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Lawsuit: NYPD accused of excessive force that left dead teen quadriplegic
The mother of a New York teen who was left quadriplegic after an encounter with New York City police says that excessive force led to her son’s condition. Karen Fludd’s 17-year-old Deion Fludd eventually succumbed to injuries sustained from the incident.
Woody Allen produced Cotton Club play has no black actors
Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway” opens Thursday night in New York City. The musical is based on the Cotton Club, a New York nightclub based in Harlem back in the early 20th century. Despite the club being rooted in African American history, Allen hired no black actors for the production.
Petition wants Michael Vick banned from Jets practice site
A petition seeking to ban NFL star Michael Vick from practicing with his team has about 1,500 signatures. The New York Jets has held its training camp on SUNY Cortland’s campus since 2009, but despite the team’s history, people aren’t thrilled about Vick’s presence.
High School student receives Gates Millennium Scholarship, graduates early
An Indianapolis teen has been awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. Alex Dunlap, 16, who attends Broad Ripple High School, is one of only 1,000 students in the country to receive the honor. She’ll be graduating a year early in May.
The essay that landed Kwasi Enin admission to all eight Ivy League schools
Earlier this week, we wrote about Kwasi Enin, the high school senior who was admitted to all eight Ivy League schools. Along with rankly highly in his class and scoring 2250 on his SAT Kwasi wrote an impressive college essay.
Restless for change: young workers take lead role in strike for better wages
Young workers who are stuck in low-wage positions have taken a more active role in protests and advocacy initiatives to increase the living wage. In the past year, millennials have put increased pressure on low wage job providers to increase the minimum wage.
House music legend Frankie Knuckles dead at 59
Frankie Knuckles, the godfather of house music, has passed away. He was 59.
The Jordan Miles Case: officers found not guilty of excessive force
A federal jury decided three officers who beat and wrongfully arrested 22-year-old Jordan Miles four years ago did not use excessive force. The unanimous verdict came after 10 days of testimony.
According to a Federal Jury, This Police Beating Is NOT Excessive Force
Jordan Miles in the hospital after he was brutally beaten by 3 Pittsburgh Police Officers httpv://youtu.be/ONPo-wslB40 Today a federal court jury decided that the 3 white undercover Pittsburgh Police officers that brutally beat Jordan Miles and ripped part of his dreadlocks out of his head, did NOT use excessive force when arresting him. That’s right, […]
Why Latino youth are unimpressed with voting
Organizers across the country are having a tough time getting Latinos of voting age to register. It’s a growing trend among young voters who just don’t see the point in signing up.
’12 Years a Slave’ filming site to become baseball field despite protests
Despite descendants of Solomon Northup protesting the move, a baseball stadium is set to be built on the site where the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave was shot. Richmond, Va., Mayor Dwight Jones sees the plan as a way of reviving the moribund area.
Man forced to rap for cops receives settlement
A man who says that he was forced by members of the NYPD to rap for his freedom has received a settlement from the city. Quinshon Shingles, who goes by the stage name Sauce Da Boss, will be paid $7,500 for the incident.