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
Posts published in “Black People”
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
Black Leaders Are Conveying the Far Left’s Unease With Eric Adams
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
The mayor’s skill in wielding race and biography has energized Black activists with shared experiences to push alternate solutions to New York City’s problems. Source: New York Times
Albert Vann, Who Built a Black Power Base in Brooklyn, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
As a legislator for four decades, he led voter registration drives and challenges to redistricting that rattled the political establishment. Source: New York Times
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Wins Gish Prize
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
Zollar, founder of the dance ensemble Urban Bush Women, will receive a cash award of $250,000 for pushing the boundaries of art and contributing to social change. Source: New York Times
3 Charged With Hate Crimes After Racist Tracts Flood Small New York City
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
A white supremacist leaflet was reported to the Hornell police early Sunday. Before long, similar material was found all over town. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Pools Open Amid a Swim Lesson Shortage, Raising Safety Fears
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2022
The city has canceled free swim lessons and private swim programs are feeling the squeeze from a lack of lifeguards. One expert said: “Some of those kids are going to drown.” Source: New York Times