Judge Scheindlin Slams Bloomberg on Stop-and-Frisk Report

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Judge Scheindlin Slams Bloomberg on Stop-and-Frisk Report

Mike Bloomberg campaigns for president in California in December. Photo: @TeamMike2020/Facebook   In 2013, shortly before Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin declared then-Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk policy unconstitutional, a taxpayer-funded dossier that portrayed her as anti-police surfaced. After Scheindlin’s ruling, Bloomberg referred to her as “some woman” who knew “absolutely zero” about policing. On Thursday, […]

Destination Jamaica Wins Triple Gold at 2020 Travvys

Destination Jamaica Wins Triple Gold at 2020 Travvys

Alsion Wilson-Roach, Consul General of Jamaica to New York (center), joins the award-winning JTB team of Philip Rose, Regional Director, Northeast USA and Marcia Sinclair, District Sales Manager, Northeast USA on the red carpet to celebrate their win at the 2020 Travvys in midtown Manhattan NEW YORK, NY – February 14, 2020 – Jamaica captured three […]

Videographer highlights Black culture through Jamaican lens

Videographer highlights Black culture through Jamaican lens

BY JUSTIN CHAN (In The Know) If you take one look at Tamara Jacqueline Smith’s Instagram account, @taqueth, you’d find it hard to miss images of vibrant faces and food that litter her page. Since 2015, the 24-year-old New York City native and freelance videographer — who goes by Taqueth — has been heavily promoting her Jamaican […]

Last Teacher Standing Is Going It Alone in Federal Racism Suit Against DOE

Last Teacher Standing Is Going It Alone in Federal Racism Suit Against DOE

Former Pan American International High School teacher, Lisa-Erika James holds a press conference at City Hall about a lawsuit against the Department of Education, Jan. 20, 2020 Photo: Vitaliy Piltser By Christine Chung, THE CITY A federal case alleging repeated discrimination at a Queens high school heads to trial Wednesday — with the one teacher remaining in […]

Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke Race Runs Democratic Gamut

Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke Race Runs Democratic Gamut

New York, NY – January 21, 2019: US Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke speaks during 33rd Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (Shutterstock) By Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Clifford Michel, THE CITY Adem Bunkeddeko came within 2,000 votes of unseating longtime Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke two years ago, on the […]

AFUWI 23rd Annual Legacy Awards Gala

AFUWI 23rd Annual Legacy Awards Gala

Listen to an Interview with Ann-Marie Grant, Executive Director of AFUWI below or download the interview here. Why not say Yes!   Dear Dear Friend of AFUWI, Show your support for education: the pathway to progress and empowerment. Join us along with our distinguished honorees and student scholarship representatives on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the 23rd Annual […]

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