#BlackLivesMatter

Uprising Activists: Charlotte Mayor, Police Chief Should Resign

September 29, 2016 Ann Doss Helms, www.charlotteobserver.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Activists, Black Lives Matter (BLM), North Carolina, police brutality

By Ann Doss Helms for The Charlotte Observer - Local and state activists called Monday for Police Chief Kerr Putney and Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts to resign, as the city’s latest round of tension between police and the black community moves into its second week. At a Monday news conference held by Charlotte Uprising, a coalition that emerged during last week’s protests, speakers said both officials have failed to protect the city’s African American and working class citizens and withheld information about two fatal shootings last week.

Unarmed Black Man Killed By Police In San Diego Suburb

September 29, 2016 Staff, www.Reuters.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), California, police brutality

By Staff of Reuters - (Reuters) - An unarmed black man has died after being shot by a police officer in El Cajon in southern California on Tuesday, the local police department said, appealing for calm as local media reported crowds had gathered at the scene of the shooting. The death comes less than two weeks after black men in Charlotte, North Carolina and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were shot dead by police, sparking protests. In Charlotte, rioting prompted the authorities to impose a state of emergency.

Cities Begin Marching In Solidarity With Charlotte

September 26, 2016 Jack Jenkins, www.nationofchange.org Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), North Carolina, police brutality, Protests

By Jack Jenkins for Nation of Change - Charlotte, North Carolina entered a fourth day of peaceful protests Friday night, sparking solidarity demonstrations in other parts of the country as people continue to express outrage over the killing of Keith Lamont Scott, a black man, who was shot dead by police earlier this week. More than 100 demonstrators chanted and waved signs reading “Just Release the Tapes” as they marched through Charlotte’s business district, demanding that local police release videos of the shooting recorded on dashboard and body cameras.

Black Man Calls Baltimore Police For Help, Gets Punched In The Face

September 26, 2016 Daniel Politi, www.slate.com Organize! #BlackLivesMatter, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter (BLM), police brutality

By Daniel Politi for Slate - Family members gathered on Friday for a vigil to remember Tawon Boyd, 21, who died in the hospital mere days after an altercation with police. It all began early Sunday morning of last week, when Boyd apparently called 911 requesting an ambulance because he was feeling disoriented, reports the Guardian. The operator even heard Boyd’s girlfriend say in the background that he needed medical attention,notes the Associated Press.

The Riots Will Continue

September 24, 2016 Vincent Emanuele, www.counterpunch.org Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Riots

By Vincent Emanuele for Counter Punch - In 1917, white supremacists, the National Guard and the St. Louis Police killed an estimated 150-200 blacks in what is commonly referred to as the “East St. Louis Massacre.” Much like St. Louis, Chicago was an up-and-coming industrial city that was experiencing massive demographic shifts as a result of the “Great Migration” north at the beginning of the 20th century. Similarly, Chicago experienced its own race riots in 1919, where 38 people were killed and 500 injured.

Footage Shows Fatal Encounter Between Police, Keith Lamont Scott

September 24, 2016 Staff, www.counterpunch.org Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), North Carolina, police brutality

By Staff of NBC NEWS - It's at that moment that four gunshots can be heard, as Scott's wife screams: "Did you shoot him? Did you shoot him?" Wife's Video Shows Deadly Encounter Between Keith Scott and Police 4:41 Unsettling footage obtained by NBC News shows the moments leading up to the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Tulsa Police Officer Charged With First-Degree Manslaughter

September 23, 2016 Justin JuozaPacivious and Sean Murphy, www.bigstory.ap.org Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Oklahoma, police brutality

By Justin JuozaPacivious and Sean Murphy for AP - TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a white Oklahoma police officer with first-degree manslaughter Thursday, less than a week after she killed an unarmed black man on a city street and just days after police released graphic videos, saying in court documents the officer "reacted unreasonably." Tulsa officer Betty Shelby fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16.

Murder By U.S. Occupation Forces: Tulsa 2016, Baghdad 2007

September 22, 2016 Glen Ford, www.blackagendareport.com Organize! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), police brutality, Terence Crutcher

By Glen Ford for Black Agenda Report - The mayor of Tulsa is promising a “transparent” investigation into the police slaughter of another unarmed Black man, 40 year-old Terence Crutcher. The U.S. Attorney for Oklahoma is making similar noises, promising to explore whether Crutcher’s civil rights were violated. No justice can come from any of these quarters, because Crutcher’s death is a war crime. Justice begins with an end to the Occupation.

