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Wu-Tang Clan Honored by Staten Island with Street Sign and Wu-Tang Clan Day
Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s iconic declaration has never been truer than today. According to Allhiphop.com, Staten Island’s greatest rap group will have its own day for the children. Legendary Staten Island Hip Hop conglomerate Wu Tang Clan will have their own day in their home borough, as November 9 has been proclaimed Wu Tang Clan Day.…
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NYC Council Votes to Bar Companies From Testing Job Applicants for Marijuana
In what’s being called a groundbreaking measure, New York City’s City Council has passed a bill banning most companies from testing job applicants for marijuana. The bill, which was approved by the Council April 9, awaits signature by Mayor Bill de Blasio, who, according to the New York Times, supports the measure. The change would…
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Measles Climbs to 2nd-Highest Level in 25 Years
It’s like Plymouth Rock all over again. Or as our Entertainment staff writer Tonja Renée Stidhum so eloquently put it, “What is this Oregon Trail reboot 2520s tryna produce in real life?” While experts blame anti-vaxxers as the primary cause of the growing crisis, some ultra-orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn, N.Y., have become ground zero…
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Breastfeeding Mother Hit with $115 Ticket for Breastfeeding in Midtown NYC Traffic
Guillermina Rodriguez, a mother of four, found space to pull over after it took her about an hour to get from 42nd to 30th street in midtown Manhattan. She had a crying three-week-old baby crying in the back seat. “Even though I saw it was a commercial area I’m like, ‘I’m not obstructing the traffic……
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Top Prosecutor in Brooklyn Wants to Decriminalize Prostitution
The chief prosecutor of New York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is backing an effort to decriminalize prostitution, arrests for which, according to a state senator advocating for the change, disproportionately impact black women. “I believe in decriminalization,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said during a “decriminalizing queerness” forum sponsored by the Lambda Independent Democrats…
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New York City Gets An 'F' When It Comes To Awarding City Contracts To Black-Owned Businesses, According To City Comptroller
New York City sucks when it comes to awarding contracts to women and minority-owned businesses, according to the city comptroller office’s grading scale, as detailed in its 2018 report. Most of the city’s departments received a “D” for the fourth consecutive year for doling out a minuscule $1 billion in contracts (just 5.5 percent) to…
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Meghan Takes Manhattan: The Royal Baby Shower Comes Stateside
She may be a British royal now, but Meghan Markle still loves a good, old-fashioned girls’ trip. Ahead of the birth of her first child, the Duchess wasn’t going to miss out on a chance to celebrate with her American girl squad. Markle chose New York City as the site of her stateside baby shower…
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With New Anti-Discrimination Guidelines, New York City Becomes a Safe Haven for Black Hair
The New York City Commission on Human Rights is taking a major step in ensuring that none of the city’s residents are victims of hair bias. This week, the commission is releasing new guidelines that equate discrimination against any hairstyle within a workplace, school or public space with racial discrimination. While the new amendment to…
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To be a Black American Muslim Woman Is to be Both an Insider and an Outsider
If I had to describe my relationship with Islam in one word, it would be nuanced. Two words? Profoundly nuanced. I’m not a hijabi Muslimah, and because I don’t wear hijab, I blend. I blend in with other black Americans who like other people, don’t recognize that my entire name is Arabic, which could be…
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Fenty Never Freezes: Rihanna Defies the Winter Temps with a Decidedly Spring-Like Look
When you’re hot, you’re hot. And who’s hotter than Rihanna? That’s the only response we had after spotting Ms. Fenty’s ensemble for a dinner out in New York City on Wednesday night, defying single-digit temps in an outfit that has us longing for spring (as if we weren’t already). Proving that coats are for the…