2015/5/11— The United States acknowledged that it needed to do more to uphold civil rights and improve policing in a review of its human rights record at the United Nations on Monday, but faced calls for action by states on …..
2015/5/9-Mothers from around the country gathered in the nation’s capital Saturday to protest police brutality in a march from Capitol Hill to the Justice Department. The Facebook page for the Million Moms March on Washington event is overflowing with posts by mothers …..
2015/5/11-When Baltimore State’s Attorney Maryliyn Mosby charged six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, she said they had ignored Gray’s pleas for medical care during his arrest and a 45-minute transport van ride. Records obtained by The Baltimore Sun show that city …..
2015/5/9-The Harlem Children’s Zone is a nonprofit known for its innovative, multifaceted approach to ending the cycle to poverty. It’s garnered kudos from President Obama and philanthropists like William Louis-Dreyfus, who recently announced he would donate up to $50 million to the …..
2015/2/11–Some do it because there are warrants for their arrest. Others because they possess drugs, are seeking a thrill, or are just plain scared. Sometimes people do it even when they have done nothing wrong. Young men in the heavily policed …..
