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Kampala, Uganda — A young, gay activist named Brian Wasswa was discovered lying in a pool of blood in…
Interview: Historian Eric Foner on Reconstruction and Who Gets to Be a Citizen Today
Who is entitled to the full rights of citizenship? And who is not? These questions are once again roiling…
Amazon Emerges as a Flashpoint in Sanders-AOC Queensbridge Rally Controversy
When 26,000 Bernie Sanders supporters gathered in Queensbridge Park last Saturday to welcome their candidate’s return to the presidential…
NYC’s Only Black-Led, Community-Owned Supermarket is Raising Funds
In one of the most rapidly gentrifying areas in New York City, a group of residents have come together…
Weekly NYC Events Calendar: Oct. 24–Oct. 30
The Indypendent’s curated events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and…
Bernie’s Back and He Wants Us to Fight For Each Other
The man who could be our next president asked us to stand up for the people we love and also for strangers.
Meet the Musicians Killing Jim Crow Behind Prison Walls
From a young age, Philadelphia native B.L. Shirelle has been a writer. She began rapping at seven and when…
Weekly NYC Events Calendar: Oct. 17–Oct. 23
MIC CHECK! SAT OCT 19 7PM–12:30AM • $10–$20 sliding scale PARTY: Celebrate 250 Issues of a Free Paper for Free…
Important questions surround the Working Family Party’s handling of the final stage of the Queens DA race.
How Should Americans Respond to the Hong Kong Protests?
With news pouring in of demonstrations in Hong Kong, people in the United States are wondering what is going…
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