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Jun 14

NYC Has the Most Segregated Schools in the Country. How Do We Fix That?

New York City has the most segregated public school system in the United States.
By Madina Toure
Mar 30

Will Requiring NYPD to Report Marijuana Arrests Reduce Racial Disparities?

People of color in New York City make up nearly 90 percent of marijuana possession arrests.
By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, center, with Bronx Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson and Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, at a parade.
Dec 12

NYC Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus Wants Speaker of Color

The City Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus says it wants the next speaker to be a person of color.
By Madina Toure
The Arab American Association of New York hosted a community vigil for a 17-year-old black Muslim teenager killed in Virginia.
Jun 24

Bay Ridge Muslims Honor Black Muslim Teen Killed On Her Way to Mosque

By Madina Toure
Activists protest Racism and Hate after swastikas found in Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn, New York on November 20, 2016.
May 22

NYPD Says Hate Crimes Have Doubled In New York City Since Last Year

By Madina Toure
LGBTQ and black advocates rallied in front of City Hall this morning.
Apr 7

Advocates Blast Lack of Attention on Anti-LGBTQ Violence

By Madina Toure
The scene at BLACK in Mexico City.
Mar 31

BLACK Is the Non-Music Festival Made for New Yorkers

By Dena Silver
Councilman Andrew King.
Mar 24

Bronx Pol Demands the Death Penalty for White Supremacist Who Murdered a Black Man in Manhattan

By Madina Toure
Rev. Al Sharpton at a National Action Network event.
Dec 6

Sharpton Demands ‘Answer’ From Sessions on Charges Against Cop Who Shot Walter Scott

By Madina Toure
Former Mayor David Dinkins , left, and Congressman Charles Rangel, right, the only surviving members of the Gang of Four, listen during the power breakfast and tribute.
Nov 3

Retiring Congressman Charles Rangel Says Fear Not, He ‘Ain’t Going Nowhere’

By Madina Toure
Yusef Salaam, one of five men wrongly convicted and imprisoned in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, speaks during a Facebook Live chat.
Oct 25

Central Park Five’s Yusef Salaam Wants Voters and Pols to ‘Just Dump Trump’

By Madina Toure
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Jun 15

On Being Black, and Being Gay, With ‘UnREAL’ Star Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

By Dana Schwartz
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 25: A model walks the runway during the Saint Laurent Menswear Fall/Winter 2015-2016 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/Getty Images)
Nov 12

Hey Boys, Look to the Dark Side

By David Waters
Jul 28

Suicide of Black Woman, 18, in Alabama Police Custody Is Another Preventable Tragedy

By Michael Sainato
Apr 8

For New Yorkers, Black Is the Perfect Color for Transitioning to Spring

By Molly Mulshine
Jan 7

Sasheer Zamata, A Black Woman, Joins <em>Saturday Night Live</em> (Video)

By Drew Grant
Reverend Butts poses with mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson today in West Harlem.
Aug 30

‘The City Needs the Right African-American’: Rev. Butts Endorses Thompson This Time

By Kamelia Kilawan
Sunny and Bo Obama (official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Aug 20

The Daily Caller Suggests Obama Is Biased Against White Dogs

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Melinda Katz. (Photo: Katz campaign)
Aug 15

Melinda Katz Scores 1199 Endorsement

By Ross Barkan
Aug 14

Battle for the Black Votes: Democratic Mayoral Hopefuls Press Their Case

By Ross Barkan
Eliot Spitzer collecting petition signatures. (Photo: Getty)
Aug 14

Spitzer Widens Lead in Poll as Stringer Goes on Air

By Ross Barkan
Jeff Koons H&M
Jul 28

Bill Thompson Gives a Big Speech on Race Relations

By Colin Campbell
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