In the moments before New York City subway entertainer Jordan Neely was killed on an F train in lower Manhattan in the middle of the day, a witness said he had been yelling, asking for food and saying that he didn’t care if he went to jail. A 24-year-old man from Queens, whose identity has not yet been verified, came up from behind him and put him in a chokehold for several minutes until Neely died.
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California’s reparations task panel approved recommendations to compensate and apologize to Black communities for centuries of discrimination.
California’s Reparations Task Force voted on Saturday to recommend that the state issue a formal apology for slavery and potentially provide billions of dollars in cash payments, moving forward a historic effort to enact remedies and compensation for descendants of African Americans who were enslaved in the U.S.
Five African American women were crowned queen at this year’s State Queen, Ms. California HeartShine beauty pageant that happened during Black History Month. The women are Shlanda Breeden, Deirdre Bolden, Diamond Bolden, Michalia Banks, and Zahara Mitchell.
A three-year-long saga of the officers involved in murdering George Floyd is finally coming to an end with the conviction of the last officer involved in the tragedy.
Black children experiencing BRUNT of child abuse crisis
Donham’s false claims against Emmett Till set off a chain of events that sparked the modern civil rights movement.
In shattering the previous record of $8.7 million, Barnes received 170 acceptances from 200 applications.
During the state case, Thao chose a stipulated evidence trial in October 2022. He opted not to have a jury decide his fate but rather to allow Judge Cahill to decide in light of the arguments made by both sides.
Judge Rowan Wilson “I ecstatically welcome Judge Rowan Wilson’s confirmation as New York’s first Black Chief Judge and thank Governor Kathy Hochul for her wise and history-making nomination,” Hermelyn, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, who chairs the Brooklyn Democratic Party, told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC).