Events like J’Ouvert in New York and Carnival in London have seen violent incidents. But the way they are policed says a lot about what happens when Black people gather. Source: New York Times
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The Metropolitan Opera Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2021
Marcia Sells has been brought on to rethink equity and inclusion at the largest performing arts institution in the United States. Source: New York Times
New York Police Arrest Dozens as M.L.K. Day Marchers Gather Near City Hall
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2021
The confrontation came days after the state’s attorney general sued the New York Police Department for its handling of protests following the death of George Floyd. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General Sues N.Y.P.D. Over Protest Policing
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2021
Letitia James says the police have used illegal and harmful tactics for years, and wants a federal monitor to oversee the department’s tactics at future demonstrations. Source: New York Times
This Police Union Suspended 8 Members. Seven Are Black.
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
The union in a small New Jersey city punished the officers after they expressed support for two chiefs, both of whom are also Black. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Badly Mishandled George Floyd Protests, Watchdog Says
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2020
“I look back with remorse,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a city oversight agency found the department’s tactics “produced excessive enforcement.” Source: New York Times
The Year in Improvised Music: ‘Everything’s Changing. So the Music Should.’
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2020
The pandemic compressed live music onto screens, and Black Lives Matter protests brought it back to the streets. What will it all look like, and sound like, in 2021? Source: New York Times
Lawrence Byrne, Former Lawyer for New York Police, Dies at 61
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2020
His younger brother, a police officer, was assassinated by a drug gang at 22, a key moment in the city’s crack epidemic of the 1980s. Source: New York Times
What Happened When a School District Banned Thin Blue Line Flags
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2020
Some students in a mostly white New York suburb said the flag made them feel unsafe. Banning it prompted accusations of political bias. Source: New York Times
Police 'Kettle' and Arrest Protesters in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2020
The police broke up crowds after peaceful demonstrations turned into heated confrontations in the West Village and near Union Square. Source: New York Times
‘I Still Believe in Our City’: A Public Art Series Takes On Racism
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2020
After a wave of anti-Asian discrimination, the artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya wanted to “turn these hurts into something beautiful.” Her panels will transform a Brooklyn subway station. Source: New York Times
An N.Y.C. Enclave Where Trump Flags Fly
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2020
Breezy Point, a private enclave in Queens, is a bastion of Trump supporters in liberal New York City. Source: New York Times
‘Vile, Racist Postings’ by N.Y. Court Officers Included Obama in a Noose
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2020
A new report found pervasive examples of racial bias — some explicit, some subtle — in New York State’s court system. Source: New York Times
Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2020
Prosecutors said Ms. Cooper called the police twice, first falsely reporting she had been threatened by a man in Central Park who had asked her to leash her dog, then later claiming he had assaulted her. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude Was in ‘Mental Distress.’ Police Treated Him Like a Suspect.
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2020
Rochester officers followed their training in restraining Mr. Prude, who was incoherent, but did little to calm him down or defuse his anger. Source: New York Times