NNPA NEWSWIRE — The vital key to advancing the economic status of African American communities and families is the support and the promotion of the success...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Hillary appears to be out of the picture – at last! With that being the case, then who is in contention for the...
JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A $30 million, city-sponsored experiment in training non-professionals to provide mental health help will focus on people who...
COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The death of an unarmed black man who was held in a police chokehold...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Garner and Akai Gurley were black men killed by New York City police officers. Although both deaths...
JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City jail guards reported more use of force against inmates in 2014 than ever before —...
TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Despite efforts by New York City officials to tout a dip in serious crime, another statistic is getting...
(USA Today) – Defying Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plea for a moratorium on protests over police conduct, hundreds of demonstrators in New York City briefly...
(Politico) – Bill de Blasio, like his progressive political idol Barack Obama, is finding out that you can’t do the New Politics if you don’t...
NEW YORK (CBS News) — Leaders of protests against police tactics in dealing with African-Americans say they plan to defy calls from New York Mayor Bill...
(The Grio)—Actor James Woods appears to have gone full crackpot on Twitter this morning, blaming the shooting deaths of two NYPD officers on Al Sharpton...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He is a white man with a black son, a mayor elected on a campaign centered on mending...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “In Fiscal Year 2013, the City procured $16.5 billion worth of goods and services and only $439 million went to...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist “Welcome to New York, baby. It’s a city full of fun!” goes a line from one of my favorite jazz...
MEGHAN BARR, Associated Press NEW YORK — Tucked inside New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s sweeping affordable housing proposal is an echo of an idea from...
OXON HILL, Md. (NY Daily News) — As her father ran for mayor last spring, Chiara de Blasio was “overpowered” by depression and addiction, and “life...
by Saeed Shabazz Special to the NNPA from The Final Call NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) – Three men who are part of the “Central Park 5” rallied...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio used his first State of the City address Monday to press...
[Global Post] [fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=hQFkHtrDBFs” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hQFkHtrDBFs/maxresdefault.jpg”] After a long public debate and legal battle over the NYPD’s habit of stopping and frisking people on the street –...
