Ruth Powers Silverberg, EdD, was featured in several news clips for her work with the Above Ground Railroad. Watch one video in the piece “In Trump Strongholds, An Effort Is Underway to Keep Immigrants Safe” on NBC News.com.
Silverberg, who is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Studies at the College of Staten Island (CSI), is also shown in videos on NY1 with Jen Balis and Alicia Isasi-Endress, two group members who are Silverbergs’ former students and graduates of the CSI Leadership Program.
Watch the videos, “Staten Island Immigrant Outreach Group Gaining Momentum” and “Effort Underway to Start Youth Immigrant Outreach Group,” on NY1.
Silverberg was also featured in an Associated Press (AP) News article. The piece, “Where Trump won in NYC, residents allay immigrants’ fears” by Claudia Torrens, details the efforts of Silverberg and her family, along with other New York City residents, to support Latino immigrants.
Read the full story and view the video of Silverberg, her family, and the Torres family in their home on AP News.com.
