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NYC Mayoral Race: Adams, Yang Clash over Drug Legalization
Photo: YouTube Leading mayoral candidates Andrew Yang and Eric Adams clashed on drug legalization during a forum on criminal justice issues Wednesday. Speaking about ...
COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BLACK OFFICIALS: SAVE BLACK LIVES DURING COVID-19
[COVID-19\Black Elected Officials] As COVID-19 threatens to ravage prisons across the state, Black community organizers from Riverhead to Rochester called on Black elected officials ...
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER UNVEILS PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
[Homelessness\Affordable Housing] Catherine Trapani, Executive Director, Homeless Services United, Inc: “Homelessness is a complex multifaceted problem that can only be solved with a comprehensive ...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES RALLY TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRETRIAL REFORMS IN BRONX
[Bronx\Pretrial Reforms] Advocates are calling on Bronx District Attorney Clark to begin implementation of the new law now. The advocates report that other district ...
NEW YORK STATE SENATOR PARKER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ALLOW VOTING RIGHTS TO INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS
[Mass Incarceration\Voting Rights] NY State Senator Kevin Parker: “When Senate Democrats were in the majority in 2010 we enacted fair, common-sense laws to have ...
ADVOCATES PROTEST INHUMANE CONDITION AT NEW YORK CITY JAILS DURING SUMMER HEATWAVE
[Correction News] Activist Darren Mack: “As long as anybody is detained or incarcerated in this country, we must fight to guarantee they are not ...
Coalition Of Activists Demand “Justice for Chanel” Lewis Who Was Railroaded By Racist Legal System
[New York News] Activists rally in support of the wrongfully convicted Chanel Lewis… Photo: Colin Benjamin
New York Activists Arrested As They Target Verizon For Alleged Tax-Dodge
New York City Community leaders were arrested Tuesday during a non-violent civil disobedience action to protest what organizers say is Verizon’s tax-dodge while “advocating ...
