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In the wake of last year's record number of 575,304 people stopped and frisked by the NYPD, most of them Black and Latino, the legislation signed by Paterson is historic; however, the question of police compliance remains.

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VIDEO :: Charles Barron announces his run for governor as Freedom Party candidate, June 17, 2010. more>

VIDEO :: City Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn) may launch a challenge to a Cuomo candidacy for Governor of New York. more>

The noted journalist and publisher of the Brooklyn-based Haitian Times flew down to both assess the damage in the wake of the horrific 7.0 earthquake and get his family to safety.

VIDEO :: Ray Suarez of PBS News Hour reports that Haiti's leaders are turning toward rebuilding its shattered government as earthquake recovery continues. more>

"Most of these children were victims of gun violence, and the age range is 3 to 25," said activist Erica Ford, CEO and founder of Life Camp Inc. more>

The cutting of summer youth jobs and closing of recreation centers has provoked acts of violence among black youth, and will continue to do so unless “public officials, clergy, and community leaders take a more aggressive approach to coming up with solutions to stop the growing gun violence on our city streets,” said Malcolm A. Smith, State Senate Democratic leader. more>

The initial community reaction to the police acquittals in the killing of Sean Bell on his wedding day back in 2005 has been more than predictable: anger, frustration and disgust. According to Bomani, rapper from United Front, “the Black man in this city has been totally emasculated, to the point that we can get shot down in the street and nothing happens.” more>

With Seats up for grabs include: the mayoralty, the public advocate, the comptroller, four borough president seats, 36 City Council seats and congressional seats, New York City’s Black community leaders are angling to take control. more>

“Barack Obama is an impressive guy,” said Reverend Al Sharpton. “I just don’t know what he stands for.” more>

The historic Victoria “Five” Theater is the latest prominent Harlem landmark being eyed by “outside forces” as a delectable real estate statistic in someone’s fat portfolio. more>

African-Americans have a moral duty to help those in need in the homeland, even if the United States itself has – for curious reasons – paid little attention to the ravaged communities of the African coast. more>

The Attica Rebellion is more than a prison insurrection where dozens of inmates and guards died and more than 100 people were injured. It is also a window into the time and culture that produced it. An annual commemoration of the tragic event is also a moment to look closely at what is happening in a country that has the highest number of people incarcerated in the world. more>

In an exclusive sit-down interview early Thursday, popular Assemblyman Roger Green, 57th assembly district (AD), told the Daily Challenge a debt of $90 for cookies and gas cost him $2,000 in fines, 3-years probation, loss of his salary and, ultimately, his seat in the State Assembly. more>

The Black community, including the Nation of Islam, feels targeted after the much-publicized arrest of alleged Washington, D.C. area snipers John Muhammad and John Lee Malvo. more>