Fifth strives to empower Staten Islanders whose stories have been previously erased, ignored, or forgotten, namely Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilitie…
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## Posts
- [UPS Will Not Deliver to the Doors of  Nearly 1,500 Units](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/ups-will-not-deliver-to-the-doors-of-nearly-1-500-units.md) - Residents of the Fox Hill and Park Hill Apartments are not taking 'No' for an Answer
- [Free Public Health Vending Machines Open on SI](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/free-public-health-vending-machines-open-on-si.md) - Two machines funded with opioid settlement dollars will provide free health and overdose prevention supplies 24 hours a day.
- [Commentary: Repoliticizing Puerto Rico on the Biggest U.S. Stage](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/commentary-repoliticizing-puerto-rico-on-the-biggest-u-s-stage.md) - Bad Bunny reasserted Puerto Rican identity as political, shaped by colonialism, resistance, and survival, and carried that consciousness to the Super Bowl - one of the largest stages in the world.
- [Let's Take Back St. George](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/lets-take-back-st-george.md) - A coalition of Staten Island residents, organizations, and artists are advocating for an Empire Outlets that provides for all.
- [SI Musician kidnapped in International Waters](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/si-musician-kidnapped-in-international-waters.md) - A Staten Island musician has been kidnapped by the Israeli military in international waters for attempting to feed Palestinians under starvation siege, and our elected leaders have yet to condemn it.
- [New Rules Prohibited Staten Island High School Graduates' Free Expression](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/new-rules-prohibited-staten-island-high-school-graduates-free-expression.md) - Afraid of how seniors would express themselves at graduation, administrators of Staten Island's public high schools chose preemptive suppression.
- [Local Musician Aboard International Effort to Break Starvation Siege on Gaza](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/local-musician-aboard-international-effort-to-break-starvation-siege-on-gaza.md) - It's the second attempt this year involving Staten Islanders to provide humanitarian aid to the two million Palestinians Israel is starving and ethnically cleansing.
- [The Largest Massacre of Journalists and Media Workers in Modern History](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/the-largest-massacre-of-journalists-and-media-workers-in-modern-history.md) - As freelance journalists it is impossible to ignore the largest massacre of journalists and media workers ever-in-history has occurred over the last 684 days-and is ongoing. Israel is systematically eliminating Palestinian journalists because their news coverage will be used in international tribun…
- [Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls Detained & Beaten by Israeli military, But US Media Ignores It](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/amazon-union-leader-chris-smalls-detained-beaten-by-israeli-military-but-us-media-ignores-it.md) - Smalls and twenty other human rights defenders were aboard a vessel bringing baby formula, diapers, food, and medicine to Palestinians being deliberately starved.
- [Commentary: 1 in 5 Registered Voters in City are Excluded from Partisan Primaries](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/commentary-1-in-5-registered-voters-in-city-are-excluded-from-partisan-primaries.md) - New York is one of only nine U.S. states with a completely closed primary system, meaning only voters enrolled in the four established parties can vote in their party’s primary elections.
- [Working Families Party Endorses North Shore Candidate for City Council](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/working-families-party-endorses-north-shore-candidate-for-city-council.md) - Sarah Blas shares her vision and priorities for the Council District.
- [Two-Year Old Doing 'Exceptionally Well' Following Open-Heart Surgery](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/two-year-old-doing-exceptionally-well-following-open-heart-surgery.md) - Taya is receiving support from a foundation for the congenital heart disease she was afflicted by.
- [RUMC Notifies Federal Regulators They Were Hacked 18 Months Ago](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/rumc-notifies-federal-regulators-they-were-hacked-18-months-ago.md) - The hospital breach potentially affected 674,033 individuals including full names, dates of birth, Social Security and driver’s license numbers.
- [Music as Solidarity and Resistance](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/music-as-solidarity-and-resistance.md) - From Method Man's debut solo album in 1994 to Leila Hegazy's in 2024, local artists recognize music can effectively express desires, experiences, and grievances of oppressed peoples.
