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Cop Who Bragged About Ripping Down Mask to Pepper Spray Protester Escapes Discipline for Use of Force

Aug 30, 2022 davidstone1313

The NYPD officer who ripped down the face mask of a Brooklyn protester and pepper sprayed him in the face in the early days of the George Floyd protests in New York City — and who…

Aug 16, 2021 The Queen of Mean Struck Then, Setting a Tone for Now… Although it took more than a year before the truth came out, the Queen of Mean ramped up power as RIOC devolved,…

Feb 26, 2021 There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people The cost of slavery and its legacy of systemic racism to generations of Black Americans has been clear over the past year…

Feb 23, 2021 Second Misdemeanor Rap for Driver Who Plowed Down Protesters in Manhattan Sparks New Fury Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Feb 22 at 8:23pm ESTby THE CITY A Queens woman who allegedly…

Jan 15, 2021 Attorney General James’ NYPD Suit Points Another Finger at Top Cop for Protest Crackdowns Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 14 at 8:40pm ESTby THE CITY Mayor Bill de Blasio and…

Jan 7, 2021 For New Yorkers Brutalized in Black Lives Matter Marches, Response at Capitol Brings Disbelief and Bitterness Rachel Holliday Smith and Eileen Grench, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 6 at 10:06pm ESTby THE CITY For many…

Jan 5, 2021 Georgia’s elections rely on ‘Black Voters Matter’ How LaTosha Brown helped build a get-out-the-vote powerhouse in the South. Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th In the days after…

Jun 13, 2020 A Different Flag Day 2020, Star Spangled With Doubts Among so much change, Flag Day 2020 will be different as we celebrate cultural diversity surrounded by protest and affirmations of unity.…

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