Brooklyn
Another BK Man Freed After Wrongful Conviction, Prosecutorial Misconduct
This year, three Brooklyn men, in three different criminal cases, have been released from prison or jail, after evidence surfaced exonerating them from crimes they did not commit. Each of these cases involving wrongful conviction and prosecutorial misconduct come out of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York. In December, More...
Perfect SAT Score for Cameron Clarke. That Hardly Happens.
Jenice Armstrong of Philly.com writes about a very impressive young student, Cameron Clarke, who scored a perfect 2400 on his SAT. Jenice Armstrong/Philly.com: WE’VE ALL read depressing newspaper stories about More...
(Watch) ’60 Minutes’ – Chicago: The false confession capital
60 Minutes: It’s hard to believe people would confess to a heinous crime they didn’t commit, but they do — especially teenagers — and there is no place in the U.S. where this has occurred More...
Kasandra Michelle Perkins: She Cannot Be An Afterthought
On Saturday, December 1, 2012, Kasandra Michelle Perkins was shot and killed by her boyfriend, Jovan Belcher. Ms. Perkins was 22-years-old and the mother of Zoey, the daughter she shared with Mr. Belcher. From More...
Not just 4 texting: Middle-School Students Using Smartphone for Homework
Move over, Angry Birds. It’s time to tackle a math problem. A new survey finds that about a third of middle-schoolers now use smart phones or tablets not just for entertainment and communication, but also for More...
(Video) Latino History: Millions of Mexican Descent Deported in 1900s
Craig Steven Frame: Surprisingly little has been written on the fifteen-year period from 1929 to 1944 when over two million people of Mexican descent – 1.2 million of whom were born in the United States – More...
Curbed.com: Renter’s Guide to the Ever-Changing Downtown Brooklyn
When traveling across the Manhattan Bridge into Brooklyn, the skyline is radically higher than it was just five years ago. That imposing skyline comes at a high cost for renters. This depressing guide -unless More...
NFL Chiefs Player Belcher Kills Girlfriend; Commits Suicide.
NFL Chiefs player Belcher dead in stadium suicide (via AFP) A player with US football’s Kansas City Chiefs fatally shot his girlfriend then drove to the team’s stadium and took his own life as his More...
Black and White: NYPD Sketch of BK Serial Killer is Not the Person Arrested
The recent arrest of “serial killer,” Salvatore Perrone, 64, of Staten Island, in the murders of three Brooklyn shopkeepers is a radical difference in image, than the sketch of a Black-Latino man released More...
(Video) Hurricane Sandy: Inside the Megastorm
Via NOVA on PBS.org: Hurricane Sandy: Inside the Megastorm takes viewers moment by moment through Hurricane Sandy, its impacts, and the future of storm protection. Was Hurricane Sandy a freak combination of weather More...
