Tag Archives: Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

City Slams Stop-And-Frisk Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination – Two Harlem’s

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Witnesses who alleged racial bias in the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk didn’t prove their case, lawyers for the city said Monday in closing arguments in a nine-week trial over the controversial tactic. Continue reading

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NYPD Search For Harlem Sex Assault Suspect

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Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspects wanted in two separates sex assault cases last month. Continue reading

App Alerts Potential Witnesses to Police Stop & Frisk

stopfriskwatchThe American Civil Liberties Union has already provided a way for citizens to discretely capture their interactions with law enforcers with its Police Tape app. Continue reading

Man Arrested in Robbery Attacks on Asians in East Harlem

8971240_600x338Nearly two weeks after a violent robber began attacking Asian residents of East Harlem, the authorities arrested a man on Tuesday aboard an interstate bus in southern New Jersey. Continue reading

Suspect Wanted In East Harlem Attacks (video)

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Police have identified the suspect who they say is wanted in a string of violent robberies in East Harlem. Continue reading

NYC Public Library Call For Black History Month

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NYC Public Library on 115th Street branch in Harlem is looking for children, teens or adults to help celebrate Black History Month, on Wednesday on February 27th at 5:00 PM, by presenting a short piece of their choice.   Continue reading

HW Pick: Films at the Schomburg: Veterans of Color

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Enjoy this must-see documentary that tells the stories of what African-American veterans faced when they returned home from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Continue reading

Missing Person: Estaban Rodriguez in East Harlem

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NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Estaban Rodriguez, male, Hispanic, 62 years old.  Continue reading

The Hispanic Society of America And The Numismatic Society, Harlem, 1904

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Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) the adopted son of railroad tycoon Collis Huntington, and the assistance of his wife Anna helped to influence and advance the field of Hispanic studies in the United States in founding the Hispanic Society of America and American Numismatic Society. Continue reading

UnityFirst: U.S. Census Bureau 21st Century Projections

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The U.S. population will be considerably older and more racially and ethnically diverse by 2060, according to projections released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading