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New York subway death
May 4, 2023
Protesters are angry after police failed to charge the person who choked a Black man to death on a New…
May 3, 2023
Kathleen Casillo, who plowed her car into a crowd during Black Lives Matters protests in December 2020, received zero jail…
May 1, 2023
Former chess director Jerald Times alleges severe racial bias at Success Academy, New York City's biggest charter school system.
New York insurance rates bias
April 27, 2023
A recent study from the Consumer Federation of America found that Brooklyn drivers pay thousands more annually for car insurance.
April 19, 2023
Judge Wilson is the first Black judge to lead New York state's Court of Appeals, further cementing his decades-long legal…
Hair discrimination New York
April 7, 2023
Cindy Covington's Black daughter's white teacher reportedly called the teen's hair "ethnic" and her own hair "American" and "normal."
April 6, 2023
Good Grades' debut felt surreal for Extasy James, whose dad was deported for a cannabis-related offense, and her cousin co-owner.
Yusef Salaam mocks Donald Trump
April 6, 2023
Yusef Salaam shared a statement on social media Wednesday, parodying a past Trump tactic to mark the ex-president's legal woes.
March 19, 2023
The Human Rights Campaign claimed it fired Alphonso David, its first Black president, for failing to uphold the organization's values.
October 6, 2022
City officials agreed to pay $12 million to the children of Daniel Prude, who was killed in an encounter with…
September 15, 2022
Voting opened Wednesday on which toys out of 12 nominees should go into the National Toy Hall of Fame for…
August 23, 2022
apper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence.
August 22, 2022
Tuesday's primary elections feature two top Florida Democrats squaring off, with two longtime New York House Democratic colleagues competing for…
August 15, 2022
New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars: It will no longer let people…
August 12, 2022
The changes, signed into law Monday by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, are intended to reduce the stigma of being…
August 10, 2022
Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay $20 million to current and former workers at its New York City restaurants for violating…
August 6, 2022
"Pose” star Angelica Ross is set to make her Broadway debut in “Chicago” this fall, becoming the third transgender actor…
August 5, 2022
New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against…
July 15, 2022
Each suspect faces over 100 charges of aggravated harassment for dispensing the pamphlets at various sites in Hornell, New York.
July 13, 2022
One rookie corrections officer has been fired in connection with the incident, and several others have reportedly been suspended.