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Brad Lander arrested

AMNY

Comptroller Brad Lander released after dramatic arrest at ICE court hearing

Lawyers at Foley Square for Law Day Rally against Trump.

AMNY

Hundreds of lawyers converge on Foley Square in ‘break-the-glass’ moment for the rule of law in second Trump era

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers remarks to churchgoers at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

AMNY

Hochul touts economic agenda, vows to fight Medicaid cuts in Sunday visits to Queens

Dr. Hazel Dukes in 2023

AMNY

Dr. Hazel Dukes, 92, remembered as long-time champion of civil rights in NY

News

Black History Month at NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Queens: Lorna Rainey honors her great-grandfather’s legacy, America’s first Black U.S. Rep.

By Athena Dawson

NYS Attorney General Letitia James

AMNY

AG Letitia James urges Senate to reject Laken Riley Act, citing threats to due process and public safety

Jackson Heights Post

Author to give talk about ‘much-needed biography’, An Irish Passion For Justice, at Jackson Heights Library

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Schneps Podcasts

Podcast: Sanford Rubenstein, New York’s most renowned civil rights lawyer and activist

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Op-Ed: The Liberating Power of Hope

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News

Thinking of protesting? Here’s what you need to know to avoid confrontations

By QNS News Team

Ivo Philbert of the Jackie Robinson Foundation puts the baseball legend's life in a larger context for the students of Our World Neighborhood Charter Middle School.

Astoria

Astoria middle school celebrates Jackie Robinson’s centennial with music and history

By Max Parrott

Opinion

June 1964: Queens College disappearance, civil rights drama and Mets’ marathon double-header

By Greater Astoria Historical Society

Black History Month: Battle for civil rights in Queens

News

Black History Month: Battle for civil rights in Queens

By TimesLedger Staff

Queens College alum’s killer dies in prison

Flushing

Queens College alum’s killer dies in prison

By Naeisha Rose

Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy celebrated in Jamaica

Jamaica

Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy celebrated in Jamaica

By Naeisha Rose

Flake recalls Queens College student killed in Mississippi on MLK Day

Flushing

Flake recalls Queens College student killed in Mississippi on MLK Day

By Aneisha Rose

Opinion

Obama report card: mixed grades but A for civility

By Tom Allon

Opinion

A 2nd Wave Feminist’s View of the Election for President

By Ann Juliano Jawin

Pan American International High School in Elmhurst.

Elmhurst

Feds sue former principal of Elmhurst high school and city for racist actions against black teachers

By Robert Pozarycki

Pomonok

Electeds help volunteers clean up Pomonok Houses on MLK Day

By Madina Toure

Jamaica

Elections come to southeast Queens

By Sadef Ali Kully

Rego Park

Rego Park man admits threatening Muslims: FBI

By Sadef Ali Kully

Springfield Gardens

Tuskegee Airman’s story inspires the young

By Sadef Kully

Springfield Gardens

Malcolm X’s daughter speaks on her father’s legacy at Merrick Academy

By Madina Toure

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