The Black Lives Matter protests and a pandemic may have shifted the political dynamic in favor of progressive candidates of color. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “George Floyd Protests (2020)”
Daughter of Immigrants to Be 1st Black Woman on N.J. Supreme Court
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2020
Fabiana Pierre-Louis, 39, will also be the only Black judge currently seated on the state’s highest court. Source: New York Times
A Season of Grief and Release: 5 Months of the Virus in New York City
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2020
A photographic timeline of a historic half-year. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Besieges a Protest Leader as He Broadcasts Live
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
A helicopter and dozens of officers, some in riot gear, were deployed for an arrest at a Manhattan apartment but withdrew after protesters arrived. Source: New York Times
They Were Arrested During the Protests. Here’s What Happened Next.
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
Five New Yorkers describe the night they were arrested while participating in Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Source: New York Times
These Remarks Might Get a Police Chief Fired. Not in New York.
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
The police commissioner’s pointed criticism — and the fact that he still has his job — speaks to the mayor’s fraught relationship with the Police Department. Source: New York Times
‘Occupy City Hall’ Encampment Taken Down in Pre-Dawn Raid by N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2020
Officers in riot gear cleared the makeshift camp in City Hall Park, which began as a protest against police abuses but then turned into a gathering of homeless people. Source: New York Times
Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2020
The group will remove the reproductive-rights pioneer’s name from a Manhattan clinic as it reconsiders her views. Source: New York Times
The ‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Art That Contain Multitudes
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
The works in Harlem and Lower Manhattan are much more than a challenge to President Trump; they are opportunities for Black artists and community togetherness. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.’s Wave of Gun Violence Continues With 3 Drive-By Shootings
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2020
The attacks in Brooklyn were among the latest in a recent surge that has pushed the number of shootings so far this year well above last year’s figure. Source: New York Times
Black Lives Matter Street Painting Is Rejected in Catskill, N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2020
The debate over whether to allow the street art has exacerbated racial tensions in Catskill, where just over a fifth of the population is Black. Source: New York Times
Could This City Hold the Key to the Future of Policing in America?
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2020
As protesters across the country call for police departments to be defunded and dismantled, Camden’s experience offers some lessons. Source: New York Times
'Freeholder,' Title ‘Born From Racism,’ to Be Eliminated
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2020
New Jersey will replace “freeholder,” the 18th-century designation for county lawmakers, with the word “commissioner.” Source: New York Times
Occupy City Hall’s New Life as Homeless Camp: ‘Not Pretty All the Time’
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
Organizers said they were helping vulnerable people. But nearby residents said the camp had turned into an unruly — and at times violent — shantytown. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Front of Trump Tower
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
The public art project was the latest battle in a feud between President Trump and Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times