Cop Who Tackled Tennis Star Has Record of Complaints
The police officer who tackled a retired tennis star in an apparent case of mistaken identity this week was the subject of a WNYC investigation last year that revealed a history of civilian...
View ArticleNYPD Says Prior Complaints Were 'No Basis' to Take Cop Off Street
The New York Police Department said Friday there was no basis to take Police Officer James Frascatore off the street before this week, when he body-slammed former tennis star James Blake in a case of...
View ArticleBlake's Attorney: Public Apology 'Doesn't Go Far Enough'
Retired tennis pro James Blake, whose father is black and mother is white, was waiting outside his Midtown hotel earlier this month for a car to take him to the U.S. Open. Then, suddenly, he was...
View ArticleJames Blake to Meet with Mayor, Police Commissioner
James Blake, the ex-tennis star who was tackled by a New York City police officer in a case of mistaken identity earlier this month, plans to meet with the mayor and police commissioner...
View ArticleJames Blake and Mayor de Blasio Call Meeting Over NYPD Conduct 'Productive'
Former tennis pro James Blake, who was thrown to the ground by a plainclothes policeman outside a hotel and mistakenly arrested, emerged from a meeting with the mayor and police commissioner on Monday...
View ArticleReview Board Substantiates James Blake's Claims Against NYPD
New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended its most serious course of action in the case of a police officer who tackled former tennis pro James Blake. The board is recommending an...
View ArticleTennis Star James Blake on Sports as a Force for Good
Back in 2015, professional tennis player, James Blake, was "mistakenly" tackled by an NYPD officer in Manhattan over credit card fraud. Blake has taken this opportunity to shine the light on athletes...
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How athletes have tried to use activism to level the playing field
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, a former professional athlete takes on color divisions in sport.Jeffrey Brown has our look from New York as part of our Race Matters series.JEFFREY BROWN: A...
View ArticleWeekly Music Roundup: James Blake, Resistance Revival Chorus, and Omar Apollo
Week of October 19: This week, dance music from James Blake, a classic protest song remade by the Resistance Revival Chorus, songwriter Omar Apollo dials in Mexican sounds from Indiana, and an aerial...
View ArticleWeekly Music Roundup: Daptone Records @20, Parquet Courts, and Lorde
This week, a celebration of old-school soul from the Apollo Theater, a celebration of crowded city streets from Parquet Courts, and futurist R&B from James Blake. Plus, new age pop from Lorde, and...
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