A New York medical examiner has concluded what many suspected after watching video of Eric Garner’s fatal police encounter: The Staten Island man died as the result…
Why did a Lockport, New York police department describe a Black shooting suspect as “negro?” Shamir Allen, 19, was identified as such in a police form that asked…
Extell, a Manhattan high-rise luxury condo developer, has reportedly been given the green light to proceed with their plans to add a separate entrance to the…
After a dozen years in a tug-of-war with New York’s city government, five men — who as teenagers were unfairly ripped from their families…
Constructed in 1934, The Apollo Theater has been the launching pad for musical legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and Micheal Jackson. Eight decades later,…
Man breaks into National Civil Rights Museum, Sleeps on Bed Around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, security officers at the National Civil Rights Museum they heard…
If you missed the second day of the National Action Network 2014 Convention, catch some of the highlights of what might have been the day’s hottest…
Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen is making a second trip to New York City’s Yankee Stadium this summer in June for his annual “America’s Night of Hope” tour. The last time the Texas preacher and his family visited the baseball stadium in 2009, they brought a near-capacity crowd with them and estimated 55,000 worshippers. That number […]
A University of Iowa study suggests that African-American women have great odds of obtaining loans from lenders, and their rate of success is comparable to…
Minerva Zanca (pictured), principal of the Elmhurst, New York-based Pan-American International High School, is reportedly being accused of referring to a number of African-American teachers at…