- [Workers at Island's Largest Employer Authorize a Strike if the Company Continues Refusing Contract Negotiations](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/workers-at-islands-largest-employer-authorize-a-strike-if-the-company-continues-refusing-contract-negotiations.md) - Employees at Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse have voted overwhelmingly to authorize the Amazon Labor Union (ALU-IBT Local 1) to call an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike.
- [Reports Reveal South Shore's 10312 Most Surveilled Zip Code Within Borough; NYC 5th Most Surveilled City in the Nation](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/reports-reveal-south-shores-10312-most-surveilled-zip-code-within-borough.md) - Crime rates aren’t reduced by having more cameras in place. The most surveilled city in the United States, Washington DC has seen violent crime skyrocket recently.
- [SIers Lambaste POTUS on Friendsgiving Visit](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/siers-lambaste-potus-on-friendsgiving-visit.md) - The holiday centers gratitude, while downplaying the genocide of millions of indigenous lives and countless lost cultures of the First Nations of Turtle Island.
- [Paratransit Business Warns 150 Local Employees of February Lay Offs](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/paratransit-business-warns-150-local-employees-of-february-lay-offs.md) - MV Transportation notified New York State that 80% of their workforce in Port Richmond will be laid off, just as the Holiday season begins.
- [Staten Island Votes for President](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/staten-island-votes-for-president.md) - The borough saw a 1% increase in Republican Party votes, a 28% decrease in Democratic Party votes, and a 377% increase in write-in candidates from 2020 to 2024. Total ballots cast for President dropped 12%.
- [Local Synagogue holds Discriminatory Sale of Homes to Expand Occupation](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/local-synagogue-holds-discriminatory-sale-of-homes-to-expand-occupation-2.md) - Tens of community members attempted to halt the illicit sale.
- [Campaign for Island to Brooklyn Fast Ferry Route Expands](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/campaign-for-island-to-brooklyn-nyc-ferry-route-expands.md) - Despite increasing support from community members, organizations, and politicians the NYC EDC remains reluctant to expand NYC Ferry Service.
- [SIers Travel to D.C. Capitol to Obstruct Visit of War Criminal](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/siers-travel-to-d-c-capitol-to-obstruct-visit-of-war-criminal.md) - Dozens traveled from Staten Island, indignant at the Congressional address by an individual pursued by the International Criminal Court.
- ['Nothing WikiLeaks ever printed was false, fake, or inaccurate' [Transcript]](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/nothing-wikileaks-ever-printed-was-false-fake-or-inaccurate.md) - A conversation with comedian Lee Camp on Julian Assange's long-deserved freedom.
- [Efforts to Stop Third Parties Would be a Major Story in Any Other Presidential Election- if  Candidates Weren't Getting Shot at. [Transcript]](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/efforts-to-stop-third-parties-would-be-a-major-story-in-any-other-presidential-election-if-candidates-werent-getting-shot-at-transcript.md) - A conversation with comedian Lee Camp on the 2024 presidential election, and the current state of our democracy.
- ['Israel is actually harmful to the Jewish people. It makes people think that Israel's actions are the actions of all Jews.' [Transcript]](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/israel-is-actually-harmful-to-the-jewish-people-it-makes-people-think-that-israels-actions-are-the-actions-of-all-jews-transcript.md) - A conversation with comedian Lee Camp on the Palestinian genocide, anti-Zionism, and anti-semitism.
- [Ten Years since Eric Garner's Murder [Transcript]](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/ten-years-since-eric-garners-murder.md) - A conversation with comedian Lee Camp on Police Killings, as we mark 10 years since Eric Garner's murder.
- [From the Ocean to the Harbor, Staten Island is Quiet no Longer](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/from-the-ocean-to-the-harbor-staten-island-is-quiet-no-longer.md) - Community members disrupted Staten Islanders' routinous commute, decrying Benjamin Netanyahu's forthcoming address to a joint session of Congress.
- [Celebration of Local Young Adults' Achievements](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/celebration-of-local-young-adults-achievements.md) - Staten Island Youth Awards Ceremony seeks to uplift the spirit of youth during a time when many feel isolated.
- [Open Letter to SI Jewish Community](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/open-letter-to-si-jewish-community.md) - We as a people are tasked with tikkun olam - repairing the world, and the pursuit of Tzedek - justice.
