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    New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

    By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, family and friends in New York watched as the territory’s schools and hospitals closed and people lost their pensions. Several high-risk hedge...
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    L.A. and D.C. Grand Juries: More Than One Way to Protest

    By Mary Alice MillerWhen ICE commenced its June sweep of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, protesters hit the streets. Trump sent in 2,000 federalized National Guard Troops and 700 Marines, purportedly to protect a federal detention center and other buildings after Los Angeles was...

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    New York State Strives to Help Missing Black and BIPOC Women and Girls with New Task Force

    By Fern GillespieThousands of Black and BIPOC families face fear and frustration each year,...
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    A.G. James Sues PepsiCo Over Plastics That Pollute, Hurt Health

    By Clark Mindock and Jonathan Stempel, ReutersNEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - New York...
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    Legislation to Ban Facial Recognition & Biometric Identification Technology in Public Housing

    Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), along with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)...
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    Kings County Law Day: “Civics, Civility and Collaboration”

    By David Mark Greaves, May 18, 2023 At a time when books are being banned,...
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    US must tackle police brutality against Black people head-on, UN experts say

    The US must move beyond piecemeal reform and slogan-making and tackle the ongoing scourge...
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    State Legislators Speak Out About Proposed Bail Reform Impact on State Budget Negotiations

    By Mary Alice MillerThis year’s budget is more than two weeks late, making it...
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    New York Law Protects Homeowners from Statute of Limitations Abuse in Foreclosure Proceedings

    By Mary Alice MillerDewey Doughtry bought his home in Bed Stuy 30 years ago....
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    Despite Judge Order, Are There Roadblocks to Justice For Mumia?

    Noelle Hanrahan, Esq.Prisondio Co-DirectorWe are locked in conflict up on the 8th floor of...
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    Brooklyn NAACP Freedom Fighters Resolute in Quest for Justice …

    The Brooklyn NAACP celebrated 100 years of “advancing the cause of Civil Rights &...
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    Sustaining Our Legacy: Supporting Independent Black Publishers and Presses

    By Dr. Brenda M. Greene The IssuesDr. Haki R. Madhubuti, poet, publisher, editor, educator, founder,...
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    Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Scholarship Make History

    In his reflections on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first argument on the court, Ian Prasad...
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    Ketanji Brown JacksonTakes Her “Seat at the Table”

    On the first Monday in October, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson began her journey as...
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    New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

    By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago...
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    Say It Ain’t So–developers Target Smurf Village In Bed Stuy

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeWill Bed Stuy’s beloved Smurf Village become a cut-and-paste condo complex?The Brooklyn...
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    A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing

    The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland A Bound Woman...
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    Lurita Brown’s Brooklyn Custom Frames Create Cherished Artworks

    Fern GillespieLurita (LB) Brown, owner of Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery, is...

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