Joseph Gedeon

Joseph Gedeon appears in the following:

New Poll Shows Black Adults Are Increasingly Dissatisfied With The Direction Of The Country

Friday, October 22, 2021

The poll also showed a slight drop in support for the president and vice president. Black Lives Matter Global Network co-founder Alicia Garza discusses the findings.

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Taxi Drivers Protest At City Hall Over Debt Relief Plan

Sunday, September 19, 2021

The medallion owners said the city's plan doesn't do enough to help them overcome crushing debt.

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A Small Town With A Big Prison And A Bloody History

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Local residents in the town of Attica don't mind the stigma of the prison uprising that took place here 50 years ago, but they remain clear-eyed about what really happened.

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Storming Of The Gates: A Small Town With A Big Prison And A Bloody History

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Local residents in the town of Attica don't mind the stigma of the prison uprising that took place here 50 years ago, but they remain clear-eyed about what really happened. 

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The Attica Prison Uprising 50 Years Later

Monday, September 13, 2021

On September 13, 1971, the uprising at New York's Attica Correctional Facility came to a bloody end.

Storming the Gates: Failed Negotiations and the Retaking of Attica

Monday, September 13, 2021

Gothamist
Fifty years ago this month, nearly 1,300 prisoners seized control of a large part of Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. The legacy of that event persists.

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Looking Back At The 1971 Attica Uprising: Three Witnesses

Thursday, September 09, 2021

WNYC
Three men who were incarcerated at Attica 50 years ago: Tyrone Larkins, Alhaji Sharif and Akil Shaquan recall moments from the uprising. 

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9/11 and the Rise the NYPD | PART THREE: The Surveillance

Monday, September 06, 2021

How the NYPD infiltrated a Muslim charity in the years after 9/11, upending one man’s life and leaving a legacy of trauma within the community. 

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Thomas Barrack, Billionaire Investor And Trump Ally, Pleads Not Guilty To Foreign Lobbying Charges

Monday, July 26, 2021

Barrack faces seven charges, of illegal Lobbying On Behalf Of The UAE In Federal Court Days After Posting $250 Million Bond

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25-Year-Old In Queens Faces Possible 25 Years In Prison For Hate Crime Assaults

Sunday, July 25, 2021

ARGO
Prosecutors say 25-year-old Maricia Bell was apprehended after four unprovoked attacks against victims of Asian descent from May to July. 

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Pro-BDS Activists Demonstrate Elizabeth Docks To Block Israeli-Operated Cargo Ship

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Nearly a hundred people were demonstrating with picket signs against an Israeli-operated cargo ship as part of a pro-BDS action early Sunday morning. 

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Mayor Bill De Blasio And Other Top Officials Escape Judicial Inquiry Into Eric Garner’s Death

Friday, July 23, 2021

Gothamist
Judge Orders PBA President Pat Lynch and the Supervising Sergeant on the Scene at Garner’s Death to Testify

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Remembering The Death Of Eric Garner After A Year Of Political Unrest

Friday, July 16, 2021

Saturday marks the 7th anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hands of NYPD officers on Staten Island. 

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How Haitian Americans In New York Are Internalizing The Assassination Of President Jovenel Moïse

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Gothamist
Despite being divided on his presidency, Haitian American's in "Little Haiti" are united in shock and grief. 

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Immigration Courts In New York Now Open In-Person

Tuesday, July 06, 2021

During the past year, remote hearings took place but only for people who were being held in jail. Now, non-detained people can have their day in immigration court.

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Eric Garner's Family Continues Its Fight In NYC Courts Over 2014 Death At Hands Of NYPD Officers

Friday, July 02, 2021

Judicial inquiry into whether the city is withholding information fails to yield immediate results.

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New York Lawmakers Vote to Give Monitors Veto Power in East Ramapo School District

Thursday, June 10, 2021

The vote comes a year after a federal judge found that the school board had violated the Voting Rights Act.

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How George Floyd's Filmed Murder Has Changed How Palestinians Are Viewed In The Mainstream

Friday, May 28, 2021

Pro-Palestinian activists see a public more willing to engage.

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Muslim Charity Spends Holy Month Feeding The Homeless Every Night

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Meals were cooked and prepared at a Brooklyn mosque daily as part of an initiative for Muslims Giving Back, a volunteer-run food bank catering to homeless and low-income New Yorkers. 

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