Under this new universal public college tuition plan, students will have waived tuition if their families earn less than $120,000 a year.

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Glenn Martin, a former Rikers inmate and advocate for criminal justice reform, has continually made the effort to have Rikers Island closed.

CEO Andrew Frame has teamed up with community leaders like Russell Simmons to launch the perfect app that gives communities a sense of relief about what’s happening in their neighborhoods. The Citizen App, formerly known as Vigilante, will help to combat violence and improve community-police relations. In a city like New York, it’s essential to to be […]

Protests against Donald Trump's Muslim ban are still in full effect.

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During the event, actors, activists, and musicians will pay homage to Dr. King with recitations of his most revered speeches, as well as musical performances.

It’s hard enough to be a Muslim America in our new Donald Trump lead country, but for 18-year-old Yasmin Seweid, missing curfew is even more awful. The New York college student was arrested earlier this week for claiming she was harassed on a subway train this month by a few, drunk, Trump supporters. According to reports, Seweid was […]

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Attorney General of California Kamala Harris, who became the second Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown are among leaders scheduled to serve in Congress in 2017.

Katrina Bookman doesn't care if the slot machine malfunctioned, she wants the machine's maximum prize of $6,500.

A Bronx, New York man lost his life after he was kicked multiple times in the head and chest.

Principal Nadia Lopez has earned recognition for her inspirational programs. She's even more determined to steer her students on the path to success.

A win for Espaillat would set him up to become the first Dominican-American elected to Congress – if he wins the general election in November.

A wheelchair bound middle school student delivers an inspirational speech at graduation. The 14-year-old girl who was paralyzed by a gang member's stray bullet said, "I won today."