Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups’ voting power
A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that ...
‘I Can Still Recall One Subway Ride I Took After Moving to New York’
A trip with an unusual passenger, voices from a Brooklyn past and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s ...
From Basketry to Clay, the Bahamas to New York
An award-winning sculptor who works in clay, Anina Major recalls the years as a child that helped drive the creativity she ...
How one Brooklyn neighborhood became instrumental in the rise of the New York Mafia: ‘Everyone paid’
Red Hook is best known to today’s New Yorkers for the blue and yellow glow of its IKEA store, pulling in urban furniture ...
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Socioeconomic status explains most of the racial and ethnic achievement gaps in elementary school
Morgan, University at Albany, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) For decades, white students have performed significantly better than Black and Hispanic students on tests of academic ...
Judith Jamison, a dancer both eloquent and elegant, led Ailey troupe to success over two decades
There are few images more indelible in the history of American dance: Judith Jamison, regal and passionate in white leotard ...
New York City is Donald Trump’s hometown — but it hasn’t always liked him
Staten Island, a borough of some 500,000 people connected to Manhattan by ferry and to Brooklyn by bridge, is almost entirely ...
Trailblazers in Fashion: The rise and impact of Black male models in the industry
From magazine covers to nationwide campaigns to high-fashion runways, Black male models are making waves in the fashion ...
Final New York Times/Siena College poll shows no clear front-runner two days out
In the poll, released two days out from Election Day, Former President Donald Trump obtained a sizable four-point lead in ...
‘Refresh and reveal’: Celebrities strip off for latest edition of star-studded Pirelli calendar
Hunter Schafer, John Boyega and Simone Ashley are among the stars of the famous calendar’s 51st edition, which alternated ...
Black Hollywood reacts to Donald Trump reclaiming the White House: ‘There is more work to do’
Cardi B, Wendell Pierce, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, and other Black celebrities and supporters of Kamala Harris have ...
‘Real Housewives of New York’ fans slam Brynn Whitfield for calling Ubah Hassan an ‘angry black woman’
The Bravolebrity apologized for offending anyone, but insisted her words were “twisted” and taken out of context.