police brutality
Mississippi is still burning, vicious murder shows
August 10, 2011This crime, tragic and vile as it is, seems to only be the latest example of long-standing racism that appears to permeate Mississippi to the core.
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Black Panther Party founder urges coalition building and “community control”
June 30, 2011Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale spoke to an eager crowd of nearly 100 listeners representing an array of political organizations in the region.
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Protests greet release of Oscar Grant’s killer
June 14, 2011Hundreds marched peacefully to protest the release from prison of Johannes Mehserle, former BART police officer who killed passenger Oscar Grant III, after Mehserle had served just one year in prison.
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Cop tied to torture goes to jail, but allegations continue
March 16, 2011The city of Chicago is facing allegations that police tortured suspects into false confessions through much of the 70s and 80s.
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Justice Dept. weighs probe of Seattle police killings
February 2, 2011A local jury returned a split verdict, but the finding by four jurors that the cop's use of lethal force was unjustified is virtually unprecedented.
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