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Black Lives Matter Activists March For Safety Of Women

June 1, 2016 Alex Garland, www.thedignityvirus.com , , , ,
By Alex Garland for The Dignity Virus - Weeks after a lawsuit was filed against Jared Williams, a Tacoma police officer, by 17 year old Monique Tillman, approximately 100 activists marched in protest of police violence. The “Black Girls Matter” rally and march was was attended by a spectrum of races and cultures. Security was provided by armed and unarmed members of the New Black Panthers. Family members of Jacqueline Salyers, a Puyallup Tribal member who was shot and killed by Tacoma Police in January were also in attendance

Baltimore Officers Sue Prosecutor Over Freddie Gray Case

May 26, 2016 Justin Fenton and Kevin Rector, www.baltimoresun.com , , ,
By Justin Fenton and Kevin Rector for The Baltimore Sun - Two officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are suing Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby for defamation and invasion of privacy. Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter, who are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 25-year-old's death last April, filed the lawsuit against Mosby, Baltimore sheriff's office Maj. Sam Cogen and the state of Maryland on May 2, according to Baltimore Circuit Court records made public Wednesday.

Reaction To Nero Acquittal On All Charges In Freddie Gray Case

May 24, 2016 Fern Shen, www.baltimorebrew.com , , , ,
By Fern Shen for Baltimore Brew - There was disappointment from some quarters – but not much surprise – that Edward Nero, the second Baltimore police officer to stand trial in connection with the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, was found not guilty today on all charges. During a five-day bench trial before Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams, prosecutors presented evidence on four misdemeanor charges, including second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office.

Police Arrest Protesters Occupying Outside Brooklyn DA’s Home

May 21, 2016 Christina Carrega-Woodby, Kerry Burke and Graham Rayman, www.nydailynews.com , , ,
By Christina Carrega-Woodby, Kerry Burke and Graham Rayman for Daily News - Seven people were arrested outside Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson’s home early Wednesday during a protest over his handling of the Peter Liang case, police said. About 20 people showed up at Thompson’s home in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, around 12:40 a.m. They beat drums and chanted, waking his neighbors and arousing the ire of the DA. “If the family of Akai Gurley cannot sleep tonight, Ken Thompson will not sleep tonight!” they shouted.

After Ongoing Protest Officer Who Killed Rekia Boyd Resigns

May 19, 2016 Aaron Cynic, www.chicagoist.com , , ,
By Aaron Cynic for Chicagoist - Chicago Police Detective Dante Servin, who shot and killed Rekia Boyd in 2012, has resigned. Police Board President Lori Lightfoot confirmed his resignation early Tuesday afternoon, just two days before a special hearing scheduled by the board, according to the Tribune. Servin killed the unarmed and innocent Boyd in Douglas Park while off-duty, when he fired an unregistered weapon over his shoulder into a crowd during an altercation.

Black Organizers In Chicago Get In “Formation”

May 12, 2016 Kelly Hayes, www.truth-out.org , , , , ,
By Kelly Hayes for Truthout - While Beyoncé fans around the country were downloading and streaming her much-discussed new album Lemonade, the music and imagery of songs like "Freedom" and "Formation" found a new expression on the streets of Chicago on April 30 when young Black organizers disrupted the NFL draft to demand justice for their communities. Borrowing and reinterpreting the singer's lyrics and the Black power aesthetics of her February Super Bowl halftime show, organizers shut down one of Chicago's main traffic arteries with a collision of pop culture and grassroots resistance.

San Francisco Protesters Against Police Brutality End Hunger Strike

May 9, 2016 Steven Rosenfeld, www.alternet.or , , , ,
By Steven Rosenfeld for AlterNet - Five San Franciscans protesting police brutality and institutional racism against the city’s Black and Brown youths ended their hunger strike after 17 days, despite City Hall rejecting their key demand to fire Police Chief Greg Suhr. “As the health of #Frisco5 grows uncertain, the whole San Francisco community took the step to demand the hunger strikers suspend their hunger strike so they can return to the front lines and help shape this movement

West Point Investigating Photo Of Cadets With Fists Raised

May 9, 2016 Jennifer Peltz, www.AP.org , , , ,
By Jennifer Peltz for AP - NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Military Academy has launched an inquiry into a photo showing 16 black, female cadets in uniform with their fists raised, an image that has spurred questions about whether the gesture violates military restrictions on political activity. West Point is looking into whether the photo broke any rules, Spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Kasker said Saturday. It's unclear how long the inquiry will take and too soon to say what consequences it could have for the cadets, who are poised to graduate May 21.

Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Will Not Try Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald

May 6, 2016 Julia Craven, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
By Julia Craven for The Huffington Post - Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced on Thursday that she will recuse herself from prosecuting the case against Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago Police officer accused of murdering 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Alvarez has asked that a special prosecutor be appointed. The move is a reversal for Alvarez, who had previously said a special prosecutor was unnecessary.

$6 Million Is The Going Rate For Killing Unarmed Black People

April 26, 2016 Daniel Marans, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
By Daniel Marans for The Huffington Post - If a cop kills an unarmed black person, and that person’s family then sues the police, how much can the city expect to pay? Six million dollars, give or take. On Monday, the 2014 shooting death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy from Cleveland, became the fourth infamous police killing in the past two years to be settled out of court by a city for roughly this amount of money. Each of the four agreements spared the cities in question the obligation to admit wrongdoing.

ACLU Condemns Surveillance Of Black Lives Matter Activists

April 23, 2016 Kit O'Connell, www.mintpressnews.com , , , ,
By Kit O'Connell for Mint Press News - PORTLAND, Oregon — An investigation of social media surveillance of Black Lives Matter activists shows a pattern of systemic racism and disregard for the law, according to an Oregon civil rights group. The comments from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon came in response to a report issued this month by the Oregon Department of Justice on the DOJ’s Criminal Justice Division’s monitoring of the social media use of Black Lives Matter activists.

How Nonviolent Resistance Is Shaping 2016 Elections

April 21, 2016 Erica Chenoweth, www.vox.com , , ,
By Erica Chenoweth for Vox - Violence has gotten a lot of attention in the 2016 presidential race — from the kicking and punching of protestors at Trump’s rallies to incitements of violence against Muslim refugees and Mexican immigrants to promises by various candidates to use overwhelming military force to destroy the Islamic State. But nonviolent resistance — that is, when unarmed civilians use a coordinated set of actions, such as protests, strikes, and noncooperation to directly confront opponents without harming or threatening to harm them

Cops Still Killing People, But Nation Has Stopped Paying Attention

April 19, 2016 Nick Wing and Julia Craven, www.huffingtonpost.com , ,
By Nick Wing and Julia Craven for The Huffington Post - The call came through Officer Geoffrey Freeman’s radio a few minutes before 10 a.m. on Feb. 8. “Complaint that somebody jumped a fence and tried to chase a neighbor,” the police dispatcher in Austin, Texas, said. “Black male, tall, thin, wearing jeans, boxers.” The dispatcher left Freeman with a final detail. “No weapons,” she can be heard saying just before the call, later released to the public, cuts out.

Black Culture Isn’t The Problem – Systemic Inequality Is

April 19, 2016 Boots Riley, www.theguardian.com , ,
By Boots Riley for The Guardian - The idea that it is black folks and our supposedly immoral and savage culture that creates our disproportionate rates of poverty and imprisonment is everywhere: cop shows, news media, movies set in black neighborhoods and high-school social studies classes have all perpetuated this misconception. And some are now using this old, false idea to disparage Black Lives Matter, saying that the real problem facing black communities isn’t police violence, racist oppression or economic exploitation but “black-on-black crime”.

Forged In Activism: An Interview With Makayla Gilliam-Price

April 19, 2016 Samantha English, www.totemag.com , ,
By Samantha English for Tote Magazine - Most 18-year-olds are freaking out about college applications and graduating high school. Though Makayla Gilliam-Price is certainly getting excited about college and is studying hard at her high school, she is also establishing herself as a powerful voice in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Makayla is occupying Baltimore’s City Hall, organizing student walkouts, marching in protests, eloquently writing about the racism penetrating the Baltimore police department, and leading even more actions as an activist, all before entering adulthood.
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