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1970s Church Committee hearings which exposed CIA and FBI oppression of US citizens, like COINTELPRO and Operation CHAOS

CT Gov. Malloy Must Address NYPD-CIA and FBI Spying on and “COINTELPRO” Disruption of Muslims and Left-Wing Activists

Dear Gov. Dannel Malloy, Lt. Gov Nancy Wyman, CT Public Safety Commissioner Dora Schriro:      We Refuse to Be Enemies is a coalition of ...

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After $41 Million Settlement, Some Harsh Words For Bloomberg, As Central Park 5 Thank De Blasio And Supporters

Santana, Richardson, Salaam, and Clay. Photo: Black Star News Listening to one of the men who served a long prison sentence for a false ...

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New York: Robbing “Hood”; Steal From The Poor, Give To The Rich

Heckuva Job Bloomberg! [What’s On My Mind] I was once a Republican so what I’m about to talk about comes with some insight into ...

Judge Scheindlin’s Stop-and-Frisk Ruling Means Black And Latino Officers Also Racially Targeting

Bloomberg, shown with Commissioner Kelly, was dealt a blow by Scheindlin ruling [Pardon My Rant] It was 12:10pm on a Tuesday. The date was ...

Fingerprinting NYCHA Folks: Mayor Bloomberg Versus Black And Latino Pre-Convicts

The Mayor as PreCog? [Black Star News Editorial] Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to fingerprint residents who live in so-called “housing projects” operated by the ...

Haste, Killer Of Ramarley Graham, Not Indicted: Open Hunting Season On Black Teenagers

Haste; too bad his victim Ramarley can’t smile   [Black Star Editorial] Not surprisingly a Grand Jury refused to re-indict Richard Haste, the New ...

Bloomberg Can Regain Some Dignity By Apologizing For Slandering Blacks And Latinos

[Speaking Truth To Power] On Friday, in a stunningly insensitive and borderline racist statement, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a moment of undignified ...

Will Mayor Bloomberg Have George Wallace Epiphany?

[Stop-and-Frisk: Op-Ed] Wallace: “Segregation today, Segregation tomorrow, Segregation forever.” Then he saw the light Someone close to Mayor Michael Bloomberg should pull him aside ...

Community Safety Act And The NYPD: Bloomberg’s “The Blacks Are Coming!” Tactic Backfires

Councilman Jumaane Williams [Speaking Truth To Power] This week the New York City Council passed landmark legislation to tackle the massive abuses caused by ...

The Big Decision: Stop-And-Frisk Must Go

[Election 2013: Speaking Truth To Power] As New York City residents await Judge Shira A. Scheindlin’s decision in the Floyd v. City of New ...