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This Cynthia Nixon Marijuana-Reparations Drama Is Dumb
There are a lot of issues on which you can challenge Cynthia Nixon, but chiding her for saying that weed legalization should be considered a form of reparations for black folks shouldn’t even register. Not only that, but she clarified her words last week. Yet a group of black pastors felt the need to call…
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Cynthia Nixon Catches Heat for Calling Cannabis Licenses in Black Community a ‘Form of Reparations’
In an interview with Forbes magazine Saturday, Cynthia Nixon, the former Sex and the City star and current New York gubernatorial candidate, told the outlet that communities of color most devastated by decades of the country’s war on drugs should get first priority when it comes to licenses to sell legal cannabis. “Now that cannabis…
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Cynthia Nixon Vows to Legalize Weed in New York if She Wins Governorship
Let me find out that Cynthia Nixon is serious as a heart attack when it comes to moving into that New York governor’s mansion in 2019. As reported earlier by The Root, the actress and longtime public schools activist recently hired kick-ass consultant L. Joy Williams to advise her campaign, and now she’s taking her…
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Exclusive: Cynthia Nixon Campaign Hires L. Joy Williams as a Senior Adviser for Gubernatorial Race
L. Joy Williams will join Cynthia Nixon’s New York gubernatorial campaign as a senior adviser, making decisions on everything from voter outreach, policy, fundraising and communications. “We are thrilled to welcome L. Joy Williams as a senior adviser to the campaign. She has a long history of advocacy on issues of social justice and economic…
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New York Just Took a Major Step in Addressing the Link Between Domestic Violence and Guns
Here’s a small glimmer of hope for victims of domestic violence: On Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the passage of new legislation that requires convicted domestic abusers to surrender any and all firearms and prohibits them from obtaining or renewing a firearm license. Though this may seem like common sense, a previous loophole…
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New York Governor Jokes That Jews Have No Rhythm at Black Church
Perhaps New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was talking about a particular man of the Hebrew faith when he joked that Jews have no rhythm. But still … The 60-year-old governor, who is facing re-election this year, made his remarks before a packed, mostly African-American church in Harlem on Palm Sunday. Most likely trying to find…
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NY Governor Proposes Free Tuition at State Colleges for Eligible Students
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged Tuesday to cover tuition costs at state colleges for hundreds of thousands of middle- and low-income students. Under Cuomo’s plan, college students who have been accepted to a state or city college or university in New York, including two-year community colleges, would be eligible if they or their family…
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Ken Thompson, Brooklyn, NY’s 1st Black District Attorney, Dies at Age 50
Brooklyn, N.Y., District Attorney Ken Thompson died Sunday after a battle with cancer, his family announced, NBC New York reports. He was 50 years old. In a statement released Tuesday, Thompson had announced a leave of absence in order to fight his cancer, not specifying what type of cancer he had or any time frame…
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Arrest Made in the Fatal Shooting of NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Aide Carey Gabay
Authorities have arrested a 24-year-old man, Micah Alleyne, for the shooting death of Carey Gabay, an aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York Daily News reports. Alleyne is now facing charges of murder, reckless endangerment and weapons possession in connection with the September 2015 gang shooting that resulted in Gabay’s death. “As…