The six-week-old granddaughter of Brooklyn’s Salah Ali passed away. At 10:40 a.m. the infant’s 21-year-old mother was entering what she thought was an elevator car when the stroller
Kenneth P. Thompson, the first black district attorney in Brooklyn, New York, has died. In 2013, Thompson ran a platform of reform and racial justice.
New York Police Department Officer Wayne Issacs is expected to surrender to authorities and appear in a Brooklyn court on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2016 to
Jay Z has slammed the war on drugs as an “epic fail” that has disproportionately targeted Latino and Black males. The “99 Problems” rapper has
Essence magazine held its third annual Street Style Block Party in DUMBO, Brooklyn, in celebration of New York Fashion Week. Consumers, designers, stylists, bloggers and
Essence Magazine held its third annual Street Style Block Party in DUMBO Saturday in celebration of New York Fashion Week. Designers, stylists, bloggers and local
The annual West Indian American Day Parade is one of New York City’s most vibrant and popular events. And yesterday’s festivities didn’t disappoint. More than
Last night, Fourth of July celebrations became quite deadly for jubilant citizens in New York. According to police reports, fourteen people were shot on the
Patron recently hosted a tequila tasting event for the ages in Dumbo, a scenic neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. This exclusive event was
How do you like this lemonade? Take a gulp. Tabatha Foster, 40, is accusing married New York Police Department‘s head of Brooklyn Borough Patrol, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey,
In 2014, Akai Gurley, 28, was walking down the stairs of a Brooklyn housing complex when now former New York police officer Peter Liang accidentally
A young teen in Brooklyn, New York, was the target of a vicious beating that occurred last Friday. According to police, Ta’Jae Warner, age 17, was
A Brooklyn, New York, man has spent the last 25 years in jail for a murder he did not commit. Andre Hatchett, 49, is an
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 an unnamed girl has recanted her allegations of sexual assault against Denzel Murray, 14,
The police shooting of Akai Gurley in November 2014 was exceptionally tragic. Gurley, an unarmed father, was walking up a dark stairwell in a Brooklyn
New York officials issued indictments for a black gang known as “No Love City,” an offshoot of the “Folks” gang. The vicious street gang was
There have been several new developments in the playground rape of a woman by a group of teenagers. According to media and law enforcement, the
The stepdaughter of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch found herself in a police holding cell last week. According to the NYPD, Kia Absalom took an
I received a text from a friend Friday demanding that I get to NY immediately because Erykah Badu, aka Lo Down Loretta Brown, was having
It was a pretty topsy turvy Thanksgiving weekend at the box office. Despite good efforts from both Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and the Michael B.
