Tag Archives: New York Daily News

HW Pick: City Son, By Wayne Dawkins

Posted on August 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

In 1966, a year after the Voting Rights Act began liberating millions of southern blacks, New Yorkers challenged a political system that weakened their voting power. Continue reading →

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Harlem Boy, 12, Driven to Suicide by Bullies

Posted on May 31, 2012 by | Leave a comment

A schoolboy has been driven to suicide by bullies who taunted him mercilessly about the death of his father, it emerged today.

Joel Morales, 12, was found by his mother hanging in the bathroom of their apartment in East Harlem, New York, on Tuesday.

Today, neighbours told how Lizbeth Babilonia let out a ‘blood-curdling scream’ as she cut down her son’s body with a knife before plunging the blade into herself.

Relatives said the boy was teased for being short and brainy but the final tipping point were taunts about his dead father. Continue reading →

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Sephora to Press Charges Against Giuliani’s Daughter

Posted on August 7, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Crime

Days after former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s daughter was accused of shoplifting at an Upper East Side Sephora cosmetics store, the company has reportedly decided to press charges against her. Continue reading →

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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies

Posted on July 13, 2010 by | 1 Comment

Sports

George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees owner known as “The Boss” for his tempestuous style, has died at age 80, the New York Daily News reported on its website on Tuesday, citing an unnamed, high-placed team source.

Media reports said that he suffered a massive heart attack at his home in Tampa, Florida, and was rushed to hospital. Continue reading →

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Fiery Clint Vs Spike Duel

Posted on June 10, 2008 by | Leave a comment

Spike Lee, left, and Clint Eastwood. (AP)  

There’s nothing like a petty squabble between celebrities to send folks searching. Ideally, the tiff involves vapid starlets arguing over who started the purse-dog trend, but Clint Eastwood telling Spike Lee to “shut his face” makes for a perfectly acceptable substitute. Continue reading →

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