ACLU Of Oklahoma Calls For Criminal Charges Against TPD Officers

September 21, 2016 Bryan Newell, www.acluok.org Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, ACLU, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Murder, Oklahoma, police brutality

By Bryan Newell for ACLU - We call today on law enforcement officers and law enforcement agencies around the state and around the nation to condemn the murderous actions of the Tulsa Police Department. In a world where our government continues to prove how little regard it has for the lives and the dignity of black Americans, to remain silent is to be complicit. It is well past time for the good men and women who serve their communities faithfully to speak out, and condemn this murder of a defenseless black man.”

Oklahoma Officer Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Man In Alarming Video

September 20, 2016 Chris D’Angelo, www.huffingtonpost.com Educate! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Oklahoma, police brutality

By Chris D’Angelo for The Huffington Post - The Tulsa, Oklahoma, police department on Monday released several videos showing last week’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white female officer. Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot and killed Friday after officers responding to an unrelated call spotted his vehicle stalled in the middle of the roadway, Tulsa World reports. The police department earlier said Crutcher refused orders to put up his hands, but the footage appears to show him walking toward his vehicle with his hands above his head.

Monetary Settlement And More Reached In Sandra Bland Death

September 16, 2016 Leon Neyfakh, www.slate.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, #SandraBland, Black Lives Matter (BLM), police brutality, Sandra Bland, Settlements

By Leon Neyfakh for Slate - In July 2015, the death of Sandra Bland became a central flashpoint in the national debate over race and law enforcement. Bland was pulled over by a Texas state trooper because she didn’t signal a lane change. She was screamed at and threatened with a Taser because she refused to put out her cigarette. Because she couldn’t make bail, she was confined to a Waller County, Texas, jail cell for three days—an experience that evidently caused her so much distress that she hung herself in her cell.

Black Lives Matter Fighting Alongside Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

September 14, 2016 Ashoka Jegroo, www.fusion.net Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, #NoDAPL, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Protests

By Ashoka Jegroo for Fusion - There’s been growing solidarity between the #BlackLivesMatter and #NoDAPL movements in recent weeks, and activists in New York are looking to strengthen that bond even more. On Aug. 27, Black Lives Matter activists from Minneapolis and Torontotraveled to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which straddles North and South Dakota, to support indigenous tribes protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).

Nine Black Lives Matter Protesters Arrested After City Airport Travel Chaos

September 7, 2016 Jamie Grierson, Damien Gayle and Matthew Weaver, www.theguardian.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), London, Protests

By Jamie Grierson, Damien Gayle and Matthew Weaver for The Guardian - Nine activists who said they were from Black Lives Matter UK were arrested on Tuesday after storming the runway at London City airport and chaining themselves together in a six-hour protest that caused severe travel disruption. Dozens of flights were cancelled or rescheduled at the airport, in Newham, east London, as police struggled to remove the group, who erected a wooden tripod on the runway and secured themselves to the structure as well as each other.

In France, Black Lives Matter Has Become A Rallying Cry

September 7, 2016 Nabeela Zahir, wwwaljazeera.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), France

By Nabeela Zahir for Aljazeera - Paris, France - Young protesters gathered for a demonstration at Gare Du Nord in the heart of Paris. Amid a heavy police presence, they defiantly chanted "Black Lives Matter" and called for justice following the death of Adama Traore while in police custody. "The French police are killing our brothers, Adama didn't even do anything wrong. He was killed at the hands of the ones who were supposed to protect him," said one demonstrator.

Newsletter: Labor Day Time To Build Worker Power

September 4, 2016 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, www.PopularResistance.org Newsletter #BlackLivesMatter, AFL-CIO, AFT, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Fight for 15, Labor Day, NEA, Occupy, SEIU, Unions, Worker Rights

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers for Popular Resistance. Private-sector workers who are members of a union have fallen from 1 in 3 workers in the 1950s to about 1 in 20 today. Politics is about power and the loss of organized worker power has meant a loss in political power for all workers and a loss of wealth, income and benefits. In recent years, there have been strong signs that labor is getting more organized and militant in fighting for worker rights. They have linked worker issues to other issues, e.g. racial injustice, climate change and creating stronger communities; and are showing signs of resurrection. Recent years have seen aggressive attacks against workers: pension funds are raided, health benefits are cut or ended, the right to collective bargaining is destroyed and social services are cut. This is dramatic and needs to be reversed.

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