Posts tagged NYPD
Bevelyn Beatty, Black Paint, And BLM: Courageous Act Or Cowardice Vandalism?

(OPINION) Over the weekend, African-American activists were arrested in New York for pouring black paint over a Black Lives Matter mural. Some have lauded it as a courageous act, and others have dismissed it as no more than vandalism of public art.

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Church van plays gospel music to calm police and protesters in Brooklyn

Tension between protesters demanding justice for George Floyd’s death and New York police officers fizzled out for a time when a church van playing gospel music strategically inserted itself into the mix. The crisis response team is led by Jamaican immigrants with a passion for Jesus and a history of social justice and community outreach.

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New York clergy denounce anti-Semitic violence following slew of attacks

Amid a global trend of increasing anti-semitism, attacks have been reported on an almost daily basis throughout Hanukkah in New York City. Faith leaders there met to discuss what to do about it.

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