Tensions have been simmering over plans for a new addition to a beloved Olmsted park: A memorial for African Americans whose nearby burial ground was taken over by municipal projects. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Black People”
Bring Back Competitive Admissions? Some NYC Middle Schools May Not.
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2022
After a pandemic moratorium, city leaders are letting school superintendents decide whether to bring back some admissions requirements that critics say feed racial disparities. Source: New York Times
For Broadway’s ‘1776’ Revival, the Drama Is Offstage
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
A cast member criticized the consciously progressive revival for its handling of race in rehearsals, saying there had been “harm done.” She later apologized for her comments. Source: New York Times
Studio Museum in Harlem Announces Artists in Residence
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
Devin N. Morris, Charisse Pearlina Weston and Jeffrey Meris have been selected for the residency, which comes with a $25,000 stipend, studio space, developmental guidance and an exhibition. Source: New York Times
Gun-Related Suicides and Killings Continued to Rise in 2021, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The increases in homicides were particularly stark among Black and Hispanic men, while suicides involving firearms rose among all adults. Source: New York Times
Rochester to Pay $12 Million Over Daniel Prude’s Death After Police Restrained Him
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
Daniel Prude died in March 2020 after police officers put a mesh hood over his head and pressed his face into the pavement. Source: New York Times
Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in drama has four shows this season. “If you can hear the world singing, it’s your job to write it down,” she said. Source: New York Times
In a Reversal, NYC Tightens Admissions to Some Top Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2022
The city loosened selection criteria during the pandemic, policies some parents protested as unfair and others hoped would reduce racial disparities. Source: New York Times
NYC Tests Show Children Gained in Reading, but Lost Ground in Math
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2022
The first standardized test results that capture how most city schoolchildren did during the pandemic offered a mixed picture. Source: New York Times
The Dazzling Life and Shocking Death of Cheslie Kryst
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
A beauty queen, an attorney, a TV star whose suicide was a reminder of a troubling uptick in mental health struggles among women and in the Black community. Source: New York Times
Inside Telfar’s Rainbow Bag Drop
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2022
A pop-up event at a Rainbow store in Brooklyn drew hundreds of shoppers who lined up to buy a highly sought-after Telfar Shopping Bag. Source: New York Times
US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard. Source: New York Times
Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2022
Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care. Source: New York Times
Racial Disparities Have Marked the Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
New York City has released new data showing that Black men have received far fewer monkeypox vaccines than their share of the at-risk population. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Threatening Racist Violence Against Buffalo Supermarket
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The arrest of the man, in Washington State, came a week after the reopening of a different Buffalo grocery store where a gunman killed 10 Black people in May. Source: New York Times