- [Teen Dances Out of Staten Island Hospital After Three Months of Burn Treatment](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/dancing-out-of-northwell.md) - Sarah's recovery is credited to her determination to live, and the amazing care she got from the doctors and nurses through the support of Northwell.
- [Hundreds Rally for Divestment & to Reject Intimidation by CSI Public Safety](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/hundreds-rally-at-csi.md) - Students and professors from the College of Staten Island (CSI) rallied with support from Staten Islanders and the broader CUNY community on Tuesday, May 28.
- [A Call to Action: The People's Conference for Palestine and the Fight for Freedom](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/peoples-conference-for-palestine.md) - Staten Island attendees connected with organizers from across the nation and globe to sustain our commitment to liberation for Palestine.
- [Commentary: I Won't Be Silent Any Longer](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/commentary-i-wont-be-silent-any-longer.md) - 242 days of Palestinian murder has transformed so many in our community, including myself.
- [Wagner HS Walkout for Palestine](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/wagner-hs-walkout-for-palestine.md) - Students led a walkout at Susan E. Wagner High School on May 31, 2024
- [Activists March from Borough Hall to FerryHawks Stadium](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/activists-march-from-borough-hall-to-ferryhawks-stadium-2.md) - Members of Staten Island 4 Palestine March from Staten Island Borough Hall on May 30, 2024.
- [Commentary: Wherever we Live is our Homeland](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/wherever_we_live_is_our_homeland.md) - My journey as a Jew who has turned away from Zionism did not take place overnight - it took years of education, serious confrontation, and self-reflection.
- [Hundreds Walkout of Wagner High School Protesting Climate of Anti-Palestinian Sentiment](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/hundreds-walkout-of-wagner-high-school-prote.md) - As many as 400 students rallied in protest of Wagner's suppression of pro-Palestine views on school premises.
- [Empire Outlets Terminates Tenant's Lease Eight Months Early](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/empire-outlets-terminates-tenants-lease-eight-months-early.md) - Retail complex informed BADASS BOOTCAMP their lease would be terminated because a tenant offered more for their space, but there are forty other vacancies at Empire Outlets.
- [Constituents speak out on Councilperson Kamillah Hanks' Travel to Israel](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/constituents_speak_out_on_councilperson_kamillah_hanks_travel_to_israel.md) - Councilperson Hanks traveled to Israel on Feb 21st, just one day after the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the fourth time.
- [HEGAZY](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/hegazy.md) - Sisters Leila and Omnia Hegazy form the duo HEGAZY. Their music reflect their intersectional identities, and do not shy away from the urgency of the moment.
- [Desperate Acts of Protest](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/desperate-acts-of-protest.md) - Self-Immolation is a desperate act of protest designed to arouse public outrage. We send our sympathy and solidarity to Aaron Bushnell's family and loved ones.
- [Commentary: Cognitive Dissonance from the Wagner College Holocaust Center](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/cognitive_dissonance_from_wagner_holocaust_center.md) - As time passes, the focus of community institutions such as Wagner College's Holocaust Center remains affixed to the acts of slaughter within the 24-hour window of October 7. Grassroots activists, by contrast, point to a context that led up to that day, and the horrors committed since then.
- [Shut it Down for Palestine](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/shut-it-down-for-palestine.md) - Demands for an immediate ceasefire, cutting all aid to Israel, and lifting the siege on Gaza have broader support than ever. Stop the Palestinian genocide.
- [Commentary: New NYC Ferry Service Must link Staten Island and Brooklyn](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/new-nyc-ferry-service-must-link-staten-island-and-brooklyn.md) - Despite repeated calls from former and current elected officials to expand the NYC Ferry system for Staten Islanders, pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
- ['End our neglected borough status' calls Coalition at Legislative Breakfast](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/annual-legislative-breakfast-calls-for-end-to-neglected-borough-status.md) - Staten Island community coalition calls on State and Federal elected leaders for more investment in the public health workforce, supportive housing for those in recovery, and a fair share of opioid settlement funding.
