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Protesters Occupy Police Unions, Demand Investment In Black Communities

July 22, 2016 Staff, www.rt.com , , , , , ,
By Staff of RT - Black Lives Matter protesters taking aim at police union offices forced a shutdown of one in Washington, DC. Simultaneously in Detroit, activists chained themselves to a police station to demand the ouster of an officer who shot dead a 7-year-old in 2010. Protests, held by Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) and Black Lives Matter, hit several cities across the US on Wednesday. July 20 would have been the 14th birthday of Aiyana Stanley-Jones, who was shot dead in a SWAT raid on her house in May 2010.

Video: Unarmed Man Pleading With Arms Raised Before He’s Shot

July 22, 2016 Nathan Wellman, www.usuncut.com , ,
By Nathan Wellman for US Uncut - Cell phone video footage has been released that shows the moments before an unarmed black therapist with his hands up was shot by North Miami police while attempting to care for his autistic patient, according to WSVN-TV. Disabled caregiver Charles Kinsey was lying on his back with his hands in the air, attempting to talk to the officers who were aiming their weapons at them. The police had received reports of a man with a gun threatening suicide.

Black Lives Matter Is Not A Hate Group

July 21, 2016 Richard Cohen, www.time.com ,
By Richard Cohen for Time - Each year, the Southern Poverty Law Center, of which I am the president, compiles and publishes a census of domestic hate groups. Our list, which is cited extensively by journalists, academics and government officials alike, provides an important barometer—not the only one, of course—to help us understand the state of hate and extremism in America.

How My 72-Year-Old Dad Got Arrested At Protest Against Police Brutality

July 19, 2016 Staff, www.2summers.net , , ,
By Staff of 2 Summers - On Saturday evening my father, Tenney Mason, was in downtown Baltimore (my home city in the U.S.) attending ArtScape, a local arts festival. A group of #Afromation and#BlackLivesMatter demonstrators walked past, and Dad decided to check it out. He had his camera with him and although he’s mostly retired, Dad spent many decades as a photojournalist and newspaper editor. When he sees a news story, he follows it. On Saturday evening my father, Tenney Mason, was in downtown Baltimore (my home city in the U.S.) attending ArtScape, a local arts festival. A group of #Afromation and#BlackLivesMatter demonstrators walked past, and Dad decided to check it out.

Why Cleveland’s Black Lives Matter Chapter Is Sitting Out RNC Protests

July 19, 2016 Terrell Jermaine Starr, www.fusion.net , , , ,
By Terrell Jermaine Starr for Fusion - CLEVELAND—Thousands of activists will be in downtown Cleveland protesting the Republican National Convention this week, but one group you won’t see is Black Lives Matter Cleveland. The chapter doesn’t believe its organizing power will best serve black Clevelanders by protesting Donald Trump, a man who has shown no real interest in ending racist policing—the signature goal of Black Lives Matter chapters nationwide.

Judge Hands Down Another Acquittal For Officer In Freddie Gray Case

July 19, 2016 Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org , , , ,
By Deirdre Fulton for Common Dreams - Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice, the highest ranking officer charged in the death ofFreddie Gray, was on Monday acquitted on all counts. It marks the fourth time prosecutors have failed to secure a conviction in the case, theBaltimore Sun notes, and in turn "is likely to renew calls for Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby to drop the remaining charges[...] including from the union that represents the city's rank-and-file officers."

Newsletter – Afromation Is A Response To Black Deaths

July 17, 2016 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.popularresistancde.org , , , ,
By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese. Baltimore, where we live, is a deeply segregated city with a stark wealth divide. For decades, police have routinely patrolled black neighborhoods where they harass and arrest people of color without probable cause. This practice escalated when Martin O'Malley was the mayor and was running for governor. In order to beef up his record of addressing crime, police under his command arrested tens of thousands of young blacks and held them overnight in jail for no reason, then released them without any charges. It has created generations of black Baltimoreans who are traumatized by police and have lost opportunities to advance in their lives as a consequence. It has also created a police culture that continues to abuse communities of color. Remember, Freddie Gray was chased by police without any cause and it resulted in his death. In response to this environment, black youth in Baltimore organized an action called 'Afromation' to raise awareness and to celebrate Assata Shakur's birthday.

