Althea Gibson was the first Black player to win Wimbledon. Soon, the block in Harlem where she grew up will bear her name. Source: New York Times
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H.I.V. Infections Remain Persistently High, U.N. Reports
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2022
More than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in 2021. 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
For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
Roxanne Schiebergen, a writer and actress, has become skilled at navigating New York City since she was a student at N.Y.U. Then came an unexpected pregnancy. Source: New York Times
Sweet & Vicious Bar Owner Will Pay $500,000 for Harassing Workers
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
The state attorney general says employees at the Manhattan bar were subjected to repeated slurs and sexual harassment. 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
Mariah Lopez Is Suing New York, Over and Over, for Transgender Rights
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
Mariah Lopez first sued the city at age 13. Her latest settlement has forced the city to overhaul how it treats transgender people who are homeless. Source: New York Times
A Stonewall Visitor Center Will Celebrate L.G.B.T.Q. History
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2022
The visitor center, the first in the national park system devoted to the gay rights movement, will commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising and its legacy when it opens in 2024. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Must Recognize L.G.B.T.Q. Club, Judge Says
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
The Modern Orthodox Jewish school plans to appeal the decision, joining a nationwide debate over the limits of religious freedom. Source: New York Times
Port Authority Settlement Will End Undercover Bathroom Patrols
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
In a settlement this week for a lawsuit accusing Port Authority police of discrimination and false arrests, the agency said it would no longer conduct plainclothes sting operations in bus terminal bathrooms. Source: New York Times
Discrimination Weakens Tool for Reducing N.Y. Homelessness, Lawsuit Says
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
Vouchers, which help people afford rent, have long been seen as a key to solving the nation’s housing woes. But in New York City, a broken oversight system is undermining their effectiveness, advocates say. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Massacre Suspect Appears in Court and Will Be Held Without Bail
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
The closely watched case against the man accused of carrying out a racist attack at a Tops supermarket over the weekend will proceed to a grand jury. Source: New York Times
Lufthansa Apologizes After Jewish People Were Barred From Flight
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2022
Passengers said that after landing in Germany, more than 100 people were blocked from boarding a connecting flight to Hungary, after a handful of passengers disobeyed a mask requirement. Source: New York Times
Rochester Teacher Suspended for Telling Students to Pick Cotton
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
Parents at a school in Rochester, N.Y., said Patrick Rausch, a white social studies teacher, had also instructed his seventh-grade students to call him “massah.” Source: New York Times
N.Y. Post and Former Editor Michelle Gotthelf Settle Discrimination Case
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
Michelle Gotthelf claimed that The Post’s former editor in chief had sexually harassed her and retaliated against her when she reported him. Source: New York Times