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Parents outraged as New Orleans votes to become the first major city in America with an all charter school system
According to Nola.com, the Orleans Parish School board voted 5-2 to establish InspireNOLA Charter Schools as the operator of McDonough 35 Senior High School, which was established in 1917 as the first Black public school in New Orleans. This vote makes New Orleans the first major city in America with a charter school exclusive school […]
Black nerds unite: Blerd City Con is coming to New York!
Blerd City Con is coming to New York from July 13-15! The three-day conference will host multiple Sci-fi/Horror/Fantasy workshops, screenings, book readings, panels and more!
Akeem Browder, Kalief Browder’s brother, is running for mayor of New York City
Akeem Browder feels that his life experiences make him suitable to be the next mayor of New York City. Browder’s worked as an activist and has been homeless, but the one spect he’s most known for is being the older brother of Kalief Browder.
Family of New York Deli Worker Shot With Officer’s Pistol Sues City
Wali Camara, a deli worker at A&M Deli Grocery in the Bronx, was shot and killed with a NYPD officer’s pistol on Aug. 9. But the person pulling the trigger wasn’t an officer. It was a panhandler that took the officer’s gun out of his holster and fired 15 rounds. Camara’s family is now suing New […]
BYP 100 Feature: Black People in New York City Are Not Safe
On February 1, 1968, two Black Memphis sanitation workers were crushed to death when the compactor on their truck was accidentally triggered. It was the last in a series of events that would eventually lead the city’s majority Black sanitation workforce to go on strike, demanding safer work conditions, better wages, and union recognition. What […]
Report: New York City jails neglected suicide precautions
By: Associated Press In one case, a mentally ill New York City inmate hanged himself from a shower pipe on his third try in three days. During that stretch, orders to put him on 24-hour watch were apparently ignored, along with a screening form that said he was “thinking about killing himself.”
City of New York reaches $40M settlement with Central Park Five
New York City has reached a $40 million settlement with five men whose convictions were overturned in the Central Park Jogger case. The men, known as the Central Park Five, were accused of raping a woman who was jogging in Central Park in 1989.
Innocent woman who spent 7 years in prison to sue New York City
A Bronx woman who was convicted of a 2005 home-invasion shooting is suing New York City. Malisha Blyden served 7 years in Rikers Island with a 40-year prison term stamped on her life for a crime she didn’t commit.
New York City sees decline in crime, number of stop-and-frisks executions
Both serious crime and the stop-and-frisks practice are on the decline in New York City. Some former police officials hailed the practice as necessary to maintain order in the city, but new information shows the opposite.
6-year-old gives back, makes a difference in New York City
It’s never too early to start helping people in your community. Blake Ansari is proof of that. The six-year-old New York City resident, with the assistance of his parents, helped collect books that he plans to give the city’s homeless children. His next goal is to open a library.
Black women 8 times more likely to die during childbirth in New York City
According to a recent report published by New York Women’s Foundation, black women residing in New York City are 8 times more likely to die from childbirth than their white counterparts. Black women face a maternal mortality rate of 79 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared to 10 per 100,000 live births for white women.
New Report Takes Aim at New York City’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
A new report calls for reform of New York City public school disciplinary policies that lead to young people being arrested for minor infractions.