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One New York parent has withdrawn his child from a $54K-a-year private school following the new mandate on “anti-racism” training. As part of The Brearley School’s admission process, the school now requires at least one parent/guardian of a student to participate in “required anti-racist training and ongoing reflection.” According to …

An Ohio teen was found to be in possession of an AK-47 and loaded magazine in the Times Square subway station by New York Police Department officers on Friday. Saadiq Teague, 18, of Canal Winchester, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the …

Bryon Allen is teaming up with Verizon to present a Black-owned media summit. The summit will increase media spending with Black-owned companies based in the United States. “I’m very proud of Verizon, one of the largest advertisers in the world, coming to the table to make sure we have real …

A Brooklyn, New York district attorney is trying to get 90 convictions dismissed from a former New York City Police Department detective’s record. On Wednesday, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said he plans on asking the court to remove 27 felonies and 63 convictions misdemeanor convictions from the record of former …

Two Manhattan doormen were let go after they were seen on video failing to help an elderly Asian woman who was attacked outside of the building last month. On Tuesday, the building’s management company posted to Facebook that their investigation into the doormen’s lack of action has been completed and …

A child had to call the police on her father after he shot her mother, three other people and then himself, police say. Around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to an apartment building in the 360 block of Sutter Avenue, according to the New York Police Department. NBC News reports that …

Saturday morning, news broke that Rapper DMX was listed in critical condition following a drug overdose. His attorney Murray Richman updated news reporters from New York’s PIX11 News, saying X was taken off life support and is “breathing on his own.” “He’s been in the hospital as the result of …

A New York middle school vice principal was killed after a tree fell on him while he visited with family during spring break. Elias “Eli” Smith, 40, succumbed to his “multiple injuries” on Saturday in what the Carmel, Indiana Police Department called a freak accident. He was the vice principal …

Under a legalization bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, New Yorkers will now be able to possess up to 3 ounces of cannabis, while sales of recreational marijuana will not be legal for another 18 months as the state creates regulations. Advocates for criminal justice reform hope that …

Police said Wednesday that a New York City man on life parole for murdering his own mother in 2002 was arrested in the brutal assault on a 65-year-old Asian American woman near Times Square. After police covered the midtown Manhattan area with wanted posters featuring his face, officers charged Brandon …

New York City restaurant Carbone announced it is now selling its famous pasta sauce in a jar so you can enjoy it at home. The jarred sauce is available through the restaurant’s new consumer goods brand, Carbone Fine Food. The products will be available on CarboneFineFoods.com as well as through retail giant …

Federal agents have charged an accused MS-13 gang member with murder for the 2018 killing of a 17-year-old boy murdered in a Queens park. According to New York Daily News, Oscar Flores-Mejia, 21, was arrested in February for the murder of Andy Peralta. Authorities believe members of MS-13 killed the …

A radio host for the Buffalo, New York-based radio station 97 Rock has been fired, and two co-hosts have been suspended following an on-air racist exchange. According to PEOPLE, the station’s parent company says the exchange was in “violation” of its principles. Cumulus Media’s spokesperson confirmed in a statement that …

NFTs are getting a lot of hype and headlines. New York rapper Ja Rule sold a 48-inch-by-60-inch oil-paint portrait of the Fyre Festival logo for $122,000. The artwork was sold as a non-fungible token (NFT). The rapper told TMZ that he wanted to get rid of the painting to create …

New York lawmakers are working to finalize an agreement that would legalize recreational marijuana. The proposal will be included as part of the state budget due on April 1. “This year, we have to get it done, and getting it done by the time the budget is passed is essential,” …

A shocking video has surfaced online of a White woman calling a Black bakery employee “bitch ass nigger” for refusing to serve her for not wearing a mask. According to the post, the incident took place at the Davidovich Bakery at the Essex Market in Manhattan. The woman was identified as Stephanie Denaro in …

The New York man who posted photos online of the teen girl he killed has been sentenced to serve 25 years to life in prison.  In July 2019, Brandon Clark, 22, cut 17-year-old Bianca Devins’ throat because she kissed another man during a concert performance. The two met on Instagram, …

New Yorkers are perfectly split between whether or not Gov. Andrew Cuomo should immediately resign following the slew of sexual misconduct allegations made against him. On Monday, a poll that Siena College released found that 50 percent of New York voters said he should not step down. According to CNN, …

Ghislaine Maxwell, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, sells her London home to cover her legal fees, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Ghislaine will be sad to see the house sold,” Brian Basham said. “She is devastated by all of this. She will have a lot of good …

Cornel West, a non-tenured professor at Harvard Divinity School, announced in an interview with Boycott Times that he would join the faculty at New York’s Union Theological Seminary. West, 67, graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in three years, in 1974. He earned his master’s and …