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Children’s Book Celebrates Greenwood District’s Black Entrepreneurial Trailblazers

Educator Claudia Walker’s children’s book ‘The ABCs of Black Wall Street’ celebrates the legacies of Tulsa’s Black entrepreneurial trailblazers.

by Brandee Sanders

05.19.22

NYC/DC homeless serial killer suspect arrested

Cops Arrest Suspect In DC/NYC Homeless Serial Killings

Gerald Brevard III has been reportedly identified as the prime suspect arrested after a string of killings of homeless people…

by NewsOne Staff

03.15.22

NYPD holds vigil over officers shot in Harlem

NYC Mayor Reinstates Shady Anti-Gun NYPD Unit

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' solution to a rise in gun violence in NYC is to unleash a previously-dismantled…

by Zack Linly

01.25.22

Mayor Eric Adams wears hoodie sweatshirt with slogan Vaccine...

NYC Mayor Dragged Over 'Low Skill Workers' Comments

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under heavy criticism for saying, "My low-skilled workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my…

by Zack Linly

01.05.22

White Neighborhood Rips NYC’s ‘Racial’ COVID-19 Testing Plan

Residents in one predominately white New York City neighborhood have complained that the local COVID-19 testing and treatment plan prioritizes…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

01.04.22

USNS Comfort Leaves NY Harbor As NYC Coronavirus Cases Decline

NYPD Vaccine Mandate Affects Few Dozen, Not Thousands

Despite the threats that some 10,000 NYPD officers would quit over New York City's vaccine mandate for municipal workers, the…

by Zack Linly

11.02.21

Multi-Ethnic Elementary Students Writing in Class

Rethinking How Black History Is Taught

City schools Chancellor Meisha Ross-Porter introduced the new Black studies curriculum Wednesday at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black…

by Zack Linly

10.02.21

R. Kelly again denied release from federal jail after raising COVID-19 concerns

R. Kelly Found Guilty In Sex Trafficking Trial

Disgraced singer R. Kelly has been found guilty on all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking charges that span over three…

by Bilal G. Morris

10.04.21

Fox News Bans Giuliani, Son From Cable Network

The latest indication that the proverbial chickens have come home to roost for Rudy Giuliani defending Trump's "big lie" is…

by Charise Frazier

10.04.21

New York City Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Holds Media Availability In Brooklyn

NYC Moves Closer To Electing Second-Ever Black Mayor

New York City moved closer to electing its second-ever Black mayor after Eric Adams was on Tuesday night declared the…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

10.03.21

Voter Disenfranchisement Eyed In NYC Mayor Primary

Though the count was a dry run in preparation for the formal count expected to take place in a few…

by Charise Frazier

08.25.21

Lorraine Hansberry’s NYC Home Gets Historic Distinction

Renowned playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry’s former New York City residence has been added to the National Register of Historic…

by Brandee Sanders

08.26.21

Legislation Reintroduced To Expand African Burial Ground Memorial

Elected officials in New York have reintroduced legislation for the creation of the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and…

by Brandee Sanders

09.30.21

Violent attack against elderly Asian American Woman

2 Doormen Fired After Watching Hate Crime Attack

Disciplinary action was handed down after an Asian American woman was assaulted during a vicious, hate-fueled attack last week in…

by Charise Frazier

08.26.21

Man Charged In Violent Attack On Asian Woman

Brandon Elliot, 38, was arrested and hit with numerous charges including assault as a hate crime and attempted assault as…

by Charise Frazier

08.26.21

Video Shows Racist 'Karen' Call Bakery Worker N-Word

A video showing a racist white woman in New York City shamelessly calling a Black bakery employee the N-word went…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

08.26.21

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

09.29.21

Letitia James Files Landmark Suit Against NYPD

In the suit, the New York attorney general petitions for the installation of a monitor to oversee the NYPD, and…

by Charise Frazier

08.30.21

Celebs Mourn John 'Ecstasy' Fletcher Of Legendary Whodini

Whodini helped cultivate rap's sound in the 80's and was one of the leaders of New Jack Swing.

by Charise Frazier

10.04.21

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

10.01.21