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Cannabis dispensary

Why Isn’t Marijuana Legalization Doing Any Good for People of Color?

Only six of the 200 cannabis dispensaries licensed in Los Angeles are black-owned, according to activists in the area.
By Chris Roberts

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

NYPD Faces Scrutiny Over How It Determines Who Is a Gang Member

The NYPD's gang database currently has roughly 17,600 individuals.
By Madina Toure

Here’s What Will Happen to You Now if You Smoke Pot in Public in NYC

By Madina Toure

Black Women Are Rising Up in Politics Nationwide… But What About New York?

By Madina Toure

New York City to Overhaul Marijuana Arrest Policy to Fight Racial Disparities

By Madina Toure

New York Joins Lawsuit Against Trump For Defying Anti-Discrimination Housing Rules

By Madina Toure

Cynthia Nixon’s New Senior Adviser Discusses the Campaign’s Focus on Minority Issues

By Madina Toure

NYC Could Be Required to Provide Inmates With Free Telephone Calls

By Madina Toure

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James Backs Marijuana Legalization

By Madina Toure

Misconduct Complaints Against New York City’s Cops Are Increasing—But Why Exactly?

By Madina Toure

NY Attorney General to Probe Police-Involved Shooting Death in Brooklyn

By Madina Toure

Will Requiring NYPD to Report Marijuana Arrests Reduce Racial Disparities?

By Madina Toure

Decrease in Off-Peak Subway Service Hurts Low-Income Commuters in New York City

By Madina Toure

At Campaign Kickoff, Cynthia Nixon, Slams Cuomo Over ‘Dysfunction and Dishonesty’

By Madina Toure
A man rolls a joint during a demonstration demanding the approval of the use of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes in front of the Mexican Senate building in Mexico City on September 28, 2016. / AFP / PEDRO PARDO (Photo credit should read PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images)

Despite NYC’s Lenient Pot Policy, This Shocking Marijuana Arrest Statistic Persists

By Madina Toure
Rikers Island.

De Blasio: Here’s How New York City Can Close Rikers Island Faster

By Madina Toure
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressing crowd of demonstrators outside the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Photo by Francis Miller/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

On MLK Day, New York’s Political Heavyweights Vow to Fight Trump

By Madina Toure
Newly elected City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito attend a lighting ceremony at The Empire State Building in honor of World AIDS Day on Nov. 30, 2015 in New York City.

Women See Less Clout as NYC Council Speaker Unveils Committee Assignments

By Madina Toure
Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, leads a march of people protesting a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the chokehold death of her father in July on Dec. 11, 2014 on Staten Island.

Erica Garner ‘Never Stopped Fighting’ For Her Father, Activists Say

By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at the 2017 High Line Spring Benefit Dinner at The Waterfront on May 15, 2017 in New York City.

NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson Vows to Confront Racial Issues ‘Head-On’

By Madina Toure
Brooklyn Councilwoman Inez Barron speaking at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan to demand Mayor de Blasio to fire all the NYPD officers responsible for the death of Ramarley Graham.

Inez Barron Wants to Become the First Black NYC Council Speaker

By Madina Toure
More than 100 feminist leaders and social justice groups called for passage of the Right to Know Act at a press conference at City Hall.

NYC Council Passes Police Reform Bills Amid Opposition to Last-Minute Compromise

By Madina Toure
The Jews of Color Caucus, along with hundreds of neighbors and advocacy groups, held an action and vigil in support of Black Lives Matter to demand an end to police violence against people of color and the passage of the Right to Know Act.

NYPD, City Council Reach Compromise on Long-Stalled Police Reform Bills

By Madina Toure
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