Zellnor Myrie is a product of Brooklyn, New York, raised in a rent-stabilized apartment in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens by immigrant parents from Costa Rica, educated in the city public schools and later graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School. His background is deeply working-class and immigrant-rooted, and from the start of his career he’s carried that identity […]
A federal jury in Louisiana has awarded $42.75 million to the family of a man who died in jail, marking one of the largest civil rights verdicts in the state’s history. The decision stands as a powerful statement about justice, accountability, and the value of every Black life, even behind bars. According to court filings, […]