Kasiem’s first stop-and-frisk happened when he was thirteen and on his way to school. “You want to end up in jail?” the police asked the frightened teen, as they searched his pockets. Since then, the Brooklyn teen has endured seven more of these episodes. Released today, Kasiem’... Read more...
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Exclusive audio obtained by The Nation of a stop-and-frisk carried out by the New York Police Department freshly reveals the discriminatory and unprofessional way in which this controversial policy is being implemented on the city’s streets. On June 3, 2011, three plainclothes New York Cit... Read more...
Legendary restaurateur Sylvia Woods, known internationally as the "Queen of Soul Food," died Thursday, according to a statement issued by her family. She was 86. "Sylvia gallantly battled Alzheimer's for the past several years, but never once lost her loving smile," her family said. She died peac... Read more...
A new study paints a bleak portrait of the unemployment landscape faced by young black men in New York City. The headline of the report, filed by the Community Service Society of New York reads, "Only One in Four Young Black Men in New York City Have a Job." The study finds that ... Read more...