The Black jobless rate of 12.2% is nine times the white unemployment level, a far wider gap than elsewhere in the U.S.
Racism
Posted inCriminal Justice
Anger Mounts Over Lack of Charges in the Killing of Jordan Neely
The subway rider was strangled by a fellow straphanger while seemingly in the throes of a mental health crisis. Police and prosecutors have released little information.
Posted inFamilies
City Education Council Elections Bring Polarizing National Issues to Local School Districts
Opponents — and even some of their endorsed candidates — say one well-organized group of parents is turning Community Education Councils into forums for right-wing animosity over issues like critical race theory and the treatment of LGBTQ+ youth.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Queens District Attorney, Racism
Four Queens Prosecutors Who Discriminated Against Minority Jurors Are Still On the Job
A group of law professors has filed new complaints to the state’s grievance committee based on findings by appeals judges that the prosecutors broke the law.
Posted inBrooklyn
How These NYC Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism
Over generations, residents of the Cooper Park Houses in Brooklyn have created a blueprint for successful housing organizing.
Posted inCourts
Judge Who Allegedly Hurled Slurs Is Back on the Bench, But Without a Docket
Surrogate Court Judge Harriet Thompson allegedly used prejudiced language, but another judge ruled that didn’t mean she could be barred from the courthouse’s private spaces.
Posted inRacism
Recipients of City Funds to Fight Hate Crimes Remain a Mystery
Nearly two years after the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes began giving grants to community groups, they can’t say who’s received that money or what it’s achieved.
Posted inElections
Voters Approve $4.2B in Climate Spending and 3 Equity Measures in NYC
New Yorkers said yes to the Environmental Bond Act and approved changes proposed by the Racial Equity Commission.
Posted inHow to New York
The 4 Ballot Questions Up for a Vote in New York in November
If enacted, the proposals would boost spending on environmental projects, define how the city calculates the cost of living and create a new racial equity office.
Posted inTechnology
Black Tech Entrepreneurs Find a Home in NYC — and Challenges to Their Success
New York’s tech workforce is more diverse than other major hubs, but Black startup leaders say that they still face discrimination.