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Stop and Frisk Movement in Harlem

November 12, 2011

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By Acacia Squires and Sasha Schwendenwein Dec. 12 – From Egypt, to Oakland, to Zuccotti Park, protests have snatched front-page headlines for months. Now the so-called stop-stop and frisk movement in New York City is gaining momentum, too. Organizers say the New York Police Department uses this controversial tactic to unfairly discriminate against black and […]

Gun Violence Escalates in America, Why?

November 5, 2011

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POLICE STILL HAVE NOT RELEASED SCOTT EVANS DEKRAAI’S REASON FOR KILLING 8-PEOPLE AT A HAIR SALON IN SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA. THE SPECULATION IS THAT THERE WAS A DOMESTIC DISPUTE WITH HIS EX-WIFE. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GUN-RELATED VIOLENCE IN THE U.S… SASHA SCHWEN-DEN-WEIN REPORTS. IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE LOCALS ARE JUST AS […]

St. Nicks Divided: NYCHA Precident

October 20, 2011

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Listen: ST. NICK’S RESIDENTS AWAIT JUDGE’S DECISION A judge is about to rule on whether or not the New York City Housing Authority can sell land to a private company to build a school. The new $100 million charter school plans to separate the St. Nicholas Houses super-block in Central Harlem in half. Some residents […]

Farmers Market

October 13, 2011

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FOR THOSE NEW YORKER’S WHO WANT TO BE HEALTHIER, LISTEN TO HOW TO FIND THE CHEAPEST FRESH PRODUCE AND WHERE For more on Harlem Events

African Burial Grounds: Tour and Digital Ticker Tape Parade

October 1, 2011

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African Burial Grounds Walking Tour   It’s six on the dot at the African American Burial Grounds, and Ranger Cyrus Forman says, “Sometimes we end our story to soon, our story is the story of the descendant community of the slaves that were buried here.” On this tour some of the sites visited are where […]

The Brooklyn Bridge

September 12, 2011

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For those of us who have never been to the Brooklyn Bridge, close your eyes and listen to this Audio Post Card and imagine…

9/11 First Responder: 10 YEARS LATER

September 11, 2011

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ANCHOR INTRO: OFFICERS RONALD AND MARIA ISLAR WERE FROM THE 34TH PRECINCT. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH THEY WERE ON THE JOB WHEN THEY HEARD FLIGHT 11 HIT TOWER ONE. FOR THE ISLAR FAMILY IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THEIR STRUGGLES. SASHA SVEN-DEN-VINE REPORTS. For more on Ronald Islar For more on Patrick Islar