Potential SNAP benefit loss causing longer lines at pantries
Brooklynites have been lining up hours before food pantries open, as panic over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts could affect thousands of New Yorkers, the...
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White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean, insists attack was lawful
by Lois Bogan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up...
Could California’s newly passed Proposition 50 have a nationwide impact on Black people?
by Lois Bogan
Political watchers nationwide excitedly awaited the passage of California’s groundbreaking Proposition 50 (Election Rigging Response Act), a ballot proposal meant to combat gerrymandering efforts in...
Police sexual violence concerns outlined in new findings that ‘lay bare’ fears of Black and Brown people in NYC.
by Lois Bogan
A roughly five-year effort studying NYPD sexual violence led to nearly 4,000 responses, which were published last month in what organizers say is the most...
Thanksgiving celebrated across the Tri-State
by Lois Bogan
The spirit of Thanksgiving was felt across the city as people came together to celebrate the holiday with food and camaraderie. Throughout the week there...
New Legal Aid Society unit tackles client life after prison head-on
by Lois Bogan
The Legal Aid Society has officially launched the Reentry Services Unit to work with clients on returning home from incarceration. Through the country’s oldest public...
EXCLUSIVE: Manhattan District Attorney Bragg talks second term after re-election
by Lois Bogan
While the chances of prosecuting a former (or now current) United States president again remains slim, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg hopes his next term...
Remembering Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin – the freedom fighter known as H. Rap Brown
by Lois Bogan
At the end of his book, Die Nigger Die, H. Rap Brown wrote, “This country was born of violence. Violence is as American as cherry...
Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher can finally rest
by Lois Bogan
For more than a century, rest never came easily to Viola Ford Fletcher. When she closed her eyes, the horror of what she experienced in...
Yasmine Tiana Goring uses her story in film that highlights affordability crisis in Brooklyn
by Lois Bogan
Yasmine Tiana Goring is pursuing her PhD in anthropology, as she looks to connect to Black people experiencing displacement and gentrification across the diaspora –...