culture
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Harlem Businesses Prohibit Hoodies and Masks
Some shops in Harlem are sending out notice that they aren’t appreciative of customers wearing hoodies or masks, DNAinfo New York reports. Three businesses along Frederick Douglass Boulevard are warning clients to “not enter with hoodie or mask. If so you are now trespassing,” the report notes. The new signs are creating a buzz in…
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Boko Haram’s Recent Abductions Suggest That Negotiations Have Failed
Boko Haram keeps abducting more and more civilians, leading people to believe that the settlement reached between the insurgent group and the Nigerian government to return the more than 200 schoolgirls the group abducted in April will not happen, Al-Jazeera reports. The cease-fire was reached on Oct. 17, but then just one day later, there…
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Nurse Threatens to Sue Over ‘Inhumane’ Ebola Quarantine
The nurse who was confined in a New Jersey hospital because of concerns that she might have contracted Ebola while treating patients in West Africa said that her quarantine was inhumane, and she’s considering filing a lawsuit against the state, Al-Jazeera reports. Kaci Hickox, a nurse from Maine who landed in Newark, N.J., after her…
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Poll: Do You Uber?
So, we noticed that Uber‘s home page features a picture of a black woman getting out of a cab. Which means, presumably, we can catch a ride with Uber, too, right? Not so quietly, the on-demand, taxi-service smartphone app that has upgraded so many folks’ crosstown commutes is being hailed as a game changer for black folks who are tired…
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James Brown: New Documentary Traces the Soul of the Godfather
The two-hour documentary premiering Monday on HBO, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, chronicles the career of the Godfather of Soul, from his ascension in music at the height of the social revolution of the 1960s through his impact on hip-hop and pop music. Filmmaker Alex Gibney begins and ends this fine documentary with an iconic…
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Senegalese Boys Attacked and Called ‘Ebola’ at NYC School
Two Senegalese boys who recently moved to the U.S. had to be taken to the hospital after being severely beaten by several individuals who called them “Ebola,” NBC4 reports. The African Advocacy Council, which advocates for Africans in New York City’s Bronx borough, is demanding justice after the two brothers, who have been for the…
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NYPD Officers Fix Car Owned by Eric Garner’s Mom, Launching Internal Affairs Investigation
The New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau has launched an investigation after cops allegedly helped fix the car owned by Eric Garner’s mother and helped her avoid a ticket, the New York Post reports. According to the report, a police source confirmed that officers were being investigated after Gwen Carr, 65, the mother…
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Philadelphia Cop Caught Threatening Teen on Camera
A Philadelphia police officer faces disciplinary action after threatening a teenager who merely looked him in the eye, NBC10 reports. According to the report, the video, originally published on Facebook Oct. 17, shows a group of teens walking and then the unidentified officer coming up behind the teens and starting to swear. “Big man, do we…
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South Africa Soccer-Team Captain Killed During Attempted Robbery
South African soccer-team captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was shot and killed during an attempted robbery Sunday night, police said, according to the Associated Press. According to the report, the incident occurred around 8 p.m., when two gunmen entered a home near Johannesburg belonging to Meyiwa’s friend while an accomplice waited outside. The authorities did…
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NYC Twins Charged With Robbing 85-Year-Old ‘Sugar Daddy’
One 85-year-old New Yorker seeking companionship found himself in a tough situation after he was allegedly tied up and robbed by 17-year-old twins, the New York Post reports. Paul Aronson, a widower, first met Shaina Foster on a website called Seeking Arrangement, which sets up “sugar daddies” with “sugar babies,” according to law-enforcement sources who…