Kalief Browder
Bail Reform, Civil Rights, And Why Hip-Hop Journalists Need To Get Involved
VIBE looks at how new bail reform will impact New Yorkers, and why music journalists need to speak up.
Kalief Browder’s Family Settles With NYC For $3.3 Million
Kalief Browder’s family has reportedly reached a settlement in their malicious prosecution and wrongful death suit against New York City for $3.3 million, The New York Ti…
Pedro Hernandez’s Mother Speaks Out At Protest In The Bronx
On Thursday (Aug. 10), Pedro Hernandez became the central figure of a Bronx protest aimed at getting the 17-year-old’s charges on attempted murder dropped. The rally…
Bronx Teen At Rikers Makes Bail “Thanks To The Robert F. Kennedy Organization”
After spending a year behind bars at Rikers Island for an alleged shooting that multiple witnesses and the victim said he did not commit, Pedro Hernandez, 17, makes bail…
In Kalief Browder-Like Case, College-Bound Teen At Rikers Rejects Plea Deal
In May 2010, 16-year-old Kalief Browder was accused of stealing a backpack. A faulty identification from the victim and a vicious justice system lead Browder to spending…
Family To Receive $380K For Rikers Island Inmate Who Hung Himself After Being Taken Off Suicide Watch
Just 10 days after being taken off suicide watch, Aris Hiraldo was found hanging in his cell, and now nearly six years after his death, Hiraldo’s family will receive…
Jay-Z Pushes For Projects That Demand Social Justice: “This Is Our Power” (Guest Column)
The power of one voice is strong, but when it comes to social justice, the power of our collective voices is unstoppable. Now is the time to recognize that through our…
Kalief Browder’s Brother Is Running Against Mayor Bill De Blasio
The Browder family has been supplying their activist efforts to effect change through criminal justice reform in their home of New York City. But one of the Browders isn…
Bronx Residents Honor Kalief Browder’s Life & Legacy With Renamed Street
Today (May 24), Kalief Browder would have been 24 years old. Unfortunately, his life was cut short in 2015 after taking his own life – his tragic fate after suffering…