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House Dems Elect Hakeem Jeffries As First Black Congressional Party Leader

AJ WoodsonNovember 30, 2022November 30, 2022

by AJ WoodsonNovember 30, 2022November 30, 202203

Rate ArticleDubbed by the Washington Post as “Brooklyn’s Barack Obama,” Congressman Hakeem Sekou Jeffries was unanimously elected on Wednesday to become the Democratic Party’s top...

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Letitia James Sworn In as New York State Attorney General

Black WestchesterJanuary 1, 2019January 1, 2019

by Black WestchesterJanuary 1, 2019January 1, 201900

Rate ArticleALBANY, NEW YORK — Just before midnight, Letitia James was officially sworn in as the 67th Attorney General for the State of New York....

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East New York College Student Accepted To 11 Medical Schools

Black WestchesterApril 3, 2017April 3, 2017

by Black WestchesterApril 3, 2017April 3, 201704

Rate ArticleChelsea Batista, a senior at Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College, has received a remarkable 11 acceptances to top medical schools. Her initial goal...

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Faith Leaders Rally To Protest Donald Trumps Immigration Policies

AJ WoodsonMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017

by AJ WoodsonMarch 8, 2017March 8, 201703

Rate ArticleBrooklyn, NY – In the weeks since President Donald Trump began signing executive orders — from actions on the Keystone XL and Dakota pipeline...

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Two Steps Forward: A Dance to Heal the Soul – The Tayshana Chicken Murphy Foundation

Cynthia Turnquest-JonesMay 1, 2016May 1, 2016

by Cynthia Turnquest-JonesMay 1, 2016May 1, 201601

Rate ArticleBrooklyn, NY — The Tayshana Chicken Murphy Foundation hosted “Two Steps Forward: A Dance to Heal the Soul”, a community event that allows families from...

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WE’LL ALWAYS LOVE BIG POPPA – WE’LL ALWAYS LOVE YA BIG… Remembering Biggie 21 years later

AJ WoodsonMarch 9, 2016March 9, 2018

by AJ WoodsonMarch 9, 2016March 9, 201805

Rate ArticleBiggie Biggie Biggie can’t you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me And I just love your flashy ways Guess that’s why they broke,...

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Akai Gurley Case: NYPD Officer Peter Liang Manslaughter Trial Update

AJ WoodsonJanuary 27, 2016January 27, 2016

by AJ WoodsonJanuary 27, 2016January 27, 201601

Rate ArticleThe trial of NYPD Officer Peter Liang who was charged last February with manslaughter in the November 20, 2014 fatal shooting of Akai Gurley,...

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New Yorkers Came Out In Numbers To Support Eric Garner’s Family and Protest Latest Incident of Police Criminality

AJ WoodsonJuly 24, 2014December 30, 2015

by AJ WoodsonJuly 24, 2014December 30, 20152 0

Rate ArticlePolice Criminality in NYC is becoming that very painful and aggravating paper cut that never truly heals. Before it can fully heal, its opened...

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Knicks Pick Cleanthony Early 34th Overall In 2014 Draft

AJ WoodsonJune 27, 2014

by AJ WoodsonJune 27, 201402

Rate ArticleDespite all predictions that had him going much earlier, the New York Knicks picked forward Cleanthony Early, a senior second-team All-American, with the 34th...

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House Dems Elect Hakeem Jeffries As First Black Congressional Party Leader

Letitia James Sworn In as New York State Attorney General

East New York College Student Accepted To 11 Medical Schools

Faith Leaders Rally To Protest Donald Trumps Immigration Policies

Two Steps Forward: A Dance to Heal the Soul – The Tayshana Chicken Murphy Foundation

WE’LL ALWAYS LOVE BIG POPPA – WE’LL ALWAYS LOVE YA BIG… Remembering Biggie 21 years later

Akai Gurley Case: NYPD Officer Peter Liang Manslaughter Trial Update

New Yorkers Came Out In Numbers To Support Eric Garner’s Family and Protest Latest Incident of Police Criminality

Knicks Pick Cleanthony Early 34th Overall In 2014 Draft

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