2015 — The Year Of #BlackLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Laquan McDonald. Sandra Bland. Walter Scott. Rekia Boyd. Tamir Rice. Most Americans have at least heard their names, and the stories of how…
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Chicago: Firing of McCarthy Won’t Cut It — What Did Mayor Emanuel Know And When?
Mayor Emanuel -- will throwing McCarthy under bus be enough? Mayor Rahm Emanuel did the right thing by firing Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy in Chicago in connection…
Chicago Style Cover-up: Van Dyke’s Execution Of Laquan McDonald
Van Dyke--he and City of Chicago had concealed his execution of Laquan McDonald This weeks belated arrest of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke for the cold-blooded summary…
#BlackLivesMatter: We Need More Serpicos To Help End Corrupt Police Culture
Frank Serpico In late 1971, Detective Frank Serpico tried to change the corrupt cop culture of the New York Police Department (NYPD) when he testified before the Knapp…
ACTION PLAN: WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO THE DAY AFTER MILLION MAN MARCH ANNIVERSARY 20?
Let's help create a better future for him On the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March the numbers have not disappointed -- Sisters and Brothers showed up…
Mayor Stephanie Rollins Blake’ Truth To Power About Crime And Black Communities: Poverty, Neglect, Racism
Mayor Rawlings-Blake Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake rightly spoke about the “lack of jobs, housing challenges, education and disparities in opportunity” in Black America which creates the volatile situation…
Baltimore Judge Rules Cops Who Killed Freddie Gray Aren’t Above The Law
Clockwise from top left: Officer Caesar Goodson; Lt. Brian Rice; Sgt. Alicia White; Officer Garrett Miller; Officer William Porter; and Officer Edward Nero. On Wednesday, a Baltimore judge…
Push For Barron Bill Seeking To End Secret Grand Juries In Police Shooting Cases
Charles and Inez Barron On Monday, August 17, 2015 at 12 Noon on the steps of City Hall, Assemblyman Charles Barron and Councilwoman Inez Barron will be joined…
The Ferguson Calamity And Recovery: Lessons In Grassroots Empowerment From Los Angeles
Cruel, cold, callous-- Brown's body lay on streets for over 4 hours This month, the nation will acknowledge two political milestones. On Aug. 9, we mark the one-year…
Texas Cop’s Child Abuse Highlights Police Prejudice Against African-Americans
The face of hate--violent nutcase Eric Casebolt For nearly a year now, since the killing of Michael Brown, in Missouri; and Eric Garner, in Staten Island; weve witnessed…