Restoration Celebrates the Life of Al Vann

Founding Board Director, Civil Rights Activist and New York Statesman

Restoration Celebrates the Life of Al Vann

By Restoration Plaza Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation mourns the loss of the Honorable Al Vann, former New York Assemblyman, and former New York City Councilman for the 36th District who passed away on July 15, 2022. Al Vann was a beloved founding member of Restoration’s board of directors and Brooklynite who mentored younger generations of […]

Democrats Need to Overturn the Filibuster! Pass Roe vs. Wade and the Voting Rights Bill

Democrats Need to Overturn the Filibuster! Pass Roe vs. Wade and the Voting Rights Bill

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA 05-03-2022. – Protesters holding signs about pro-choice. (Shutterstock) By the evening of Sunday, May 1, the nation was shocked following a leaked document stating that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn a 49-year-old landmark into a state-determined decision. The Roe v. Wade ruling established a constitutional right for women to […]

‘I Thought Black Lives Mattered?’ Mayor Eric Adams Slams the Activist Movement Over New York City Crime

‘I Thought Black Lives Mattered?’ Mayor Eric Adams Slams the Activist Movement Over New York City Crime

People holding signs march in Brooklyn against the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on November 19, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Joe Anuta, POLITICO NEW YORK — When asked how his administration would get a handle on an uptick in shootings, Mayor Eric Adams criticized the Black Lives Matter movement Wednesday for failing to […]

Congressional Black Caucus Hold Press Conference Following Senate Confirmation Vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Congressional Black Caucus Hold Press Conference Following Senate Confirmation Vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Photo by Wikicago “I had the pleasure of speaking with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson earlier this month and it became immediately clear why President Biden chose her. Her words, actions, and readiness clearly demonstrate that she has been preparing for this moment her entire life. From her work on the United States Court of Appeals for […]

Maya Wiley to Head The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Leadership Conference Education Fund

Maya Wiley to Head The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Leadership Conference Education Fund

Former NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley speaks at a press conference outside a polling location at Campos Plaza Community Center on June 12, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Civil Rights WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights announced today that it and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, […]

A 10-year-old Girl Died of COVID After her Teacher Appointed her the ‘Class Nurse.’ Her Parents Want Answers.

A 10-year-old Girl Died of COVID After her Teacher Appointed her the ‘Class Nurse.’ Her Parents Want Answers.

By Andrea Salcedo, The Washington Post Teresa Sperry beamed with pride in September when she told her father about the job she’d been assigned by her fifth-grade teacher. Days earlier, the teacher had made Teresa the “class nurse,” putting the Virginia girl in charge of walking sick classmates to the nurse’s office, waiting for them […]

With NYPD Stop and Frisk Case at Crossroads, Civil Rights Groups Demand Monitoring Reforms

As a new monitor steps in, the judge who issued the landmark 2013 ruling says she’s surprised the saga is still dragging on, with some reforms still unrealized.

With NYPD Stop and Frisk Case at Crossroads, Civil Rights Groups Demand Monitoring Reforms

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY More than eight years ago, then-Manhattan U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin issued a landmark order ruling that the NYPD was routinely violating the civil rights of Black and Hispanic New Yorkers through its institutionalized overuse of stopping and frisking citizens for no apparent reason other than their race […]

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