Ignored by the media and pushed aside by the police, families and supporters of Black women are building their own missing persons operations online. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Black Lives Matter Movement”
A Staunch Critic of the N.Y.P.D. Grapples With Deaths of 2 Officers
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2022
Harlem Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, who has equated the policing system to slavery, is now considering how to deliver her message in a district mourning for two officers. Source: New York Times
Meet the Next Big Fashion Group
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Kerby Jean-Raymond has spent the last year and a half secretly trying to change the game for minority designers. Source: New York Times
Eric Garner’s Mother Wanted Answers for His Death. She Isn’t Satisfied.
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2021
An inquiry into the killing of Mr. Garner in 2014 ended on Friday after the testimony of a dozen witnesses. Here are five takeaways. Source: New York Times
Why Was a Black Lives Matter Mural at a Brooklyn School Destroyed?
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
Artwork intended to reflect on social justice and racial equity has exposed long-simmering tensions in a Brooklyn public school. Source: New York Times
Officers to Testify About Eric Garner’s Death in Long-Delayed Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2021
“What really happened on that day?” Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother, asked about her son’s death on Staten Island seven years ago. Source: New York Times
As Broadway Returns, Shows Rethink and Restage Depictions of Race
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2021
“The Book of Mormon,” “The Lion King” and “Hamilton” are among those making changes as theaters reopen following the lengthy pandemic shutdown. Source: New York Times
The Homeless Shelter Executive Who Earns $1 Million a Year
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
Some executives who operate nonprofit homeless shelters have paid themselves generously, even as homelessness has surged to record levels in New York City. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Statue Vandalized in New York's Union Square
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2021
Sculptures of Mr. Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis are on display in a Manhattan park known as a site of protests. “These monuments have meaning,” Mr. Floyd’s brother said. Source: New York Times
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis Statues Go Up in N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2021
Sculptures of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis are on display in a Manhattan park known as a site of protests. “These monuments have meaning,” Mr. Floyd’s brother said. Source: New York Times
Officer in Daniel Prude's Death Faces Departmental Charge in Rochester
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
The departmental charges are the first to be filed against any of the seven officers suspended in the case of Mr. Prude, a Black man who died after the police placed a mesh hood over his head and pinned him…
Rochester Officer Faces Discipline in Daniel Prude’s Death
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
The departmental charges are the first to be filed against any of the seven officers suspended in the case of Mr. Prude, a Black man who died after the police placed a mesh hood over his head and pinned him…
Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic. Source: New York Times
Lawmakers Sue N.Y.P.D., Saying They Were Beaten With Bicycles at Protest
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson say they were assaulted and pepper-sprayed by the police during last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Statue in Brooklyn Is Defaced With Hate Group’s Symbol
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
The vandalism came just days after the statue was unveiled, and only a day before the officer who killed Mr. Floyd was to be sentenced. Source: New York Times