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This article comments on the much disputed incident of Nathaniel Jones' (a Black) beating to death by Cincinnati, Ohio police. The incident raised furor among Blacks in the U.S. The article focuses on the biased role of corporate media towards Blacks, prosecutors' and defenders' conflicting statements, the escaping role played by paramedics team as they mistook the Jones' abnormal behavior as a sign of "nuisance" and instead of treating him, called the police. The whole incident of Jones' confrontation with police was videotaped and is a crucial evidence.

This article focuses on robberies which took place on 125th Street, Harlem in New York City from November 9 - December 9 2003. Two were armed robberies with the bandits threatening with guns while two others were shoplifting incidents that grew into full fledged fights between the robbers and the security guards. The fifth incident, which occurred at the Carver Federal Savings Bank at 116th Street and Malcolm X. Boulevard, was thwarted when a teller refused to respond to a note passed to her from a would-be robber who demanded cash. It was reported that no one was hurt in the incidents. Deputy Inspector Thomas Higdon, expressed his concern and acknowledged there is also an increase of crimes on the street, such as picking pockets, con games, identity theft, grand larceny and commercial burglaries. Sgt. Kevin Farrell, from the office of the deputy commissioner for public information, said the number of uniformed officers in the New York Police Department down to 37,000 from a peak of 40,000.

Lehman Brothers Inc., founded in 1844 in Montgomery, Alabama, recently acknowledged that documents exist proving the firm participated in one of the cruelest crimes against humanity— profiteering from the enslavement of African people. The firm's official history states that the Civil War, the outcome of which ended the system of chattel slavery, was not good for Lehman Brothers' business. After the Civil War, Lehman Brothers transitioned out of profiting from slavery and into financing emerging retailers that would later become household names.

A new videotape has emerged showing football player Nathaniel Jones dancing near a restaurant moments before he was beaten to death by two Cincinnati police officers. The questionable circumstances surrounding the death of Nathaniel Jones caused Cincinnati police officials to release a battery of information to justify the beating. According to the videotape, Jones was wrestled to the ground by the two cops, like a steer being taken down for branding. His killing at the hands of Cincinnati police has once again raised questions, both in Cincinnati and nationwide-about how police departments handle confrontations with African-American men.

Mart 125, which was closed two years ago when the last merchant tenants were evicted, is slated for a revival. Now there is a plan afoot coming out of the office of Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields to develop the space again as a retail center. It is an effort to create a space so some of the same merchants that were in Mart 125 can return. Mart 125 are concerned. Chappel Ventures is one of three Harlem-based businesses doing business as Harlem LLC, the joint venture that will develop the property.

A well-known clothing brand the Harlem store of Moshood Creations has been closed in Brooklyn, New York City and Atlanta, Georgia on October 31, 2003. According to Kunle Ade, manager of the flagship store in Brooklyn has described the Moshood brand as a combination of traditional African clothing and Western wear. However, Ade said that it was more than just a matter of a business failing to find its clientele. He said that Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) officials called them in Harlem, New York City and promised them$300,000, but they never gave them anything. The confusion behind Moshood not receiving the $300,000 is attributed to the lack of continuity between the administration of the four presidents that UMEZ has had in its nine years of existence.

Torture as an American dilemma has never been accorded its 15 minutes of fame, much less what some activists believe is its rightful place as an issue worthy of high profile. But the war on terrorism may change all of that. Every year, a global spotlight is shined on the issue of torture during the observance of the U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. That day is June 26, the day in 1987 when the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into force. More than 130 countries have become signatories to the convention. Meanwhile, since the war on terrorism has given the issue of torture higher visibility in the media, U.S. activists who have long been seeking justice for victims of police brutality, racial profiling, prison rape and other abuses committed, sanctioned or ignored by public officials are beginning to seek refuge under the U.N. convention against torture.

This article focuses on Personal Car Alarm, a device that can be carried on the person of automobile owners to alert them when someone is tampering with or stealing their motor vehicle. Invented by Edward Harper, this device contains two compact battery-operated components, including an infrared light emitter and radio frequency transmitter unit and a compact radio frequency receiver and alarm unit. The emitter and transmitter unit is to be installed in the automobile, while the receiver and alarm unit is carried by the vehicle's owner.

Henry Kissinger's war crimes are back in news, at a time when the public is focused on the arrest of Saddam Hussein, Iraq's deposed head of state. One position is that Hussein's arrest will remove Kissinger's war crimes from the news radar screen. But some say Hussein's arrest is the perfect news event on which to attach Kissinger's crimes against humanity. Kissinger indicts himself with words he uttered on October 7, 1976, while speaking with his Argentine counterpart. Kissinger has been sought for questioning concerning his war crimes by courts in Argentina, France, Chile, Spain and Great Britain.

This article reports on a marketing campaign which targets Harlem consumers. Seventy percent of Harlem residents shop outside the village and the Harlem Business Alliance (HBA) aims to do something about it. The name of the campaign is "Shop Harlem" which will focus on outdoor advertising to target consumers between 25 and 49 years of age. It entails about 100 retail businesses in Harlem using 30,000 shopping bags to pack the purchases of their customers. In order to keep Harlem dollars at home, the goal of the campaign is to reach a target group of three million people in a four-week period.