Month / May 2023
School to hold vigil for 11-year-old boy whose body was recovered from Hudson River
The child’s 13-year-old friend, who died by accidental drowning, was found in the Harlem River. A memorial and vigil for Alfa Barrie, a missing Bronx boy whose body was found May 20 in the Hudson River, will be held at his school Tuesday, a New […]
‘Killed’: Lashawn Thompson Autopsy Results Show Inmate ‘Infested’ With Insects Died From Jail Neglect: Lawyers
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The independent autopsy results for a Black man who died in the custody of a jail in Atlanta was “killed” as the result of extreme neglect at the facility, where his body had been found to be “infested” with insects, […]
Jordan Neely – Choked Out by Subway Vigilante – Mourned At Funeral in Harlem | VIDEO
(CNN) — Jordan Neely, the homeless street artist who was the victim of a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway, was remembered at his funeral Friday as a “well-known and loved” performer. Neely, 30, known for his Michael Jackson impersonations, was restrained in a […]
74-Year-Old Blues Singer Receives Diploma 57 Years After Being Expelled Over Hair Discrimination
A 74-year-old blues singer in Colorado finally received his high school diploma nearly 60 years after he was kicked out of school due to his hairstyle. Otis Taylor was expelled from Denver’s Manual High School back in 1966 over his hair, CBS News reports. But he was celebrated with […]
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