Washington Square News, New York University, NY
5 days ago by Chris James
CITY/STATE | "Police say get back, we say fight back!" chanted about 200 angry protesters outside of Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan last week. Hundreds of people around the city gathered in six different locations last Wednesday, all furious about the acquittal of three NYPD officers in the shooting death of Sean Bell.
The Hilltop, Howard University, DC
4 days ago by Valita A. Walston
Long time Anacostia resident Daa'iyah Pasha applied for a grant from The Historic Homeowners Grant program earlier this year after hearing about the program through her neighborhood civic association.
Pasha, like others in her neighborhood, submitted the two- part grant application in hopes of getting much needed funding for maintenance on her home; a home she had grown up in and inherited, and that had now fallen into disrepair.
Washington Square News, New York University, NY
5 days ago by Ben Norman
Former WSN deputy photo editor Ben Norman recently returned from studying in Cuba. His photo essay explores a colorful niche in Havana culture. "El Malecon" in Havana is an 8 km stretch of cement seawall spanning from one side of the city to the other.