racism
Jazz fest hears preview of tribute to Dr. King
July 8, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - For some years now, bassist, composer, band leader and educator Marcus Shelby has been bringing to musical life some of the most dramatic and significant episodes in American freedom and civil rights struggles.
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Lawmakers 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...
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Closing the racial wealth gap
July 5, 2010Racial wage gap between black and white workers is shrinking, but the all-class gap between black and white is growing.
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Twenty-four hours in jail: “If I ruled the world, I’d free all my sons”
July 1, 2010After spending more than 24 hours in lock-up, I kept thinking of Nas' song: "If I ruled the world/Imagine that/I'd free all my sons."
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Justice 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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