Marcus, Martin, and Minneapolis. Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, June 1, 2020. The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, President of Universities Caribbean, and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission. Martin Luther King Jr, when he felt he could not breathe came to Jamaica. When the threats to his life […]
Workers board up storefront windows of upscale SoHo shops after they were ransacked by looters during violent George Floyd protests that swept through Manhattan. – New York, NY / USA – June 1, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Ben Fractenberg, THE CITY SoHo showed the scars Monday morning of another night of protests against police brutality. Local […]
MTA employees clean subway tracks at 96th street station, last stop of Q line during COVID-19 pandemic. – New York, NY – May 6, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jose Martinez, THE CITY Train operators and conductors have recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections among subway workers, according to internal documents obtained by THE CITY. Of […]
President of PBA Patrick Lynch speaks during NYC Police Benevolent Association thanks staff at LIJMC – New Hyde Park, NY – April 23, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY With state lawmakers set to consider nixing a law that bars the public release of police misconduct records, the city’s most powerful police union […]
Rihanna attends the 5th annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani on September 12, 2019, in New York City. – NEW YORK – SEP 12, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Hilary Weaver, ELLE On Friday evening, Rihanna posted on Instagram to express her feelings after 46-year-old George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground […]
Gwen Carr demonstrating at Foley Square in Manhattan in honor of George Floyd on May 29, 2020. Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY By Clifford Michel, THE CITY Nearly six years and 1,200 miles separate the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner, who both died at the hands of police while repeatedly pleading, “I can’t breathe!” […]
Black Lives Matter peaceful protests during COVID-19 pandemic. – Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 1st 2020 (Shutterstock) By Elwyn Lopez, MSN Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made the announcement during a briefing on the third night of scheduled protests in Atlanta Sunday night. It was around 9:30 p.m. Saturday when Atlanta Police officers were seen on video […]
Fired Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao. Photo Credit: Darnella Frazier/Facebook By Kimmy Yam, NBC News The image of then-Minneapolis police Officer Tou Thao, a Hmong American, standing with his back turned as a white officer knelt on George Floyd’s neck has ignited a discussion about how to approach the topic of anti-blackness in the Asian […]
Protests and looting in New York. Looting and rioting protests New York City over George Floyd death. Police and protesters in Manhattan. Police brutality. – New York City, New York / USA – June 1 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jamilah King, Mother Jones For nearly a week, protesters have taken to the streets in dozens of […]
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams distributes PPE to Bed-Stuy EMS volunteers. – Brooklyn, New York/USA April 25, 2020 (Shutterstock) Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president who’s thinking about running for mayor next year, spent 22 years in the NYPD before going into politics, retiring as a captain in 2006. During that time, he founded an […]