Saheed Vassell: Killed by Gentrification?
An influx of affluent white residents and police abuses often go hand-in-hand, but the reality, in this case, may be murkier.
The Indypendent
Erin Sheridan
Fallout from Stephon Clark Killing Spreads to New York and Beyond
The memories, Hertencia Petersen tells me, resurface when she appears to speak at rallies. Her nephew, Akai Gurley, was…
The radical wing of the women’s movement wants to take on capitalism itself.
Watch: Immigration Activists Drop Banner from Giant Globe at Trump Tower
New York — Three female immigration activists climbed a replica of the Unisphere in front of Trump International Hotel…
Watch: A Power Plant Built on Bribes
Hudson Valley residents gathered outside a Manhattan courtroom this week where the corruption trial of a former top aide…
Two hundred thousand people took part in the 2018 Women’s March in New York City. Here’s why. This is…
Watch: Councilmembers Arrested in Mass Civil Disobedience Demand Immigrant Justice
New York — Community leaders and activists gathered, Thursday, in support of members of the City Council and others…