police brutality
Outrage follows declaration that police killing was “justified”
November 14, 2013Flint Farmer was laying face down on the parkway grass after being shot in the thigh and abdomen by Chicago police officer Gildardo Sierra.
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Families of police crime victims demand civilian oversight
August 30, 2013Hundreds rallied in Chicago recently to demand justice for victims of police crimes and the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council.
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The war in Newark, 1967
February 27, 2013I sat for two hours copying word for word the reports of the gunshot wounds that ultimately killed 26 people in Newark. Most of them died from gunshot wounds in the back.
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Chicago activists: Ending police crimes is fight for democracy
February 1, 2013Alton Logan spent 26 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, because evidence exonerating him was concealed by officers of the Chicago Police Department.
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Angela Davis speaks to 2,000 at Michigan rally
October 25, 2012A standing room only crowd of nearly 2000 people welcomed renowned activist and scholar Angela Davis to Detroit to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her acquittal.
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