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Khaleel Sultarn Sayyed, center, a member of Malcolm X's security detail, Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, left, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, right, and others stand in the Audubon Ballroom, now part of The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, where the civil rights leader was shot to death 59 years ago, in New York, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Photo credit: Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press

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Two allege authorities arrested them to stop them from protecting Malcolm X

February 23, 2024
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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Former New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stands in New York's Times Square during a news conference about New Year's Eve security, Dec. 30, 2022. Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, stepped down in June after 18 months on the job. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, announced the resignation in an email to department staff, Monday, June 12, 2023. Photo credit: Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press

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BNV BLACK PEARLS: Keechant Sewell runs world’s largest police force

December 29, 2023
By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

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2 Black men exonerated for 1990s NYC murders after reinvestigations find police coerced witnesses

November 28, 2023
By Karen Matthews
The Associated Press

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Former New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stands in New York's Times Square during a news conference about New Year's Eve security, Dec. 30, 2022. Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, stepped down in June after 18 months on the job. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, announced the resignation in an email to department staff, Monday, June 12, 2023. Photo credit: Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press

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Former NYC Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell to head up security for the New York Mets

November 3, 2023
By CBS News

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Daniel Penny, center, is walked by New York Police Department detectives out of the 5th Precinct, May 12, 2023, in New York. Penny, the man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold, has been indicted by a grand jury, an expected procedural step that will allow the criminal case to continue. Photo credit: Jeenah Moon, The Associated Press

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Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely

June 15, 2023
By Michael R. Sisak
The Associated Press

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Former New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stands in New York's Times Square during a news conference about New Year's Eve security, Dec. 30, 2022. Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, stepped down in June after 18 months on the job. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, announced the resignation in an email to department staff, Monday, June 12, 2023. Photo credit: Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press

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New York City police commissioner, first woman to lead department, resigns after 18 months

June 13, 2023
By Jake Offenhartz & Michael R. Sisak
The Associated Press

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