Editorial: Mayor Bill de Blasio Shows True Leadership After Eric Garner Non-Indictment
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Editorial: Mayor Bill de Blasio Shows True Leadership After Eric Garner Non-Indictment

ByKyle W. Bell

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was elected to change how New York City operates. His platform included an end to the city’s discriminatory stop-and-frisk policy, addressing the city’s increasing income inequality, and improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers. Today, he delivered an honest assessment of the state of the nation’s…

No Indictment for NYPD Officer Involved in Eric Garner Chokehold Death
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No Indictment for NYPD Officer Involved in Eric Garner Chokehold Death

ByKyle W. Bell

A New York City police officer involved in the choking death of an unarmed black man will not be indicted. NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo choked Eric Garner to death during an encounter on July 17 that was caught on video. The video shows Garner pleading with police to leave him alone, raising his hands in…