SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist manifesto that appeared to be a copy of one linked to a man accused of attacking two mosques in New Zealand was circulated electronically at Syracuse University, campus law enforcement said Tuesday, adding to a string of racist episodes that have shaken the upstate New York campus. Federal […]
According to the Post-Standard, on Oct. 16, 2017, officers from the Syracuse Police Department Violence Task Force pulled 42-year-old Torrence Jackson over for not signaling for a turn in time. Jackson signaled for the turn, just not in time, according to police. The traffic violation reportedly gave officers the authority to make a “pretext stop,” […]
4/23/18- Guy’s Got A Gripe with businesses that don’t advertise to Black people. While in Syracuse he stopped at the mall to buy a few things for the cruise and noticed that there weren’t many brands that African-Americans could buy from. To Guy, this means that they don’t want African-American business. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: GET THE […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Syracuse University and Boston Celtics center Fab Melo has died in his native Brazil, military police said Sunday. He was 26. An emergency call Saturday night brought police and paramedics to Melo’s house in Juiz de Fora, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, according to a police sergeant who […]
Two teenage girls living in Syracuse, New York, were arrested after allegedly attacking a 62-year-old man on video.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Dwayne “Pearl” Washington, who went from New York City playground wonder to Big East star for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, has died. He was 52. Washington died Wednesday of cancer, the university said. He had been coping with medical problems since a brain tumor was first diagnosed in 1995 and recently […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A former Syracuse University football player has pleaded not guilty to stabbing two current Orange players with a pocket knife. City Court Judge Ross Andrews entered the plea for Naesean Howard on Monday because Howard didn’t have an assigned lawyer. Howard is accused of repeatedly stabbing Chauncey Scissum and Corey Winfield, […]
Like most mothers, Denisha DeLee wants to see her son grow up happy and healthy and in pursuit of a positive and productive life. But unlike most mothers, DeLee just wants to see her son grow up. Her son, 2-year-old King Nazir Leon was born with a rare hereditary immune deficiency disease called CD 40. […]
