The House voted to expel Rep. George Santos. The flu rose as RSV infections peaked. Kennedy Center honored the likes of Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick. Landslides killed more than 60 people in Tanzania. And the seven-day combat pause in Gaza ende.
A Queens knife attack left four people dead and two officers wounded before police fatally shot the suspect. E-bike battery fire killed one, injured several in Bronx building fire. Explosion leveled home in Arlington, Va., while officers attempted to serve a search warrant. And a study found students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic.
Families of the anti-Black Jacksonville Dollar General shooting victims sued the store’s landlord.
Alicia Keys’ semi-biographical musical “Hell’s Kitchen” was slated for Broadway next spring. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” opened to $21 million. African nations collaborated with Caribbean allies to pressure European countries to return stolen artifacts. NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released HIV/AIDS stats as the city observed World AIDS Day.
NYCHA’s Brooklyn Nostrand Houses held a resident vote for a preservation trust. “The Jeffersons” creator Norman Lear died at age 101. The National Action Network held a toy giveaway. Maintenance workers negotiated for a new contract.
City Council members called a new shelter eviction policy for migrants “cruelty.” Vice President Kamala Harris attended the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai; President Joe Biden did not. BK Navy Yard held its sixth annual holiday market. P Diddy (real name, Sean Combs) was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in 2003. LSU’s Jayden Daniels became the 10th Black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy.
Ed Poindexter, Black Panther who maintained his innocence for the 1970 bombing death of a white Omaha police officer, died at age 79. FDA approved gene therapies for sickle cell anemia. Holiday crowds reached “record highs.” Fantasia and Jeffrey Wright were nominated for Golden Globes.
An exonerated Black New Yorker sued the city over wrongful conviction. Community thanked outgoing Harlem City Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan. Israeli farms employed Malawian youth amidst ongoing war. The White House delayed a menthol ban. Harvard kept Claudine Gay as university president despite calls for her removal after a House committee hearing about ongoing pro-Palestinian protests and alleged on-campus anti-semitism.
The Biden administration announced $4.8 billion in student loan debt was forgiven. National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. was slated to teach a race and racism course at Duke University. The UN General Assembly voted in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher died at age 61.
The City Council passed a menstrual equity bill package. Lynelle Maginley-Liddie was appointed the new NYC Department of Corrections commissioner. Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani was ordered to pay $148 million to George election workers. A Mississippi judge sentences 10-year-old Black child to probation over urinating in public. Hanukkah ends after the eighth day of observation. Actor Jonathan Majors was convicted for assaulting his ex-girlfriend and subsequently removed from his leading role in the Marvel superhero films.
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar faced months of recovery after breaking his hip at a concert. Mayor Eric Adams awarded UNCF’s Dr. Michael Lomax and TheGrio’s Eboni K. Williams with the Shine a Light Civic Courage Award. A nurses’ strike at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital leads to a new contract. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III held a Tel Aviv press conference.
A Black Rochester man’s conviction was vacated after witnesses recanted testimony almost four decades later.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a reparations commission bill into law. Kwanzaa grew in popularity as local businesses prepared for holiday shopping. Protests over public libraries’ Sunday closures escalated. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled to remove Donald Trump from upcoming presidential race ballots due to his role in the January 6 insurrection.
A Washington jury cleared charges against officers over a Black man’s death after he was beaten and restrained by police on camera. Medical reporters were removed from credit reports in New York State. Ex-Suriname President Desi Bouterse was sentenced to 20 years in prison for mass murder. Paramedics who applied the sedative ketamine leading to Elijah McClain’s death were convicted.
Hochul vetoed the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act. Christmas in Hollis…and all of New York City as locals and tourists celebrated alike. Kwanzaa kicked off with the observation of Umoja, the principle of unity. A bill banning solitary confinement passed in New York City. Dancer and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at age 80, Medgar Evers College professor and administrator Dr. John Flateau dies at age 73.