Street Riders NYC: The Roving Black Lives Matter Protest Pedaling Through a Neighborhood Near You
Fifteen thousand bicyclists converged on Gracie Mansion this July, protesting police brutality and racism and calling on Mayor Bill…
The Indypendent
Kiara Thomas
Criminal Justice Reformers Have a Package of Bills They Want to See New York State Enact
A new legislative session begins in Albany on Monday. How will lawmakers react to the demands of protesters who have grown bolder in the wake of George Floyd’s death?
The Family of Jamel Floyd Demands Justice
They hope an independent autopsy will shed light on the 35-year-old’s death after he was pepper-sprayed by corrections officers at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Bronx Educator Jamaal Bowman Makes a Final Push to Defeat his GOP-Backed Rival in Tuesday’s Primary
Bowman’s opponent, longtime Congressman Eliot Engel, was recently heard on a hot mic confessing he “wouldn’t care” to speak out against police brutality if it weren’t for the election. His primary residence is in Maryland.
Activists Applaud Juneteenth’s Recognition But Want More Substantive Change
Demonstrators in Queens and around the country gathered to mark the holiday and to call for racial justice.
Amy Cooper Case Points To Need For Restorative Justice
While NY State legislature weighs a new law for false police reports, restorative justice experts say their approach “needs to be the default in most situations where harm occurs.”
In Lieu of a Puerto Rican Day Parade, Activists Rally to Defund the Police
Latino labor and faith leaders, educators and sixties-era revolutionaries led hundreds of people during a Latinx and African diaspora…
Youth-Led Protest Calls for Defunding the NYPD
Teenage activist Tehreem Saleem wants the mayor to invest in communities not policing. She is not alone.
NY Lawmakers of Color Join Justice for George Floyd Protests
Hundreds of people marched to Queens Borough Hall to rally for policing reforms on Thursday. The “Let Us Breathe”…