Black people suffer disproportionately from police violence. But white skin does not provide immunity.
via The Death of Hannah Fizer — Dissent MagazineDissent Magazine
ATLANTA (AP) — Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into a station house and setting fire to vehicles in California and Virginia. A protest against police violence in Austin, Texas,…
via Police and Protesters Clash in Violent Weekend Across The US — Black America Web
Source: Twitter / Twitter A traffic stop made by a Virginia State trooper in 2019 has caused outrage as video footage from the encounter shows him violently snatching a Black driver from his vehicle. According to WWBT, officer Charles Hewitt is on camera forcibly grabbing Derrick Thompson out of his car during a traffic stop…
via Video Of Cop Violently Snatching Black Driver Out Of Car Sparks Investigation — Black America Web
In recent days, more and more people have become aware of federal officers in unmarked vans grabbing people off the streets in Portland, Oregon. While some may find this practice alarming, it is consistent with the history of state repression in the US. For example, in 1919, federal agents rounded up some 3,000 dissidents, many […]
In this episode of BTR News, we will take a look at the case of Jamrion Robinson who was brutality shot and killed by an apparent police lynch mob involving several law enforcement agencies in the state of Georgia in 2016. We spoke with Monteria Robinson about her son’s killing by police that she characterized…
via BTR News: The Police Lynch Mob Murder Of Jamarion Robinson — BLACK TALK RADIO NETWORK™
Source: Noam Galai / Getty It’s beginning to look like the whole “To Protects and Serve” motto of police departments across America is more of a self-serving phrase for their egos than a proverb meant to reassure Americans of their tax-paying responsibilities. A few weeks after 170 Atlanta police officers called in sick in response…
via 272 NYPD Officers File For Retirement After Black Lives Matter Protests — Black America Web
By a Minneapolis union member and anti-racist activist The crimes of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) against the people of Minneapolis are many. This is an organization charged with upholding an unjust and unequal system by any means necessary, after all. It would be impossible to detail all of the crimes – so this will […]
via The Crimes of the Minneapolis Department — Oakland Socialist
Thanks to decades of spending, many local police departments now resemble well-armed military squads. But budget shortfalls and protests will likely force a change. Among Delaware’s beach towns, Dewey Beach, sandwiched between artsy Rehoboth to the north and family-friendly Bethany Beach to the south, is known as a place to party after a day of […]
(Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP) ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ruled that the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks can be free on bond while his case is pending. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick set a bond of $500,000 for Garrett Rolfe, who faces charges including felony…
via Ex-Atlanta Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks Granted Bond — Black America Web
WHAT: Public Memorial WHEN: 7:00 PM, Friday, July 3rd WHERE: Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York COST: Free More than 20 people have died at the hands of fascists/white supremacists, in or out of uniform, in the uprising since the murder of George Floyd, and this would be our first opportunity to memorialize them together. […]
