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Harlem’s Dillard Boone Passes Over

Posted on January 16, 2013 by | 5 Comments

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Dillard Boone, II, well known entertainment and arts producer and public servant in NYC and Westchester County, passed away, Thursday, January 10, 2013 after a brief illness.  Continue reading →

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Ricardo Laing charged for attempted murder in Rucker Park Shooting

Posted on August 23, 2012 by | Leave a comment

A Westchester County hardhat who wounded five people — maiming one — during a dispute in the stands at a basketball tournament in Harlem’s legendary Rucker Park was indicted Thursday for attempted murder, assault and weapons charges. Continue reading →

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The National Black Police Association Speaks Out

Posted on June 1, 2009 by | 2 Comments

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omar_cop1The shooting death of NYC Officer Omar Edwards may be only hours old; however, the known facts thus far combined with the police experience possessed by members of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) reveal that the shooter, Officer Andrew Dutton, was reckless and shot without identifying himself as a policeman and worse, failing to give Officer Edwards a chance to drop his weapon. As has been the case in all shootings of black officers by white officers —by example the shooting of Officer Ridley in Westchester and the shooting of Officer Young in Providence, the shooting officers recklessly mistake black officers to be criminals and then commence fire without warning. Continue reading →

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