Is America Finally Acknowledging Its Wretched Past to Change Future?
Koehler: "What matters about the present moment is that change seems to be coming from multiple directions, both outside and within the corridors of political and economic power."…
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NBA To Display Black Lives Matter Slogan When Season Resumes
The NBA and the players union have agreed to have “Black Lives Matter” painted on the courts inside both sidelines of the venues at the ESPN Wide World…
Elijah McClain Murder: Father Wants “All” Officers Held Accountable
Elijah McClain father, LaWayne Mosley: "He's just a bundle of joy. I mean, just my baby. My baby boy." Photo: YouTube The Justice Department announced late Tuesday night…
Police Unions Are One Primary Problem in Racist American Policing
Vox: "Police unions...have become the most vocal interest group opposing criminal justice reforms... they have, unlike most unions, been profoundly conservative institutions that uphold a particular white ethnic,…
American Policing Like America’s Military Should be Defunded
Myers: "Militarism has always been rationalized by the ancient Roman bromide: if you want peace, prepare for war. With the deaths of George Floyd and too many others,…
WBAI Radio’s Black Star News Show: Columbus’ Statue and George Floyd
Black Star News Show: Today's Theme: “Post George Floyd Uprisings and Resistance.” Photo: YouTube How can a supposedly "progressive" Governor Andrew Cuomo defend removing the statue of a…
CUNY Union Joins Growing Call to Defund NYPD
PSC\CUNY: "The Professional Staff Congress Calls for Defunding the NYPD and Redirecting Resources to Education, Public Health and Other Community Needs." Photo: Twitter The Professional Staff Congress, the…
Organization Demands Justice for Murdered WW2 African Soldiers
"There has been no justice for the families of the ex-servicemen who were veterans of World War 2...They were murdered by British Colonial Head of Police Superintendent Colin…
George Floyd’s Murder Forcing Some Whites to Consider White Privilege
Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, captured in witness videos showing then-Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck, has led white Americans to call out racism against Black Americans more…
Book Excerpt #2: “The Roots of Racism in American Policing”
Benjamin: "The police 'Slave Patrol' system was created to protect the profits of these slaveholders who feared slave uprisings would economically disrupt their 'peculiar institution.” Photo: YouTube This…