[Criminal Justice\Tyra Patterson]
Press House: “When Tyra Patterson was 19, she falsely confessed to stealing a necklace, but thanks to Ohio’s “felony murder” laws, her false confession to robbery was converted into a confession to murder.”
Photo: The Press House
Criminal Justice Reform
BLM’s Opal Tometi Partners with PeaceTech Lab on Road to Equal Justice
[Opal Tometi\BLM\PeaceTech Lab]
Sheldon Himelfarb: “We are honored to work alongside Opal Tometi, whose commitment to racial justice worldwide will enrich and enhance our work, as we strive to implement our global PeaceTech programs in the United States.”
Photo: Janice Isabel
Reps. Jeffries & Velázquez Introduce Bills to Honor Former Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson
[Kenneth P. Thompson]
Lu-Shawn Thompson: “My husband was a man of vision. He believed in the power of second chances and thought everyone should have the opportunity to overcome mistakes from their past. During his time in office, he fought to lighten the penalties for those charged with low level offenses and exonerated over 20 wrongfully accused persons.”
Photo: Twitter
NBA, NBPA issue Plan to Focus on Racial Equality
[NBA\Police Reform\Social Justice]
NBA\WNBA: “The NBA and its players have agreed to immediately establish a social justice coalition, with representatives from players, coaches and governors, that will be focused on a broad range of issues…”
Photo: YouTube
More WNBA And NBA Superstars join Social Change Fund
[Social Change Fund]
Khris Middleton: “I am proud to be a part of the Social Change Fund and honored to be surrounded by men and women committed to fighting racism and police brutality.”
Photo: YouTube
Gov. Cuomo: I Stand with Thousands of Marchers Demanding Police Reform
[New York Governor Andrew Cuomo\Police Violence]
Cuomo: “I stand in solidarity with the thousands of peaceful demonstrators demanding police reform, criminal justice reform, and racial equality, shouting in one collective voice: Black Lives Matter.”
Photo: YouTube
NAN Announces “Get You Knee Off Our Necks” March on Washington
[“Get You Knee Off Our Neck” March on Washington]
Martin Luther King, III: “We are in the midst of the largest civil and human rights movement in history. Now is the time and this is the generation that can realize the dream my father spoke of 57 years ago.”
Photo: Twitter
NYC Leaders Engage in “Budget Tricks” to Protect NYPD Funding
[NYPD Budget\NYC Council]
Roberts: “Mayor De Blasio and the New York City Council’s “cuts” to the NYPD’s budget are a publicity stunt masquerading as reform…last night’s vote does not defund the police; it protects them with convoluted budget tricks.”
Photo: YouTube
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CONDEMNS GEORGE FLOYD KILLING BY POLICE
[CBC\George Floyd Murder]
CBC: “How many times will the police officers be the judge, jury, and executioner towards our people? How many times will our human rights be violated? It is unacceptable to threaten and take our lives because you feel threatened by the color of our skin.”
Photo: Facebook
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CONDEMNS GEORGE FLOYD KILLING BY POLICE
[CBC\George Floyd Murder]
CBC: “How many times will the police officers be the judge, jury, and executioner towards our people? How many times will our human rights be violated? It is unacceptable to threaten and take our lives because you feel threatened by the color of our skin.”
Photo: Facebook