- [Lack of Fresh and Healthy Food has become the Focal Point of Building a Hub for Neighborhood Solidarity](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/a-lack-of-fresh-and-healthy-food-in-the-mariners-harbor-section-of-staten-island-has-become-the-focal-point-of-building-a-hub-for-neighborhood-solidarity.md) - The ComeUnity Fridge approaches its second year anniversary in tackling food insecurity as food prices continue to soar.
- [Local Youth Create Zine with their New Awareness of the Risks of Vaping](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/local-youth-create-zine-with-their-new-awareness-of-the-risks-of-vaping.md) - Don’t Vape Yourself Away, Uncovers the Dangers of Vaping and Spreads Awareness
- [Mayer](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/mayer.md) - Mayer, a hip-hop artist entrenched in Staten Island’s music scene, performed a set for Plea for the Fifth’s Online Concert Series.
- [Lil Z](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/lil-z.md) - Lil Z, a young and upcoming Staten Island artist, spoke to Plea for the Fifth about the challenges and opportunities he faced while working on his EP Moving On during the pandemic.
- [August in Review](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/august-in-review.md) - This month PFT5 celebrates the creation of art. PFT5's Online Concert Series gives a platform to musical artists making waves here on Staten Island. Our new Small Business Spotlight series discovers a local business selling homemade crochet items. Below are our August publications: PFT5's Online Co…
- [Justy](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/justy.md) - Justy speaks about the release of her first album, how her identity influences her music, and her love for Staten Island.
- [Small Business Spotlight: Triple A Stitches](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/small-business-spotlight-triple-a-stitches.md) - A family of artisans brings unique crochet creations to Staten Island
- [Queen Blizzy](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/queen-blizzy.md) - Queen Blizzy discusses her work as a Hip Hop artist and her activism related to Eric Garner and police brutality.
- [July in Review](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/newsletterjuly2021.md) - Our online concert series is here! Queen Blizzy is the first performer of PFT5's online concert series featuring six amazing local artists. Produced by Valeriana Dema; Videographer: Kasson Colon-Mangin; Audio Engineer: Kenneth Paul Graham Watch Queen Blizzy's complete live performance followed by a…
- [Extended: Meet Plea for the Fifth founding member Sean Ghazala](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/meet-plea-for-the-fifth-founding-member.md) - Read Sean Ghazala's extended interview below. PFT5 is a grassroots news and media outlet based out of Staten Island, N.Y. The platform is a cooperative(co-op). At its inception, PFT5 founder Sean Ghazala envisioned it as a tool for making change possible in existing conditions – for its readers and…
- [June in Review](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/june2021newsletter.md) - PFT5 commemorates Juneteenth with an exploration of grassroots movements happening in Staten Island. Christian Smalls has an intimate discussion with PFT5 on his fight for workers' rights despite Amazon's retaliation and intimidation tactics. PFT5 member Zeta reflects on the June 2020 marches in St…
- [City Council D-49 Candidate's Forum [Video]](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/city-council-d-49-candidates-forum-video.md) - Tuesday June 22 is Primary Election Day. We are sharing our D-49 Candidate's Forum with full transcription for your convenience. Polls are open until 9 PM, find your poll site, and don't forget to vote.
- [Follow the Money (D-49): Final Entry](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/follow-the-money-d-49-final-entry.md) - Tomorrow is the final day to vote in the Democratic Primary for District 49, Let’s see how much money flowed into the race.
- [Amazon Under Pressure: The Grassroots Movement to Unionize a Workforce](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/amazon-under-pressure-the-movement-to-unionize-a-workforce.md) - Amazon fired Christian Smalls during the pandemic, and now he’s leading a nonstop protest to unionize workers in Staten Island.
- [Justice or Pacification: One Year After Staten Island's Largest Protests for Racial Justice](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/justice-or-pacification.md) - A year ago, in response to George Floyd’s murder, Staten Islanders marched for Black lives in some of the largest demonstrations the Island has ever seen.
