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In the 1970’s, Norman Lear was one of very few kings of television programming. He was responsible for creating shows such as “Sanford and Son” and “All in the Family”, which created classic spinoffs such as “The Jeffersons” and “Good Times”. The influence of these programs on not only the future of television, but millions […]

Officials in New York City are condemning the actions of an NYPD officer who fatally shot a 66-year-old black woman who was in need of mental health assistance.

Pretty much everyone in New York has ignored a law restricting the public release of police officer’s disciplinary records for more than 30 years. To be honest, most people probably forgot it was even on the books. However, that all changed once the police reformation activists, and even a judge, requested to get a look […]

James P. O’Neill – commonly referred to as “JPo”, which is short for “Jimmy Police” – has been a police officer since 1983. After more than three decades, he will now become the next commissioner of the largest police force in the nation and, arguably, the most recognizable in the world – the NYPD.

Philando Castile was, unfortunately, familiar with police and the experience of being pulled over, which ultimately led to his death. New York Daily News reports that Castile was actually stopped by police 52 times in the past 14 years. 

This morning, Jasmine [Abdullah] Richards, a 28-year-old Black Lives Matter organizer and founder of the Pasadena, California chapter was sentenced after being convicted on a charge of “federal lynching.” She is the first African American person to ever be convicted of this crime in the United States. Fortunately, Richards will only serve 90 days for the […]

Prince was found dead at his Paisley Park property on April 21. Initial speculation cited a possible drug overdose on prescription medication but there was no confirmation. Following an autopsy, results were still inconclusive and couldn’t directly point to any specific cause of death. According to the Huffington Post, an official that chose to remain anonymous […]

A little over a year ago, Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha was charged with resisting arrest by NYPD officers during an incident outside of a nightclub. Officers claimed that Sefolosha charged at them, which required them to arrest him, breaking his ankle and forcing him to miss the NBA playoffs after his right fibula was […]

Glen Grays, a USPS employee, was delivering packages in Brookyln on St. Patricks Day when he was arrested by NYPD officers. A video taken by a bystander at the scene shows the four plain clothes officers approaching Grays, handcuffing him and claiming that he was resisting arrest. 

According to the New York Times, 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier called 911 three times before the police shot him. There have been new findings from a December police shooting in Chicago which left LeGrier, a college student who was experiencing a mental episode, and his neighbor dead after being hung up on by an impatient dispatcher. When […]

One Manhattan high school has made clear not all lessons are worth learning, particularly those that highlight the fallacies of the criminal justice system. According to New York Daily News, Jeena Lee-Walker filed suit against the Department of Education and school administrators on Friday for being fired for teaching her students about the Central Park […]

In the national fight to raise the minimum wage, New York City just declared a victory. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday is set to increase the wage for all of the city’s workers to $15, New York Daily News reported.