The city has canceled free swim lessons and private swim programs are feeling the squeeze from a lack of lifeguards. One expert said: “Some of those kids are going to drown.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Black People”
Will Kathy Hochul’s Low-Key Primary Come at a Cost? Allies Fear Yes.
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2022
Gov. Hochul is expected to handily win next week’s primary. But some allies worry her campaign is failing to energize key voters for November’s election. Source: New York Times
In Juneteenth Celebration, New Yorkers Commemorate Seneca Village
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2022
On Juneteenth, a commemoration tells the story of a community that was displaced when the park was created in the 1850s. Source: New York Times
Uterine Cancer Is on the Rise, Especially Among Black Women
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2022
The cancer eventually will become the third most common type among women, experts say. The mortality rate is highest among Black Americans. Source: New York Times
Shauneille Perry Ryder, Pioneering Theater Director, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
As a Black woman, she blazed a path Off Broadway with an intuitive grasp of “how a story should be told, particularly a Black story,” Giancarlo Esposito said. Source: New York Times
In a First for Broadway, a Theater Will Be Renamed for Lena Horne
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2022
Horne, a renowned singer and activist, will be the first Black woman to have a theater named after her once the Brooks Atkinson is renamed. Source: New York Times
Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Through Children’s Books
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2022
“Picture the Dream,” on display at the New-York Historical Society, shows that children, far from being mere witnesses to the civil rights movement, have played central roles in it. Source: New York Times
N.Y.U. Names New Performance Space After Nation’s First Black Theater
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
The university is commemorating the African Grove Theater, part of a new building opening in 2023. Source: New York Times
Honoring and Celebrating Juneteenth and Pride Month
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
With panels, performances and parties around New York City, June can be an opportunity to reflect and to appreciate community. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Shooting Suspect to Face Murder and Terrorism Charges
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
A 25-count indictment includes both first-degree murder charges and second-degree murder charges as hate crimes, as well as a single count of domestic terrorism. Source: New York Times
What the Racist Massacre in Buffalo Stole From One Family
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2022
Every mass shooting requires unique paths of mourning. Celestine Chaney’s family bid farewell to a mother, sister, grandparent and best friend. Source: New York Times
Black Buffalo Students Struggle to Process Racist Massacre
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
In a community already marked by segregation and poverty, Black students are mourning and demanding change. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Mourns ‘Star in the Midst of Turmoil’ Killed in Racist Attack
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2022
Heyward Patterson, a 67-year-old church deacon whose life revolved around service and faith, was the first of 10 massacre victims to be laid to rest. Source: New York Times
Jeffries Fights New York District Maps: ‘Enough to Make Jim Crow Blush’
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
Hakeem Jeffries hopes to pressure New York’s court-appointed special master to change congressional maps that split historically Black communities. Source: New York Times
In Buffalo, Biden Denounces ‘Domestic Terrorism’
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
The president acknowledged that it would be difficult to persuade Congress to act on restricting guns. Source: New York Times