December 10, 2014
Quoted in Governor Cuomo Announces $25 Million To Expand Pre-K In Communities With High Student Needs
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State has been awarded approximately $25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support pre-k programs…
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(Quoted in Governor Cuomo Announces $25 Million To Expand Pre-K In Communities With High Student Needs)
December 10, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Her Appointment to the Energy and Commerce Committee
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on her selection by the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to become a member of the prestigious…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Her Appointment to the Energy and Commerce Committee)
December 5, 2014
NO JUSTICE: Staten Island grand jury refuses to indict in Eric Garner case
“‘How can anyone in the community have faith in the system now?’ asked Vincent Warren, Center for Constitutional Rights executive director.
No charges will…
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(NO JUSTICE: Staten Island grand jury refuses to indict in Eric Garner case)
December 5, 2014
Body Cameras Are on the Way—but in Eric Garner’s Case, Would It Have Mattered?
“‘I can’t believe that in the 21st century in the United States of America, we can’t get a simple indictment for a murder of a man that was caught on videotape.’…
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(Body Cameras Are on the Way—but in Eric Garner’s Case, Would It Have Mattered?)
December 5, 2014
Obama signals he’ll put muscle behind response to police killings
“President Obama is pledging a robust effort to ensure the criminal justice system treats all people equally regardless of color following a New York City grand jury’s decision…
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(Obama signals he’ll put muscle behind response to police killings)
December 5, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the November Jobs Report
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 321,000 jobs in November, the fifty-eighth…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the November Jobs Report)
