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America is still a deeply racist country
By Chris Arnade A week after Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, I walked into my old hometown bar in central Florida to hear, “Well if a nigger can be president, then I can have another drink. Give me a … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, Hunts Point, income inequality, New York, poverty, race, racial inequality, The Bronx, United States, wall street
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NYC’s Unsolved Murder Victims Are Disproportionately Minorities
By Molly Redden Justice comes slower for homicide victims killed in New York’s poorer outer boroughs than it does for the denizens of rich, relatively homicide-free Manhattan. That’s according to a New York Daily News investigation analyzing the number of … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, crime, hispanic, justice, latino, murder, New York, unsolved crime
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New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws
By Susanne Craig and Jesse McKinley Joining a growing group of states that have loosened restrictions on marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York plans this week to announce an executive action that would allow limited use of the … Continue reading
Living Wage Ruling Gives Queens Casino Workers a Fighting Chance
By Rachel L. Swarns For the fast-food workers who demonstrated across the country this month, it is only a dream. For many economists and policy makers, it is the subject of intense debate. But there is nothing hypothetical about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Casino, fast food, Living wage, New York, New York City, Resorts World, Security guard, Single-parent, Wage
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More Than Half of Americans Now Have Tougher Gun Laws
By Mark Follman An unthinkable massacre ignites an intense national debate. Then, Congress does nothing. The powerful gun lobby wins again. End of story. So went the popular narrative last spring with the collapse of gun control legislation on Capitol … Continue reading
Bill Bratton seeks good community relations to make stop-and-frisk work
By Rory Carroll If Bill Bratton’s record in Los Angeles is any guide, New York will see little dramatic reduction in the police tactic of stop-and-frisk but improved targeting and community relations will soothe resentment. New Yorks newly named police … Continue reading
Reggie Jackson: “Race is always on my mind, even today”
Reggie Jackson as told to Davis Daley When things were hard in New York, with Billy Martin or the tabloids or teammates, George Steinbrenner asked my dad to call me and offer some guidance. My dad gave me practical, pragmatic … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, african american, baseball, Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, Hall of Famer, home runs, life, New York, New York Yankees, race, Reggie Jackson, Yankees
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5 Acts of Terror By the People We Chose to Protect Us
By Paul Bucheit Every clear-thinking American knows that education and jobs are needed more than armed guards in poor neighborhoods. But average Americans are led to believe in a terrorist threat that may or may not exist, and that in any … Continue reading
For Restaurant Workers, A Struggle To Put Food On The Table
By Jennifer Ludden Losia Nyankale, 29, didn’t mean to make a career in the restaurant business. But after two years of college, her schoolteacher mom lost her job and could no longer pay tuition. Then, Nyankale’s temp jobs in bookkeeping dried … Continue reading
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Tagged Day care, family, Home, income inequality, low income, New York, Restaurant, wages
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