police violence
Dead at 28, Sandra Bland’s Texas dream turned nightmare
July 22, 2015According to federal statistics, an African-American driver is 31 percent more likely to be pulled over for a traffic citation.
Read moreAngela Davis speaks on violence in America at St. Louis meeting
July 20, 2015St. Louis area residents gathered for the Violence in America: Exposure through Truth Telling presentation keynoted by Angela Davis.
Read moreFreedom fighting: also a Southern tradition
July 6, 2015Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.
Read moreLawmakers move to lift statute of limitations on police torture
July 6, 2010CHICAGO - Just days after the conviction of former police Commander Jon Burge here, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., introduced a bill that would make police torture of suspects a crime against humanity and a federal...
Read moreJustice delayed but not denied, Jon Burge found guilty
June 29, 2010A federal jury here on Monday, June 28, found former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge guilty on all three counts of obstruction of justice and perjury for lying about torture in a civil lawsuit.
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