Meisha Ross Porter

Meisha Porter Makes History As NYC Schools Chancellor

With years of experience, Porter made history on Friday after she was announced as as the incoming New York City…
by Charise Frazier
01.01.70
News - George Floyd Protest Trump/Pence Out Now - New York City

NYPD Slammed After Viral Video Of Protester 'Kidnapping'

New York City demonstrators continue a month-long resistance.
by Royce Dunmore
01.01.70
NYPD choking video

Video Shows NYPD Cop Choking Man Black Unconscious

A Queens man is caught on camera in a graphic encounter with the police.
by Royce Dunmore
01.01.70
Mayor Defends NYPD Arrests As Data Shows Black People Are Overwhelmingly Targeted

NYC Mayor Defends Social Distancing Arrests Of Blacks

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office releases a report after brutal videos surface online.
by Royce Dunmore
01.01.70
NYPD police brutality videos

NYPD Terrorizing Black People Hit Hard By COVID-19

Multiple clips have surface over the weekend.
by Royce Dunmore
01.01.70
Albro And Mary Lyons

Monument Will Honor NYC’s Black Seneca Village Community

A new monument will honor the legacy of a historic Black community that was displaced due to the creation of…
by NewsOne Staff
10.29.92
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New Yorkers Reacts To De Blasio's Failed Campaign

They don't go easy.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Detroit Over Two Nights

De Blasio Deflects Eric Garner Questions At Debate

In the first Democratic debate, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio avoided scrutiny for his [mis]handling of Eric Garner's killing…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
07.27.83
Bill De Blasio Sworn In As New York City Mayor

Bill De Blasio's Son Writes Op-Ed On Race

Bill de Blasio's momentum from the first debate dried up quickly when all the attention on race went to Kamala…
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
Proud coffee shop owner hold open sign on first day of business

NYC Spends $1B On Women And Minority-Owned Businesses

New York City has signed $1 billion worth of contracts with MWBE firms.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
Demonstrators hold aloft a symbolic coffin bearing Kalief...

The Case For Shuttering Rikers Before 10 Years

Criminal justice reform advocate Glenn Martin says there's too much at stake to wait a decade to close the notorious…
by Jeff Mays
02.11.07
Members of Justice League NYC, advocacy groups and the...

Family Demands Justice

Police authorities allow the cop who fatally shot unarmed Black teen to resign after a disciplinary commission found him guilty.
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
USA - Prisons - Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center at Rikers

Former Inmate Fights To Have Rikers Island Closed

Glenn Martin, a former Rikers inmate and advocate for criminal justice reform, has continually made the effort to have Rikers…
by NewsOne Staff
04.01.92
2016 American Justice Summit

Kalief Browder’s Mom Dies Of ‘A Broken Heart’

Venida Browder, the 63-year-old the mother of the late Kalief Browder, who committed suicide after spending three horrific years being…
by Angela Bronner Helm
01.01.70
Eric Garner

NYPD Chokehold Cop Gets Big Raise

A review of police payroll records reveals that the cop who choked Eric Garner has received big raises. He's been…
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
Erica Garner

Garner Blasts Mayor For Witholding Records

Erica Garner's heat comes on the heels of De Blasio's refusal to release the disciplinary records of Officer Daniel Pantaleo,…
by Charise Frazier
01.01.70
#ShutdowncityhallNYC continued its occupation of city hall...

NYPD's Top Cop To Resign

The protest continues into day two, violating the park's policy to clear out by midnight. Organizers are documenting the occupation…
by Charise Frazier
10.02.97
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton speaks to the press.

Bratton Discusses Leaving NYPD

NYC police commissioner talks about ending his tenure. He has no plans to continue past the mayor's first term in…
by nigelroberts1
01.19.91
Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Attends Roundtable On Pay Equality In New York

Clinton Passes The Buck On “CP” Joke

Just days after former President Bill Clinton used his White privilege to lecture Black Lives Matter protesters, Hillary Clinton engaged…
by ionelholloway
03.22.08
Handgun on school books, close-up

NYC Schools Accused Of Permitting Unchecked Violence

A group of parents and a pro-charter school organization sue New York for allowing violence to go unchecked in classrooms.…
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
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