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Who’s spreading propaganda about my city?

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Naomi

I’ve been reading tweets and Daily News letters to the editor about how bad, how filthy, how dangerous, how ugly my city has become. Indeed, one Daily News comment, datelined from somewhere on the West Coast, yowled his NY loathing … Continue reading →

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A quarter century before Chauvin, another cop was convicted of murder

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Naomi

The New York Times reported the conviction of that cop, Paolo Colecchia. I had forgotten his name. But I will never forget the name of the man he murdered: Levi Gaines. His full name was Nathaniel Levi Gaines, Jr. but … Continue reading →

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Contemplating cruelty

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Naomi

I haven’t been able to watch much of the trial. After I saw a man weep on the witness stand, I turned the TV off. Chauvin’s icy sadism, indelibly recorded on that terrible video, twisted my insides. (As a former … Continue reading →

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