A private high school in Queens, New York found itself in the center of a controversy involving late civil rights leader and humanitarian, Malcolm X. A student at the school shares El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz‘s first name before the former NOI spokesperson changed it, and was denied a request to have a senior sweater adorned “Malcolm […]
A developing story in New York is unfolding after an explosive device detonated inside the Port Authority bus terminal Monday (Dec. 11) morning, injuring several people according to early unconfirmed reports. Police have evacuated the terminal and it appears one suspect was held in custody and another person is injured, although nothing yet has been […]
John Greenwood, a student at Cornell University, was arrested Tuesday for leading a racial attack on a Black student, leading to the closing of a frat.
Rihanna debuted her third Diamond Ball charity fundraiser event in New York, bringing out stars like Beyonce, Jay-Z Cardi B, Yo Gotti & more.
Kim Kardashian was in New York for Fashion Week celebrations, confronting rumors that she and husband Kanye West's surrogate mother is having a girl.
Scottie Beam, a rising social media personality formerly with the Hot 97 team, went to Twitter last week with harrowing news of an assault she claims to have suffered. Beam says that while attending last week’s PeterPalooza event at a venue in New York, a guard brutally beat, kicked and shoved her for not following […]
Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, America’s first female Muslim judge was found floating the Hudson River Wednesday afternoon.
Hot 97’s Ebro Darden hosted New York Mayor Bill de Blasio at the station’s studio for an interview, covering a wide range of topics as it relates to the leader’s mayoral duties. At one point, Ebro likened a brewing round of contention between Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the beef between Drake […]
Steven Sampson, a white FDNY EMT worker, lied about a Christmas attack in where he claimed Black men robbed him of a cache of gifts he had for his family. Sampson, allegedly a Black belt in Judo, lied about subduing the men with his martial arts moves and getting stabbed in the process according to […]
Ronald Lanier, a Black retired corrections officer in Nassau County, New York, says that cops racially profiled him and proceeded to beat him inside a supermarket. The white police officers allegedly choked Mr. Lanier then let him go without an apology after locating a shoplifting suspect on the roof of the store.
Joseph DiBenedetto, a serial bank robber who unleashed his crime spree in the New York area, was arrested Tuesday by the NYPD. DiBenedetto robbed a number of banks in the region and did so wearing a variety of hats and clever disguises.
In the wake of the tragic Orlando nightclub shooting and the stoked fears of those who reserve disdain for Muslims, an ugly incident in New York took a turn for the better thanks to MTA train riders. Passengers on the F train defended a pair of Muslim women who were verbally assaulted by a racist […]