Melbourne Shows Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

July 17, 2016 Staff, www.abc.net.au , , ,
By ABC in Australia. Melbourne, Australia - About 3,500 people gathered in Melbourne on Sunday to show "solidarity" to the Black Lives Matter movement, following a recent outbreak of racial-fuelled violence in the United States. Crowds gathered on the stairs of the State Library of Victoria about 12:00 pm amid a strong police presence, including the riot squad, but the march was peaceful. Organisers said the march was in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, which gathered momentum following a number of fatal shootings involving black Americans and police. The death of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota, both at the hands of officers, triggered a wave of protests over police treatment of minorities.

AFROMATION: ‘These Are Our Demands’

July 17, 2016 Baltimore Bloc, www.popularresistance.org , , ,
By Michaela Brown for Baltimore Bloc. Baltimore, MD - "It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains." - Assata Shakur It is a chant that has echoed throughout this nation as black bodies have hit the streets, day after day, week after week, calling for an end to systems of injustice, inequity, and violence. In recent weeks, we have seen the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castille in St.Paul result in these black men being transformed from fathers, husbands, and sons into viral hashtags, and nationwide sorrow, rage and grief. The abundance of protest and calls to actions have been responses to this system of injustice, inequity and violence as it continues to reproduce the same outcomes.

Baton Rouge, Minneapolis And Dallas Through A Father’s Eyes

July 16, 2016 Terrance Heath, www.billmoyers.com , , , , ,
By Terrance Heath for Moyers and Company - The horrors we witnessed in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas are rooted in racism that has haunted our families for generations, and is perhaps at its deadliest when embodied in law enforcement and embedded in our communities. As I took my oldest son to summer camp on Thursday morning, we rode in uneasy silence, listening to the news of Philando Castile’s death by cop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, outside of the Twin Cities.

How Media Destroys Black Lives Matter: “Anchor Left, Pivot Right”

July 15, 2016 Staff, www.writetoright.blogspot.com , ,
By Staff of Write to Right - As a college professor who teaches her students to decipher information, I have found it increasingly difficult to guide my students through current rhetoric, current texts, whether they be in the form of books, articles, films, documentaries, or performances. What I've come to understand is that, in the guise of complexity, insidious messages are couched within the framework of sensible logic and liberalism or even the idea of "revolution."

Black Lives Matter Take the Streets in Denver

July 15, 2016 Chris Steele, www.PopularResistance.org , ,
By Chris Steele for Popular Resistance. Denver Black Lives Matter protest July 2016. Photo by Chris Steele. Protesters block Lincoln Street in front of Colorado State Capitol. Photo by Chris Steele. At least a dozen protesters have been camped out in front of the Denver City and County Building Since July 7, 2016. Along with the camp out, on July 7, an estimated 200 protesters took to the streets of downtown Denver shutting down intersections in a solidarity rally with Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter 5280 (BLM) says they will be camped out in front of the Denver and City County Building for 135 hours, one for each African American killed by police this year, which is now up to 138 since their statement.

Former Brutal Cop & A Young Black Visionary

July 14, 2016 Eleanor Goldfield, www.youtube.com , ,
By Eleanor Goldfield for Act Out - This week – a special extended episode featuring voices from what one might think are opposite sides of the front lines: a young black woman and a retired police captain. In fact, these two may even have run into each other in the city of brotherly love long before they had the fight for justice in common. First we'll hear from creative activist, community builder and social justice advocate YahNe Ndgo about police brutality, systemic racism and movements for change – then we'll give you a preview of next week's special with retired police Captain Ray Lewis...

From South Africa To Ireland, #BlackLivesMatter Finds Solidarity Worldwide

July 13, 2016 Nika Knight, www.commondreams.org , , ,
By Nika Knight for Common Dreams - As the U.S. reels from multiple shootings that made international headlines last week, the country's grassroots movement for racial justice and against police brutality has been met with solidarity around the world. Denouncing the recent fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, people marched and rallied over the weekend and through Tuesday for the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa.

FBI Greenlights Crackdown On Black Lives Matter Protesters

July 13, 2016 Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, www.alternet.org , ,
By Mara Verheyden-Hilliard for AlterNet - The violent events of the past week have placed the country at a decisive moment. Words matter but deeds matter more. Leadership matters. President Obama spoke about the need for real change and new “practices” following the murders by police officers of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. He followed that by stating last weekend, "One of the great things about America is that individual citizens and groups of citizens can petition their government, can protest, can speak truth to power.
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