NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, … [Read more...]
Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council Representatives Attend People’s Climate March
By Eelisa Jones NEW YORK CITY - Six representatives of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Milwaukee Youth Council traveled to New York City last week to … [Read more...]
New York City’s progressive challenge to America
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The inauguration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on January 1 signaled an important left-of-center turning point in the evolution of … [Read more...]
Ten years later: The Salvation Army’s response to the 9/11 attacks
On September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on passenger airliners left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands more in need. The Salvation Army was closely involved with the … [Read more...]