One of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s top lieutenants is leaving the National Action Network to strike out on his own. The Rev. Kevin McCall, who has served as the National Action Network’s crisis director for the past five years, told the Brooklyn Eagle that he is leaving his post to form his own organization to […]
“We want our deeds back!” Homes in gentrifying black and brown communities in Brooklyn are being “stolen” from their rightful owners through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) Third Party Transfer (TPT) program, said the chanting protesters at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. “We want the courts to reverse their decisions and […]
When Americans were in the midst of the government’s longest-ever shutdown, companies and organizations opened their doors to help federal employees who were not receiving their paychecks. Free pizza, free haircuts, free movies and free nonperishable goods were all offered to government workers. “A lot of these businesses are doing these services from the heart, […]