2015/5/7-Imagine strangers crossing the street to avoid you, imagine the police arbitrarily stopping you, imagine knowing people fear you because of the color of your skin. Many of this country’s young black men and boys don’t have to imagine. In …..
2015/5/6-Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday called on the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale civil rights investigation into the “pattern and practices” of the city police department — a probe that would examine excessive force, discriminatory harassment, …..
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to approve a historic $5.5 million reparations fund for torture victims of the notorious Chicago police Commander Jon Burge and his so-called midnight crew of rogue detectives. 2015/5/6-“This is another step, but an essential …..
Benjamin Crump is an attorney who represents the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice. “When there is no transparency, there is no trust” 2015/5/5-What happened to Freddie Gray to cause his death? This was the question that …..
2015/5/5-In Baltimore, the images of demonstrations, police in riot gear, looting and outbreaks of violence are familiar for some other cities after encounters with police ended in death for unarmed individuals — primarily black men. Officials say what comes from …..
