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‘We don’t want you or your kind’: Cop charged with hate crime after attack on Black phone service worker
A Rockville Centre detective is facing a hate crime charge after he allegedly called a phone service worker the n-word during an encounter in the law enforcement officer’s Manorville neighborhood on November 3. Besides using the racial slur, authorities said John Murphy, 40, also told the victim that they “don’t want you or your kind…
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South Carolina man charged for threatening to kill New York reporter and her family
A South Carolina man has been charged with threatening to kill a New York journalist and her...
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50 Cent claims he rejected $3m from Donald Trump’s campaign to perform at New York rally
American rapper 50 Cent claims he turned down an offer of $3 million from Donald Trump’s...
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Family mourns father of three shot while attempting to defend girlfriend
Rahsaun Williams, a Queens resident, was fatally shot just days before his 40th birthday. The...
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How New York’s Black leaders are responding to Eric Adams’ indictment and the fight for representation
Black leaders in New York are reacting in diverse ways to the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams, sparking a larger conversation about representation. Adams faces accusations of accepting lavish travel perks...
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he is innocent and ‘will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit,’ following indictment
New York City Mayor Eric Adams remains resolute about his innocence after being indicted following a federal investigation. Sources told CNN that Adams was charged with at least one federal criminal offense,...
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‘We got out of the house with nothing’ – NFL star Randall Cobb speaks after Tesla charger set his home ablaze
Former New York Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb is searching for a new home after a fire damaged his current residence. Cobb’s wife, Aiyda, revealed on Instagram that the blaze was caused by a faulty...
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New York high school girls basketball team pull out of game after claims of racial abuse
Two New York state school districts are conducting investigations into allegations of spectators hurling racial epithets at high school girls during a varsity basketball game. According to Dejane Buckley,...
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Las Vegas rapper indicted for caging and starving his own kids
The parents of seven kids have been indicted by a grand jury on child abuse charges. Court records say, Travis Doss, 31, assaulted and denied the children food while he kept them in an animal cage. He...
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Meet Dr. Jane Wright, one of the pioneers who treated cancer patients with chemotherapy in the early 50s
In the mid-1960s, Dr. Jane Wright was regarded as the highest-ranked African American in the medical field. Aside from being the first woman to assume office at the New York Cancer Society, she pioneered...
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How Amos Windbush III started a business with $250 and now earns $13.5 million a year
The career path for Amos Windbush III was not clear-cut and laid out from the start. He spent quite a long time singing R&B tunes behind microphones before he became a household name. However, an uneventful...
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Rose Morgan, the beauty mogul who turned her small salon into a $3m business in the 40s
The Morgans are known to be creative when it comes to starting a business to benefit their immediate community. So when African American beauty mogul, Rose Morgan, persuaded her neighborhood kids to sell...
