News Reports say Trump Administration will drop battle over Trusted Traveler Programs, following AG James' lawsuit.
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement...
Friday, July 24that 7:00 PM EST/4:00 PM PST, join Black Theatre United (BTU) member, actor and activist Viola Davis as she moderates a virtual Town Hall.
Davis will host the town hall with...
The "AfroResistance" organization has just announced the "Black Latina Girls and Women Fund."
Black women and girls around the world are leading movements and creating systemic change. Now...
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus Tuesday announced the Assembly has passed legislation that would require video recordings of all interrogations of...
On Monday, July 20, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will host a park clean up to kick off his new #MeaningfulMonday community service initiative at...
Freedom March NYC a youth-led civil rights organization (created by Chelsea Miller and Nialah Edari above) will hold a 7:00 PM vigil tonight for Black women at the Brooklyn Museum.
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On Saturday, July 18th, Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network (NAN) will recognize the historic life of Congressman and Civil Rights legend John Lewis while commemorating the sixth anniversary...
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said today "we recommit to the work of reimagining public safety, in the name of Eric Garner."
Johnson delivered the following statement on today...
Today's sixth year anniversary of the chokehold murder of Eric Garner is happening amid the aftermath of the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
The killing of George Floyd...
Desperate NYPD officers from Sergeants Benevolent Association, apparently "hijacked" a march organized by Black clergy.
The organizers of an anti-violence prayer march said that Blue Lives...
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that they will be expanding their joint homeowner protection initiative to include protections...
One-year-old Davell Gardner was victim of self-destructive gun violence in Brooklyn.
Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams issued the following statement after another spike in gun violence...
Today, local New York leaders are holding a Brooklyn rally to call for the end of gun violence and self-destruction in Black and Latino communities.
Leaders and organizations will include...
"BLACK STAR NEWS SHOW" ON WBAI NEW YORK 99.5 FM Radio also streaming on www wbai.org will interview Jamaal Bowman and Sharlene Chisolm.
Tune in Tuesday, July 14 @ 3 PM U.S. Eastern Standard...
Lying police Commissioner Dermot Shea.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea is trying to use the recent uptick in violence to thwart necessary changes that must be implemented in the NYPD.
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