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Jun
10
Gareth Bryant On Being A Black Muslim Man In America

Gareth Bryant On Being A Black Muslim Man In America

Photo via Gareth Bryant.BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Gareth Bryant has been on Earth for 38 years thus far. In these 38
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Jun
04
Muslims Against Police Brutality Protest: Bay Ridge To Barclays Center

Muslims Against Police Brutality Protest: Bay Ridge To Barclays Center

Photo via Najm Designs Photography, with permission.BAY RIDGE – Three hours, seven miles, and 23,000 steps. That is how
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Jun
01
‘It’s A Shit System’: Brooklyn Cop Speaks Out About Racism In The NYPD

‘It’s A Shit System’: Brooklyn Cop Speaks Out About Racism In The NYPD

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – The murder of George Floyd, an innocent Black man,
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Oct
21
Muslim Family Says Trump Supporter Told Them To “Go Back To Your Country” At Bay Ridge TJ Maxx

Muslim Family Says Trump Supporter Told Them To “Go Back To Your Country” At Bay Ridge TJ Maxx

A Muslim family says that they were attacked and harassed outside of a Bay Ridge TJ Maxx by a Trump-supporting
3 min read
Jun
24
Police Investigating A Noose Found At Crown Heights Church

Police Investigating A Noose Found At Crown Heights Church

CROWN HEIGHTS—A person over the weekend put a noose outside a Pentecostal church in Crown Heights, in a possible
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Dec
15
Opinion: How To (Or Not To) Stand Up To Racism In The Subway – A Bystander Intervention Story

Opinion: How To (Or Not To) Stand Up To Racism In The Subway – A Bystander Intervention Story

(Photo via hetalbot [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNm_SB9DmiM/?taken-by=hetalbot] /instagram)Written by Priscila Néri I wanted to
3 min read
Oct
26

Racist Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Chinese Women In Borough Park “Because They Walked Alone”

Mugshot of Manuel Israel via Brooklyn DA’s Office“This defendant specifically robbed Chinese women because they walked alone and
1 min read
Sep
29
Council Member Carlos Menchaca & Others Join Jumaane Williams’ Pledge Sit-Out

Council Member Carlos Menchaca & Others Join Jumaane Williams’ Pledge Sit-Out

New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca at an immigration hearing at City Hall in 2014. (Credit: William Alatriste / New
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Sep
29
Council Member Brad Lander & Others Join Jumaane Williams’ Pledge Sit-Out

Council Member Brad Lander & Others Join Jumaane Williams’ Pledge Sit-Out

(Photo courtesy Brad Lander / Twitter [https://twitter.com/bradlander])After City Council Member Jumaane Williams, District 45, remained seated during
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Aug
26
ACUS’ Warren Chan Throws Support Behind Illegal Home Conversion Bill

ACUS’ Warren Chan Throws Support Behind Illegal Home Conversion Bill

ACUS’ Warren Chan (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The head of a social service agency serving Bensonhurst’s Asian
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