Join the Conversation That Matters! Diverse Engagement presents a Virtual Town Hall on *Redistricting & Black Representation* This important discussion brings together community leaders and experts to break down how redistricting impacts representation, policy, and your voice. Featuring: Hon. Aijalon “A.C.” CordozaTavorise K. Marks, M.A.Phillip E. Thompson, Esq.Rev. Dr. Karl E. Brower Hosted by: Miss […]
As many as six people are currently reported as dead.
The NYPD cop who shot and killed Ramarley Graham in 2012 will not face a grand jury regarding the case according to a statement from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office. The Graham family was hopeful that prosecutors would convene a jury as part of a potential federal civil rights prosecution of Officer Richard Haste, the New York Daily News reports.
President Barack Obama is seeking a second-term as president and the music industry is assisting in that effort. The Obama for America campaign reports that music entertainment power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce hosted a fundraiser reception in Manhattan Tuesday night. Tickets for the event, the second of two Tuesday fundraisers, were priced at $40,000 each. […]
A man who was stopped by police as he entered the New York City subway was carrying two loaded machine guns. A NYPD officer who was patrolling the Manhattan subway station stopped 33-year-old Reggie Allen of Columbia, S.C., after he entered the turnstiles at the A, C, E station at 42nd St. and Eighth Ave […]