NAACP Announces Virtual March to Address Police Violence, Voter Mobilization
Derrick Johnson: “Our 2020 Virtual March on Washington is about asking everyone — from protesters in the streets to elected officials at all levels of government — to…
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NAN Announces “Get You Knee Off Our Necks” 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…
Rep. Pressley Objects to Massachusetts Qualified Immunity Bill Changes
Rep. Pressley: I urge the Massachusetts Senate to fight to preserve the language in the original bill. We will not be intimidated by scare tactics and misinformation from…
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."…
All NYC District Attorneys, Except Staten Island, Back Legislation To End Chokeholds
Vance: "We stand in support of proposed city and state legislation that would criminalize the use of chokeholds and similar restraints by law enforcement officers." Photo: YouTube Tellingly,…
NY State Assembly Passage of ‘Police-STAT Act’ Celebrated by Police Reform Group
Carolyn Martinez-Class: “New York is finally on the cusp of collecting and publicly reporting critical policing data from departments throughout the state so communities, advocates and lawmakers can…
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CONDEMNS GEORGE FLOYD KILLING BY POLICE
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…
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CONDEMNS GEORGE FLOYD KILLING BY POLICE
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…
NY TRANSIT AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ADVOCATES TO GOVERNOR CUOMO: INVEST IN MTA SERVICE UPGRADES NOT MORE MTA POLICE
Riders Alliance Community Organizer Danna Dennis: "Riders need more subways and buses, not an expensive new police force. Governor Cuomo should cancel his order for the MTA to…
Deflecting Corruption Investigation NYPD’s Bratton Demonizes Recorders of Police Abuse
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton Communities United for Police Reform responds to Commissioner Bill Bratton’s claim that civilians documenting the police are an “epidemic” that escalates police violence against…