Anthony Broadwater was exonerated in the 1981 rape of Ms. Sebold, now a best-selling author. When his lawyers saw the trial transcript, they could only wonder what took so long. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Black People”
Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
He helped focus the nation on bombings and police abuse in Alabama in the 1960s and, later, on problems with the education of Black students in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Ernesta Procope, Pioneering Black Insurance Broker, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2021
She broke ground in the business as a woman, too, and also in transplanting her firm from Brooklyn to Wall Street. Source: New York Times
In a Picture-Postcard New York Town, Racist Incidents Rattle Schools
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2021
When students in Pittsford, a suburb of Rochester, returned to school in the fall, a disturbing video of a white student threatening to kill Black people renewed concerns about racism. Source: New York Times
Enslaved to a U.S. Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
Brought from America to Paris by John Jay, an enslaved woman named Abigail died there trying to win her liberty as the statesman negotiated the freedom of the new nation. Source: New York Times
Rev. W. Sterling Cary, Pioneering Black Churchman, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
He embraced what became known as Black liberation theology and, in 1972, became the first Black leader of the National Council of Churches. Source: New York Times
Exoneration Is ‘Bittersweet’ for Men Cleared in Malcolm X’s Murder
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. Source: New York Times
Who Are Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam?
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
In 1965, the two men were members of the Nation of Islam militia, working at the Harlem mosque that Malcolm X led before breaking with the group. Source: New York Times
2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
The 1966 convictions of the two men are expected to be thrown out after a lengthy investigation, validating long-held doubts about who killed the civil rights leader. Source: New York Times
Mujahid Halim, Malcolm X's Confessed Killer, Backs Exonerations
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
For decades, Mujahid Halim, 80, has admitted that he was one of the gunmen who assassinated the Black nationalist leader, but he swore his two co-defendants were innocent. Source: New York Times
Saving the Connecticut Farm That Helped Spark M.L.K.’s Dream
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
Summers spent working on a tobacco farm in the 1940s opened a teenage Martin Luther King Jr. to a world beyond the Jim Crow South. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Is Elected Mayor of New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2021
Mr. Adams, a Democrat and former police captain, will be the second Black mayor in the city’s history. Source: New York Times
Letitia James Is Running for Governor of New York
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
The attorney general, who oversaw the inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul for the Democratic nomination. 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
Byron Lewis, the Original Black Media Mogul
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2021
Byron Lewis knew there was an untapped market for Black storytelling. But it took years for the rest of the country to believe him. Source: New York Times