- [What Started When Hundreds of Islanders Marched To Save The Graniteville Wetlands](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/coming-together-to-save-the-wetlands.md) - Photographs from one of Staten Island’s most visible struggles for climate justice: The march to save the Graniteville wetlands. Photographs by Stephen Obisanya
- [May in Review](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/may2021newsletter.md) - PFT5 stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine as they endure the current oppressive occupation of their land at the hands of the state of Israel. Below are our May publications: Free Palestine Written by Editorial Committee We are an organization that supports indigenous sovereignty both d…
- [Free Palestine](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/free-palestine.md) - Plea for the Fifth stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine as they endure the current oppressive occupation of their land at the hands of the state of Israel. We are an organization that supports indigenous sovereignty both domestically and abroad. Since its creation in 1948, the state of…
- [Utilizing a Strength-based Approach to Teaching Students with Disabilities in Staten Island Schools](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/utilizing-a-strength-based-approach-to-teaching-students-with-disabilities-in-staten-island-schools.md) - A Staten Island special education teacher describes how she utilizes a strength-based approach to teach students with disabilities.
- [April In Review](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/april2021newsletter.md) - In anticipation of the June 22 primary, last month was very politics-focused for PFT5: A District-49 City Council Candidates Forum, the battle to save the Graniteville Wetlands, and more. Below are our April publications A Last Stand for The Wetlands Written by Jacqueline Caruso On March 24, 2021,…
- [A Last Stand for The Wetlands](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/a-last-stand-for-the-wetlands.md) - Between a march and looming litigation to stop construction of a big box store, activists are urgently calling to save Graniteville wetlands
- [A Year Later: How COVID-19 Has Changed Life at CSI](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/covid-19-has-changed-life-at-csi.md) - CSI students, like all CUNY students, have been learning virtually since last March, but the pandemic threatens the campus in unique ways.
- [City Council D-49 Candidates Forum](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/city-council-d-49-candidates-forum.md) - Join us on Monday April 19, 2021 as we speak with the candidates vying to represent the North Shore in the city council now represented by the term-limited Councilwoman Debi Rose.
- [Follow the Money (D-51): Entry 1](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/follow-the-money-d-51-entry-1.md) - The South Shore (City Council District 51) is going to be a one-on-one race to see who will represent the City’s southernmost district.
- [A Coalition of Muslim Staten Islanders Meet with Eric Adams and Other Mayoral Candidates](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/a-coalition-of-muslim-staten-islanders-meet-with-eric-adams-and-other-mayoral-candidates-2.md) - NYC Mayoral candidates have begun courting a growing demographic of reliably Democrat-leaning Staten Island voters: Muslims. Arabs, in particular, are one of Staten Island’s fastest growing ethnic groups. From 2000-2011, the population increased by 113 percent. The statistic mirrors upward Muslim i…
- [March In Review](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/may2021newsletter-2.md) - Join Plea For The Fifth as we celebrate women and genderqueer histories, struggles, and futures. Below are our March publications. The Socialist History of International Women's Day and Why it Must Be Remembered Written by Alia Danilo, Candy Mantilla Uncover the roots of a holiday that was created…
- [Follow the Money (D-49): Entry 2](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/follow-the-money-d-49-entry-2.md) - It’s been about two months since our last entry, and more money, and new candidates have entered the City Council District 49 race.
- [St. Pat's for Everyone: How LGBTQ+ Staten Islanders are Creating More Inclusivity](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/st-pats-for-everyone-lgbtq-staten-islanders.md) - The Pride Center of Staten Island's St. Pat's for Everyone event is hoping to break up the exclusive legacy of Forest Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade.
- [Commentary: The Socialist History of International Women's Day and Why it Must Be Remembered](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/the-socialist-history-of-international-womens-day.md) - What is the value of celebrating the few women who break the glass ceiling if the other 99 percent are hurt by shattered glass in the process? Especially when this day was created by and for working-class women.
- [How a Staten Island HBCU Fair Is Giving the Borough’s Students More Options](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/how-a-staten-island-hbcu-fair-is-giving-the-boroughs-students-more-options.md) - A volunteer committee adapts Staten Island’s eleventh annual HBCU Experience to a virtual platform to serve students despite the pandemic.
- [Recent City Budget Cuts Threaten Staten Island's Youngest Workers](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/recent-city-budget-cuts-threaten-staten-islands-youngest-workers.md) - Cuts to the Learning to Work and Summer Youth Employment Program could impact future job development for the next generation of students.
