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Civil rights leaders launch 'UnMaskHateNY' campaign as city grapples with 'alarming' rise in antisemitism
June 27, 2024 | 6:00am"UnMaskHateNY will hold those who engage in this harmful conduct accountable and make all of our communities safer."
Rosa Parks-'inspired' bikini sparks social media outrage: 'Actual insanity''
June 26, 2024 | 10:19amAn itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie Rosa Parks-inspired bikini has ignited an internet riot.
Why Juneteenth is a holiday for ALL Americans to celebrate
June 19, 2024 | 6:30amAmerica today celebrates Juneteenth, a commemoration both of the horrors of the nation's original sin, slavery, and of its end. The holiday traces to victorious Union Gen. Gordon Granger’s June...
Biden twice says he was 'involved deeply' in Civil Rights Movement — despite admitting in the past he wasn't
May 29, 2024 | 5:43pmPresident Biden claimed twice on Wednesday that he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement as he courted black voters in battleground Pennsylvania — despite admitting in the past that...
Bodycam footage shows Florida cop gun down airman in his own home without warning
May 9, 2024 | 6:33pmRoger Fortson's family said that the 23-year-old had armed himself with his own legal handgun in response to suspicious knocks at his door that turned out to be a sheriff's...
Rep. Elise Stefanik demands federal funds for Columbia University be revoked in wake of anti-Israel protests
April 23, 2024 | 10:21pmStefanik, in a letter to top Biden administration officials, demanded that federal funding to the Ivy League school be stripped because of the alleged Civil Rights Act violations.
Woke NYC Child Services policies will result in dead black kids
April 22, 2024 | 6:49pmWatch out, Mr. Mayor: The city Administration for Children’s Services embrace of woke ideology is all too likely to bring headlines about dead black and Hispanic kids on ACS's hands...
28 books that are absolute must-reads this spring
April 6, 2024 | 9:32amGrab a book -- and an outdoor table at your favorite coffeeshop.
Enough sympathy: Jews need real action to stop antisemitism
March 15, 2024 | 5:17pmJews face a ton of threats and violence. It's time for our political classes to take real actions.
Why I joined the lawsuit against Columbia over its antisemitism
March 10, 2024 | 7:10pmI joined a federal lawsuit against the school to make sure it’s held accountable and finally takes action against campus antisemitism.
AG Garland warns Selma church that voting rights are under attack on 59th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday'
March 3, 2024 | 2:25pmAG Merrick Garland told a Bloody Sunday service in Selma that decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts since 2006 have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Suspect alleges he was handcuffed so tightly, his hand had to be amputated
February 6, 2024 | 11:12amAn amputee has sued an Alabama sheriff’s department after he was allegedly handcuffed so tightly for several hours that he had to have his left hand surgically removed.
Don't let selfish Lia Thomas ruin the Olympics for women
January 26, 2024 | 6:57pmTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas is lawyering up, seeking to coerce the Olympic governing body for swimming to accept biological males competing against females.
Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dead at 62 after battling prostate cancer
January 22, 2024 | 11:14pmThe younger son of the civil rights icon died at his home in Malibu, California. His wife, Leah Weber King, said in a statement that he died “peacefully in his...
Dr. King's impact on Black athletes during the Civil Rights Movement
January 15, 2024 | 3:05pmBill Rhoden, journalist and author, joins New York Post Sports anchor Dexter Henry to discuss the impact of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on prominent Black athletes...
Martin Luther King Jr.: The best of America
January 14, 2024 | 12:43pmUltimately, Martin Luther King’s legacy is that he managed to combat injustice by appealing to Americans’ highest aspirations. And that is why the nation rightly celebrates him today.
Newsweek writer accuses Lloyd Austin critics of racism, The Guardian fears Gaza war's ... climate impact, and more
January 11, 2024 | 6:20pmA column in Newsweek claimed that calling for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to resign is an "attack on black success."
Biden repeats civil rights whopper in a desperate re-election bid
January 8, 2024 | 7:18pmPresident Biden couldn't stop himself from claiming phony cred, insisting he’d “spent more time in the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del.
Transgender model sues NYC agency for killing his career by claiming he was 'insufficiently masculine' to work in men's fashion
December 21, 2023 | 8:38pmFrances Coombe is requesting more than $300,000 in lost income and is seeking damages for emotional distress over the downfall of his reputation and career.
2-year-old black girl cuffed by white child for Rosa Parks reenactment at Florida day care
December 20, 2023 | 9:51am"The look on her face alone, it was horrific," said the parents of the toddler, who they believe is the only black child in her daycare.