Aug 24 Amy Sherald Hopes Her Portrait of Breonna Taylor Will Inspire Action 'I wanted this image to stand as a piece of inspiration to keep fighting for justice for her,' the artist Amy Sherald told Vanity Fair. By Helen Holmes
Jun 30 Marsha P. Johnson’s Google Doodle Honors Her Pioneering Activism Last year, New York City also made plans to erect a statue of Johnson in Greenwich Village. By Helen Holmes
Jun 11 Stealing Black Artists’ Work for a Social Media Post Solves Nothing Illustrator Danielle Coke noted on twitter that when white influencers repost her art without crediting her they are centering themselves. By Helen Holmes
Jun 3 Artist Jammie Holmes Flies Banners Across the Sky to Remember George Floyd’s Last Words By Helen Holmes
Oct 2 Skateboarder Arrest Video Raises Concern Over Excessive Force by Massachusetts Police By Luke O'Neil
Apr 19 NYC First Lady: Police Shootings of Emotionally Disturbed ‘Did Not Have to Be’ By Madina Toure
Apr 13 Misconduct Complaints Against New York City’s Cops Are Increasing—But Why Exactly? By Madina Toure
Dec 19 NYC Council Passes Police Reform Bills Amid Opposition to Last-Minute Compromise By Madina Toure
Jun 18 ‘March for Philando Castile’ Takes Black Lives Matter From Harlem To Trump Tower By Madina Toure
May 29 Family and Activists Urge NY Attorney General to Probe Bronx Man’s Death in Police Custody By Madina Toure