- [Local Power Broker for Borough President traveled to D.C. on Day of Capitol Insurrection](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/local-power-broker-for-bp-traveled-to-dc.md) - Leticia Remauro, a GOP candidate for Staten Island Borough President with a history of racist remarks, was among a busload of Islanders who traveled to Washington D.C. on January 6. In screenshots from a now-deleted Facebook Live video, Remauro – a 30-year power broker in the borough – broadcast he…
- [An Unseen Photo Album Preserves Life of Audre Lorde](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/an-unseen-photo-album-preserves-of-life-of-audre-lorde.md) - Victoria Munro, director of The Alice Austen House shares an excerpt from the exhibition focused on the legacy of the author and activist.
- [Follow the Money (D-49): Entry 1](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/follow-the-money-d-49-entry-1.md) - The North Shore (City Council District 49) leads off our series on campaign financing for Staten Island’s City Council races.
- [Commentary: Trump is Gone, Fascist Trends are Not](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/trump-is-gone-fascist-trends-are-not.md) - 'Trumpism' is only the most recent name for far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist movements that first came to prominence a century ago, during economic hardships triggered by the Great Depression. Countering fascism, however, remains just as important now that Trump has left office.
- [Commentary: MLK Tried to Tell Us](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/mlk-tried-to-tell-us.md) - While it is true that King championed nonviolent, direct action, and that his methods required great character, solidarity, and composure, Americans have, instead, reduced his legacy to one of compromise. King, however, was not compromising at all.
- [Calls for Malliotakis' Resignation Echo Across the District](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/calls-for-malliotakis-resignation-echo-across-the-district.md) - The energy of the Bay Ridge Rally on Saturday, January 9, 2020, calling for the resignation of newly elected Congressmember Nicole Malliotakis, was palpable from beginning to end. Just before noon, a small, entirely masked crowd began to gather around Congressmember Malliotakis’s office at 7716 3rd…
- [How This New App Can Teach You About Forgotten Histories](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/how-this-new-app-can-teach-you-about-forgotten-histories.md) - The virtual Staten Island African American Heritage Tour brings Staten Island’s Black History right to your fingertips.
- [North Shore Communities Unite to Provide Holiday Cheer](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/north-shore-communities-unite-to-provide-holiday-cheer.md) - Local organizations team up to better serve their communities through a series of toy drive giveaways.
- [Holiday Gifts - A Cartoon](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/happy-holidays.md) - Find more work from Xprexions on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/xprexions/]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you liked this piece and want to see more like it, please click here [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/tell_us_about_you/].
- [A Collective Demand for Pandemic Relief](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/a-collective-demand-for-pandemic-relief.md) - In contrast to recent rallies against COVID-19 restrictions, Staten Island Coalition Organizes Campaign Demanding Immediate Pandemic Relief from Congress
- [Sandy Ground and the Continued Gentrification of Staten Island's Communities of Color](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/sandy-ground-and-gentrification.md) - On August 1, a relatively new Young Leaders of Staten Island (YLSI) led the first annual “Path of Liberation” march along Staten Island’s former Underground Railroad route, beginning at the often forgotten Sandy Ground Settlement. “Sandy Ground is the oldest continuously inhabited free black settle…
- ["Business as Usual" - A Cartoon](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/business-as-usual.md) - Find more work from Xprexions on Instagram. If you liked this piece and want to see more like it, please click here.
- [“Where is the outcry?”: Staten Island’s Deafening Silence on Forced Sterilizations](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/where-is-the-outcry-staten-islands-deafening-silence-on-forced-sterilizations.md) - On September 14, 2020 whistleblower Dawn Wooten, a former nurse at Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC), a Georgia ICE facility, reported that a doctor at the facility has been performing forced sterilizations on detained migrants, specifically removing all or parts of people’s uteruses. The distur…
- ['Privilege' and Representation at Staten Island High Schools](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/representation_at_staten_island_high_schools.md) - How an assistant principal’s dogwhistle post highlights systemic flaws in education
- [Greetings](https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/greetings.md) - Plea for the Fifth aims to empower Staten Islanders by providing a new media platform for our borough. There are many stories that often do not get the coverage they deserve, and we are here to change that. We will broaden the kind of coverage Staten Island typically receives by including and uplif…
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