This new commission is charged by the New York State Legislature and Governor to investigate the institution of slavery, racial and economic discrimination against people of African descent, and its impact of people living today of African descent.
Imagine going to work and finding out that one of your coworkers has done something disgustingly racist. That is what happened in Saratoga County, and the person responsible has been arrested.
New York’s Attorney General Letitia James is taking action. Attorney General James is suing the Rensselaer County Board of Elections for voter suppression.
On Friday Attorney General Letitia James made a proposal that protesters have been asking for quite some time, a limit on when police officers can use deadly force against unarmed civilians.