Black Lives Matter Mural Painted Down Brooklyn Street
State Attorney General Letitia James and community leaders joined artists to start the project Saturday.
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State Attorney General Letitia James and community leaders joined artists to start the project Saturday.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed sweeping police reform bills into law, notably banning chokeholds and repealing a hotly contested state law known as "50A," which kept officers' disciplinary records confidential.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture recently released a list of 95 books that they say foster a better understanding of the Black experience.
"People kind of try to separate the two, you know, being a black male and a police officer, but I don't think you can," one police officer told CBS2's Kiran Dhillon.
Demonstrators say they're feeling more optimistic this week because it seems their voices are starting to be heard.
The message "Black Lives Matter" can be heard around the globe, but you don't have to look far to find a counter message.
Black business owners across the country are reporting an uptick in business.
The message will be painted first on a street near City Hall, and the other locations in other boroughs in the days to come, the mayor said.
The "March for Black Lives" was organized by local high school graduates as well as the Berkeley Heights Diversity Council.
Some of the largest crowds yet have gathered for the second straight weekend of protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
During the song, they say, "Outside the world was exploding and inside so were we."
Demonstrations over of the death of George Floyd have remained peaceful in Jersey City, where more protests are expected this weekend. CBS2's Kevin Rincon reports some reforms are already in the works as protesters continue demanding change.
The desperation for change has been spilling out on the streets of New York. It's also drawing support from a cross section of the community.
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance says the looters who vandalized stores and caused untold millions of dollars of damage and loss should face harsher penalties.
CBS2's Tony Aiello reports New Rochelle Police have been keeping an eye on the demonstrators from a distance to respect the peace.
Demonstrators in Hempstead Village on Wednesday told CBS2's Jennifer McLogan their protests are necessary to fight systemic racism and promote unity.
Protests over George Floyd‘s death have spread to other U.S. cities, including right here in New York.
They plan to take part in demonstrations, calling for justice in the death of George Floyd.
Officer Daniel Pantaleo is accused of using a chokehold, a maneuver banned by the NYPD.
Four years after the "I can't breathe" incident in Staten Island was caught on video, New York police are looking into disciplinary action against Officer Daniel Pantaleo and Sergeant Kizzy Odonis.
When Jerlyn Calixte went to Black Lives Matter rallies, she said she noticed an army of cops. At other demonstrations, she said it was different.
Essex County College's president announced the decision Friday, two weeks after Lisa Durden's appeared on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."
Some in Warwick thought they were honoring police officers, but the town turned it into something else, and many feel it's an insult.
Dozens of students joined the families of those killed at the hands of police officers with a renewed call to end police brutality.
Wayne walked out as Linsey Davis of ABC News was following up on his comment to Fox Sports in September when he said there's "no such thing as racism.''
