Albany High School’s first Black valedictorian is going to notch off a dream of hers by attending Harvard University this fall. Onovughakpor “Onovu” Otitigbe will study biomedical engineering and neuroscience at the Ivy League school after graduating with a nearly perfect GPA. The graduate was a part of two sports teams and three music ensembles […]
Gabriela Baron, mother of a student at Spence School in New York City, pulled her daughter out of the private girls school after a teacher showed a clip from the premiere of comedian Ziwe Fumudoh’s Showtime series. According to Newsweek, the mother wrote a three-page letter to the school board to express her concerns about the Ziwe pilot […]
Are you planning a trip to the Big Apple soon? Here’s a list of things to do in New York with kids from museums to parks to fun attractions. New York City can be your family’s playground no matter how long you’re visiting. This post is sponsored by NYC and Company. All thoughts and opinions […]
New York City‘s Black Wall Street Gallery, which was founded to pay tribute to the 1921 Tulsa massacre, was vandalized multiple times this week as organizers prepared to commemorate the deadly event’s 100-year anniversary. Ricco Wright, owner of the gallery, said the property was smeared with white paint on Monday and graffiti was found on a […]
A UPS driver is being applauded for coming to the rescue in New York City. Last Friday, UPS driver Christopher McCall witnessed a teenager being assaulted on a Manhattan street where two people were seen punching and kicking the 17-year-old as they dragged him to the ground according to CBS2 New York. Ultimately, the attackers […]
New York City is launching a new, comprehensive work program geared toward the LGBTQ+ community this summer, according to NBC News. The program, entitled Unity Works, is a 2.6 million dollar initiative that will provide LGBTQ+ youth who are experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness with equitable job and educational opportunities. In addition, the program […]
A New York City 5th grade boy died last week, one day after he said he was punched in the back of the head by classmate. On May 7, New York police and paramedics responded to a call in Brooklyn, New York. Once responders got to the scene, they spoke with someone who claimed that his […]
Laura Italiano, a reporter for the New York Post, has resigned after she wrote an erroneous story that stated that Vice President Kamala Harris was giving her book to children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Italiano announced her resignation on Twitter, saying she was unsuccessful in trying to push back against the story. “The Kamala Harris story — an incorrect […]
A Black woman in New York has settled a suit with police and the city after a complaint was filed last year, saying police officers shackled her wrists and ankles for hours while she was in active labor. The woman says she was 40 weeks and two days pregnant when officers came to her home […]
A Black woman in New York has settled a lawsuit with police and the city after filing a complaint in October, saying officers shackled her wrists and ankles for hours while she was in active labor. The woman said she was 40 weeks and two days pregnant when police came to her home in 2018 […]