In a vociferous defense of the controversial stop-and-frisk policy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg accused critics of the practice, which is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit, of trying to make the city less safe. The mayor even lashed out at the New York Times for failing to cover the senseless murder of a 17-year-old black boy—the [...]
Despite Appearances, the Lives of Young Black Men Are ‘Priceless’
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
It is seldom that a politician can move me down to my core, but New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu had me nearly in tears Thursday. Addressing the opening ceremony for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in the Big Easy, Landrieu spoke in lyrical and, at times, poetic detail about the slayings that [...]
