Arts & Entertainment
We Need More Than a Black Square
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When you actively profit from Black trends and Black ideas, solidarity isn’t enough.
Opinion
GUEST ROOM | Kneeling In Prayer and Protest
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I kneel in prayer for peace and justice and in solidarity with the protest.
protests
Ezra Cornell Statue Temporarily Reads ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Before Being Covered
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The statue could be seen with the red spray-painted words for under two hours.
protests
Ithacans Express Grief Over Recent Police Killings of Black Americans
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As the streets across the country fill with protestors, local leaders and black students respond to the recent killings of George Floyd and other black Americans.
Protest
Downtown Street Blocked in ‘Die-In’ Demonstration Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism
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The case of two black residents that began with a controversial arrest in April has brought national debates on police brutality and systemic racism home to Ithaca.
arrest
Cadji Ferguson, 1 of 2 Black Residents Controversially Arrested on Commons, Found Not Guilty
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Cadji Ferguson, who was controversially arrested last April for his alleged involvement in an Ithaca Commons fight, was acquitted of disorderly conduct by Tompkins County Judge Scott Millerthe, who cited lack of evidence in a bench trial.
Black Lives Matter
Police Union Criticizes Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 Disclosure of Body Camera Videos from Commons Altercation
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An Ithaca police union said Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 decision to share footage from an April arrest on the Commons was “intentionally misrepresenting an incident” and “improper” in a Facebook post on Saturday.
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter Ithaca Says Local Police Have Displayed ‘Pattern of Abuse’ to People of Color
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Black Lives Matter Ithaca condemned the Ithaca Police Department in a Facebook post Tuesday, saying the department has demonstrated a “pattern of abuse and disrespect” towards people of color.
vandalism
Video Shows Man Vandalizing Ithaca Alderperson’s Black Lives Matter Sign
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A man vandalized a Black Lives Matter sign in front of a City of Ithaca alderperson’s house on Monday morning in an act that was caught on video.
artists
Prominent Activist Lectures on the Impact of Artists
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Sekou, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist as well as an author, theologian and musician, spoke on the role of the artist in a postmodern age.