The Shocking Ways the Corporate Prison Industry Games the System
The private prison system has rebounded, growing dramatically, and making big bucks with huge help from the Feds, as large numbers of immigrants are incarcerated. READ MORE
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Young teen pepper-sprays classmates at Harlem high school
A 14-year-old Harlem student blasted her classmates with pepper spray Tuesday, sending eight students to the hospital with minor injuries. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A 14-YEAR-OLD Harlem student blasted her classmates with pepper spray Tuesday, sending eight students to the hospital with minor injuries.
Young teen pepper-sprays classmates at Harlem high school
BEN CHAPMAN
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:19:02 GMT
Condoleezza Rice Says America Will Never Be Race Blind
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on a Thanksgiving edition of Face the Nation that America may have come a long way in confronting racial inequality, but will never be “race blind.”
“We have a Black president. We’ve had two Black secretaries of state. We have Black CEOs. Obviously African-Americans are pushing way into territories that, probably, my grandparents would never have thought possible,” Rice said on CBS’s Face the Nation, but added that race will always be a factor in American life.
It is a birth defect with which this country was born out of slavery; we’re never really going to be race blind,” she said.
She pointed to the confluence of race and poverty as a particularly troubling constraint for overcoming inequality, and wondered if that problem isn’t becoming even more exacerbated in recent years.RELATED:
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Condoleezza Rice Says America Will Never Be Race Blind
NewsOne Staff
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:29:26 GMT
Man Dies After Strange Bathroom Struggle With NYPD Officer
A College of Staten Island Auxiliary Services man died today in a very strange episode at the school. Details of the incident, which involved a struggle between the man and a police officer outside a toilet by the school's athletic facility, are still very murky but—despite "a massive police response that rattled the college community"—the school remained open after the incident. [ more › ]
Man Dies After Strange Bathroom Struggle With NYPD Officer
Garth Johnston
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:03:16 GMT
Award-Winning Film Portrays Black Father Molested By Son
A short film titled “Strange Thing About The Johnsons,” is raising eyebrows over its extremely controversial plot which involves molestation and homosexuality within an African-American family.
The story revolves around a father who is on the verge of revealing that he has been molested by his own son for years.
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The son, Isaiah, has been molesting the father, Sidney, since he was 15-years-old. Years later the father writes a memoir revealing the unlikely father-son relationship. The memoir could possibly destroy the family’s wholesome reputation forever.
Award-Winning Film Portrays Black Father Molested By Son
TheGrio
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:01:24 GMT
Drug dealer 'Jay Cash' sentenced to 20 years; judge lectures Harlem
A Manhattan judge raised eyebrows Tuesday when he turned the sentencing of five violent Harlem drug dealers into a lecture on parental responsibility.
Drug dealer 'Jay Cash' sentenced to 20 years; judge lectures Harlem
MELISSA GRACE
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:12:35 GMT
NYPD Stats: Officers Have Stopped, Frisked Four Million Residents Since 2004
The NYPD has stopped and frisked more than four million New Yorkers since police started collecting data on such stops in 2004, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union, and civil rights advocates also say the majority of those who were stopped by police this year are black and Latino.
NYPD Stats: Officers Have Stopped, Frisked Four Million Residents Since 2004
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:12:09 GMT
Potential Rangel Foe Claims Strong Poll Position
Charles Rangel may be a Harlem institution, but a poll paid for by a potential rival says he's beatable. Our Alison Gendar reports: Clyde Williams, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton with ties to President Obama, didn't want to blindly challenge the 42-year incumbent. So ...
Potential Rangel Foe Claims Strong Poll Position
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:16:44 GMT
1 Student Arrested Every Day In NYC Schools, 94% Are Black Or Latino
According to new data released by the NYPD [pdf], an average of one student is arrested every day in the city's school system, and three others are issued summonses. During summer school from July through September, four students each day are arrested, and 94% of those arrested are black or Latino, and 83% are male. "The data raise concerns about black students being disproportionately arrested in the city's schools," Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the NYCLU says in a release. "If the Bloomberg administration is truly serious about closing the achievement gap, then they must address this disparity and focus more attention on educating children—not arresting them.” [ more › ]
1 Student Arrested Every Day In NYC Schools, 94% Are Black Or Latino
Christopher Robbins
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:27:22 GMT
Comedian Patrice O'Neal, Dead At 41
Comedian Patrice O'Neal died last night following a stroke he suffered from in October, according to radio hosts Opie and Anthony. Earlier this month, the duo (friends of O'Neal's) announced that it was uncertain if O'Neal, a diabetic, would recover, and today, Opie Tweeted: "Yes it's true that our pal Patrice O'Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I've ever known PERIOD." [ more › ]
Comedian Patrice O'Neal, Dead At 41
Jen Carlson
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:12:24 GMT
November 29, 2011 6:07am | By Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
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MIDTOWN — Listen up, tweens: Pop sensation Justin Bieber will not be performing live at the Rockefeller Tree lighting ceremony Wednesday night.
Numerous media outlets, including DNAinfo, the New York Post and the Daily News had reported that Bieber would perform at the annual ceremony, which is set to kick off just two hours after President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the city for a series of fundraising events.
But event organizers clarified Monday that the Canadian heartthrob will not in fact be appearing live on stage Wednesday, and has instead pre-recorded a segment that will air during the show.
“It’s taped,” a spokeswoman said.
Cyclists To Hold "Rally For Traffic Justice" Wednesday Morning
Cyclists; advocates for safer streets; and the parents, family, and friends of deceased cyclists will gather outside NYPD Headquarters at 1 Police Plaza Wednesday morning to demand justice. Brooklyn artist Mathieu Lefevre became the most recent fatality after he was killed by a flatbed truck in Williamsburg last month—although the driver left the scene, the NYPD opted not to press any charges. Lefevre's parents, who are from Canada, learned about this not from the NYPD—which they say blew them off—but from the press, which seems to have an easier time getting answers than a grieving family. [ more › ]
Cyclists To Hold "Rally For Traffic Justice" Wednesday Morning
John Del Signore
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:39:06 GMT
