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Tracy McCarter, Who Was Charged with Killing her Abusive Husband, Will Walk Free: Here’s how it Happened [UPDATE]
Part 1 in a new series, The Root, tells the story of a Black survivor accused of murdering her alleged abuser, and the district attorney who held her fate.
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Attacking a Black Prosecutor in NYC Was A Failed GOP Strategy, According to Alvin Bragg
They came for Alvin Bragg. They got sent back home.
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The New James Earl Jones Theatre Gets Official Broadway Opening Date
‘The dedication of the James Earl Jones Theatre honors one of the most beloved Broadway and film actors of all time,” Shubert Chairman Robert E. Wankel said.
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Trump Tries To Avoid Contempt Charge In NY Investigation
NY Attorney General Letitia James wants him fined $10k per day
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Like Harvard and Others, Columbia University Will Publicly Mark Its Slavery Ties
The markers will be added to four residence halls acknowledging legacies of slavery and racism and also commemorating African America students
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Alvin Bragg Makes History as 1st Black District Attorney for Manhattan
Bragg will take over the investigation of Donald Trump’s tax records from current District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. in January.
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I Told Y’all Letitia James Was Coming: NY Attorney General Opens a Criminal Investigation Into Trump Organization
There are a few things in life that you don’t play with: Taco Bell when you have a long bus ride; the car radio when your father is driving; and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The New York State Attorney General’s Office was initially investigating the Trump Organization as a civil case as to…
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Sandman, Be Gone! We’re Headed Back to Harlem for This Week’s Virtual Events
April, is that you playa? Readers, it looks like we’ve made it to the beginning of a brand new month. Spring has sprung, the stimmies are stimulating, the vaccines are vaccine-ing, pollen is polluting and most of us are still somewhat subjected to the four walls of our homes. (I gotta say “most” because I’ve…
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18-Year-Old Arrested and Charged in Connection With New York City Bike Rally Demonstrators Struck by SUV
f Over the weekend, a group of organizers put together a “Justice Ride” protest in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, N.Y. The demonstration was abruptly disrupted after a motorist plowed into the crowd of bicyclists and fled the scene. Police have now arrested and charged a teenager in connection to the incident in which a…