‘They are in their late teens or early 20s, most of them have some training in the martial arts and all are as streetwise as alley cats’: Red Berets, 1979. Photograph: Peter Howe‘They are in their late teens or early 20s, most of them have some training in the martial arts and all are as streetwise as alley cats’: Red Berets, 1979. Photograph: Peter HoweFrom the Observer archiveNew YorkHelp was at hand for ‘the worst routes, the least well-lit stations and the poorest, most violent neighbourhoods’‘Chivalry has returned to New York,’ proclaimed the Observer on 15 July 1979, as it descended into the lawless New York subway underworld, accompanied by the Magnificent Thirteen Subway Patrol, AKA the Red Berets. Read More...
US news This article is more than 4 months oldWoman, 94, crosses US to see sister, 90, possibly for last time: ‘Don’t say goodbye!’This article is more than 4 months oldVideo of farewell between Barbara Carolan and her sister, Shirley, warms collective heart of the oft-callous internet after going viral
A 94-year-old woman from New Hampshire traveled across the US to see her 90-year-old sister for possibly the last time, and a video of their farewell – initially intended to be just for family – has warmed the collective heart of the oft-callous internet after going viral. Read More...
Kevin Moore, sitting by the spot where Freddie Gray was arrested. Photograph: Baynard WoodsKevin Moore, sitting by the spot where Freddie Gray was arrested. Photograph: Baynard WoodsFreddie GrayInterview'I hear the screams every night': Freddie Gray's death haunts man who shot videoBaynard Woods in BaltimoreKevin Moore captured last images of the Baltimore man. A year later and after the acquittals of police officers over his death, he says ‘I ain’t got no more tears left’ Kevin Moore sits on a low stone wall at the edge of the handicapped ramp where Freddie Gray was apprehended, thrown to the ground and hogtied with a knee on his neck in Baltimore in April 2015. Read More...
