End Qualified Immunity for Police, Defund Part of Police Budget
Geiger: "With uprisings sweeping the country in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders at the hands of racist police officers, it’s clear that systemic racism…
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“Power to The People” Podcast Discussion to Focus on Racial Policing, Criminal Justice
Flom will moderate “Power to the People,” a discussion and Q & A session featuring a panel of four leading criminal legal system experts and civil rights activists.…
House Judiciary Chairman: Culture of American Policing Must Change
Nadler: "Our hearts ache for the loss of George Floyd and Eric Garner. They ache for Breonna Taylor, for Amadou Diallo, for Tamir Rice, for LaQuan McDonald, for…
Activist Launches “Power In One Movement” to Influence Elections After George Floyd Murder
Delrish Moore. Photo source: Delrish Moore. Delrish Moore has launched the Power In One Movement whose mission is to influence proper legislation, fight racism, stop police brutality, eradicate…
George Floyd Rebellion: Black Economic Empowerment Must Top The Reform Agenda
Greetings sisters and brothers. This is Milton Allimadi. Publisher of Black Star News and adjunct professor of African History at John Jay College in New York City. I’m…
Trump’s Campaign Is Referendum on Racism and Xenophobia
The hate-mongering President Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore. President Donald Trump and his top aides are planning to rev up their campaign machine in the coming days with an…
Police Brutality and COVID-19 Crises Continue under Trump’s Racist Cowardly Presidency
Laven: "Months of inaction allowed the coronavirus to rage; his failure crippled the economy and caused tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths and literally millions of lost jobs.…
Police Bureaucracy Built on Racist Brutality is the Problem Not “Bad Apples”
Karakatsanis: "Politicians respond to the fallout by pledging more recruitment and training of 'good cops,' better 'community policing' practices, and rewritten 'use of force' policies. These pledges are…
AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Introduction of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020
Weingarten: “This legislation makes clear that police brutality, misconduct, harassment and killing have no place in this country." Photo: YouTube The 'Justice in Policing Act of 2020' has…
Lawyers Group Remembers James Byrd Dragged to Death by White Supremacists in Texas
Kristen Clarke: "As we remember James Byrd Jr., we recommit ourselves to fighting white supremacy and fighting for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless…