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Chirlane McCray, her husband Bill de Blasio and son Dante. (Photo courtesy of BilldeBlasio.com)

Interracial Cheerios ad raised in NYC mayor race

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Chirlane McCray, the wife of New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, released a letter Tuesday showing her support of a recent Cheerios commercial that featured an interracial couple...
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New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly enters a news conference on October 26, 2012 in New York City. Kelly discussed the city's storm preparations and his impromptu bedside promotion this morning of Ivan Marcano, an off-duty officer who was shot this week while confronting two robbers. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Will 'stop-and-frisk' be a factor in NYC campaign?

Errol Louis
ANALYSIS - The guy who could have the biggest influence on the race for mayor of New York City isn’t a candidate. In fact, he has never run for office...
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Anthony Weiner (R) greets a man while courting voters outside a Harlem subway station a day after announcing he will enter the New York mayoral race on May 23, 2013 in New York City. Weiner is joining the Democratic race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg after he was forced to resign from Congress in 2011 following the revelation of sexually explicit online behavior. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Will Anthony Weiner woo black voters in NYC?

Errol Louis
OPINION - Weiner’s choice of kickoff location reveals a great deal about New York’s minefield of racial and ethnic politics – and serves as a reminder of Weiner’s past missteps...
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New Yorkers try to stay cool June 10, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Temperatures reached into the upper 90's again today during an early heat wave in the city. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid outrage

Verena Dobnik, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City 'ghetto' has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood...
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NEW YORK, NY - Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, leads a march to the New York City Police Department

Ramarley Graham and the wailing cry of injustice

Michael A. Hardy, National Action Network
OPINION - The sound of a mother’s wailing cry is an alert that a great injustice has occurred. I have experienced that cry many times throughout my career in the social justice movement...
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Opponents of the New York Police Department’s controversial 'stop-and-frisk' policy rally on January 27, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case

Colleen Long, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - About 5 million stops have been made in New York City in the past decade, with frisks occurring about half the time...
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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NYC mayor clashes with 'stop-and-frisk' judge

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - As New York City’s landmark trial on stop-and-frisks nears a decision, the office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg sparks a new debate...
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Jay-Z attends the 'The Great Gatsby' world premiere at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on May 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Jay-Z joins pitch to redevelop Nassau Coliseum

NBC New York
NBC New York - Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Coliseum...
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Frantz Jerome, 30, addresses two of his stop-and-frisk encounters with NYPD. (Photo courtesy of Frantz Jerome.)

Stop-and-frisk: Witness says he felt ‘humiliated’

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Frantz Jerome is an African-American who is involved in the ongoing stop-and-frisk trial. He tells theGrio about his own experiences being stopped and frisked and how he hopes for change in the practice...
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A general view of atmosphere during 'Power of Words: Nelson Mandela' Installation Screening on April 19, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Mandela honored in Times Square

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Nelson Mandela has received many honors in his lifetime but never has a video tribute been dedicated to him in the heart of New York City – until now...
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