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New Yorkers try to stop ICE from arresting man, Hardat Sampat, on way to court
Residents in Queens, New York rallied together to try and prevent ICE agents from taking a man into custody on his way to trial. NBC News reports that Hardat Sampat, 35, is an undocumented citizen and a Guyanese national. While he was headed to Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday morning, agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department […]
Discounted Metro Cards For Low-Income New Yorkers Excluded From Budget
When Mayor Bill de Blasio presents his new budget for New York, one Important piece will be missing. And those NY citizens who take public transit won’t be happy about it. AMNewYork reports that a proposal for discounted metro cards for low-income residents was omitted from the budget.
Why Black New Yorkers Like Me Are Celebrating the NYPD Work Slowdown
“For New Yorkers who value fair policing, though, the slowdown is an occasion to celebrate,” writes Aurin Squire for the New Republic.
REPORT: 400,000 Innocent Black and Latino New Yorkers ‘Stopped and Frisked’ in 2012
According a new report released by the NYCLU, the Stop and Frisk program led to 400,000 innocent black and Latino New Yorkers being stopped by the NYPD.
POLL: 64 Percent of New Yorkers Say the NYPD Favors Whites
What a shock. According to a recent poll, 64 percent of New Yorkers say the NYPD favors whites over blacks.
R. Kelly may soon be facing a new trial for sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl
According to the New Yorker Magazine, an old videotape showing R.Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl may soon land him in legal trouble.
New report details China’s drastic measures to silence opposition and activists
According to the New Yorker, China has been engaging in a concerted effort to stifle anyone it considers dangers to its perception as an idyllic communist paradise that is even wider than previously reported. They do this by exiling and jailing people in a practice called bei luyou, which means “to be touristed,” and consists […]
A course is being taught at a New York college on the crisis of white masculinity and it’s about time
According to Campus Reform, The New School’s Eugene Lang College of liberal arts, which is based in New York City, will be offering a class titled “Male Melancholia: Crisis Masculinity”, which will focus on post World War II masculinity and how it has been depicted both in news and pop culture media. According to the […]
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.
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.”
New York Times article sheds light into life of homeless child
This story originally appeared in the New York Times. By: Andrea Elliot She wakes to the sound of breathing. The smaller children lie tangled beside her, their chests rising and falling under winter coats and wool blankets. A few feet away, their mother and father sleep near the mop bucket they use as a toilet. […]
New York Latest Target of Black Anti-Abortion Billboards
New York Latest Target of Black Anti-Abortion Billboards Lynette Holloway, The Root | February 24, 2011 **Update: A controversial ad that raised the ire of Planned Parenthood and the mom of the child depicted in it will be taken down, according to a statement by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s office. It’s safe to say that […]