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Man Stomped On Head By NYPD Officer Thanks Brooklyn D.A. For Indictment
Jahmiel Cuffee (pictured), a Brooklyn man who was recorded getting his head stomped by a NYPD officer, thanked the boro’s District Attorney for indicting police officer Joel Edouard, the New York...
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Petitioners Fight For Release Of Grand Jury Documents In Eric Garner Case
Lawyers, the NYCLU and Public Advocate Leticia James (pictured at podium) appeared with the family of Eric Garner in Richmond County Court Thursday, arguing for the public release of grand jury...
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Obamas Spotted Touring Colleges In N.Y.C.
NYU and Columbia University students spotted Malia Obama with sister Sasha and First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured) touring their campuses Friday. This begs the obvious question: Could one of the...
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NYC Officer Who Killed “Total Innocent” Akai Gurley Arraigned, Family,...
NYC police officer Peter Liang is escorted out of court after he was charged with manslaughter, official misconduct and other offenses on February 11, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City....
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Prince Performs Valentine’s Day Set For All-Star Crowd
Prince performs onstage at The Hollywood Palladium on March 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Prince woke up early Saturday to share some love and hits on Valentine’s Day to a crowd that included...
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EXCLUSIVE: Erica Garner Slams “Fraudulent Claims” In O’Keefe Video, Announces...
Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, leads a march of people protesting the Staten Island, New York grand jury’s decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner...
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Black Employees At NYC TGI Friday’s Claim They Were Replaced With...
A group of African-American workers at a Manhattan TGI Friday’s restaurant filed a class-action discrimination suit when they were allegedly replaced by lighter-skinned employees after the eatery...
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Couple Married 82 Years Celebrates Husband’s 108th Birthday [VIDEO]
Burazin In the most heart warming news, a suburban New York twosome will celebrate the husband’s 108th birthday today. His wife will make 105 in May. The two have been married for 82 years. Duranord...
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New York City Uncle Poses As “John” To Save Niece From Prostitution
The uncle of a 13-year-old Brooklyn girl saved the teenager and her friend from prostitution by posing as a customer after the two were convinced by a stranger to have sex for money, prosecutors say....
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New York Man Charged With The Murder Of Transgender Woman Islan Nettles
Mario Tamar/Getty A year after transgender woman Islan Nettles was killed in New York, an arrest has finally been made. According to the New York Daily News, James Dixon was charged with second-degree...
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Syracuse Track Star Found Dead In NYC Hotel, Cause Of Death Not Determined
A medical examiner has determined more tests would be needed to find out the cause of death of a Syracuse University student who was found unresponsive in her hotel room over the weekend....
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New York Supreme Court Judge Nixes Release Of Eric Garner Grand Jury Evidence
Demonstrators rally against police brutality in memory of Eric Garner on August 23, 2014 in Staten Island, New York. The New York City medical examiner’s office ruled that Garner, the 43-year-old...
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Report: Black Crime Disproportionately Reported On NYC Television News
Source: Hill Street Studios/Matthew Palmer / Getty Black suspects continue to be overrepresented in crime newscasts in New York City on WCBS, WNBC, WABC, and WNYW, according to a report released Monday...
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NYPD Officer Who Placed Eric Garner In Chokehold Hit With Civil Suit Over Car...
Source: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty The New York Police Department officer cleared in Eric Garner’s chokehold death is being sued over a 2010 car crash that left a man with “severe and permanent” injuries,...
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Black Banks: CEO Of Carver Bank Talks About Growing Black Financial...
Your browser does not support iframes. In 1987 there were 91 African American owned banks in America. Today there are only 24. Many Black financial institutions are struggling to stay afloat in the...
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Spread Love: Hillary Clinton Is Moving Her Campaign Headquarters To Brooklyn
Source: (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Gentrification will soon drop to the second most-powerful force in Brooklyn, NY, thanks to a big political move. According to MSNBC, Hillary Clinton has...
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Rapper Sentenced To Life In Prison After Lyrics Used Against Him During Trial
Following a pattern that makes a few people uncomfortable, a man accused of three murders in New York City was sentenced to life in prison (plus some), after prosecutors used his rap lyrics against...
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News Roundup: Mumia Abu-Jamal Returns To Prison After Hospitalization…AND MORE
Source: (Photo by Lisa Terry / Liaison Agency) After being hospitalized last week to receive treatment for diabetes, Mumia Abu-Jamal has returned to prison. The 60-year-old, who was convicted of...
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This New York City Woman Can Serve Her Husband Divorce Papers Via Facebook
In a groundbreaking court ruling, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice says a 26-year-old nurse can serve her estranged husband with divorce papers in a Facebook message, the New York Daily News reports....
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WATCH: National Action Network’s Annual Convention Kicks Off Amid Discussion...
On Wednesday morning, the National Action Network will kick off its 25th year with their annual national convention — a welcome unification of civil rights leaders, politicians, clergy, and community...
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