Racial Profiling

Black Women Fight for Black Lives that Matter

  • March 8, 2015
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From a “Moment” to a “Movement” The year 2015 began much like 2014 ended. Since August, the United States has seen a resurgence of direct action and civil disobedience reminiscent of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. This latest wave has been a response to the extrajudicial murders of Black people by police – young Black males in particular – and the seeming inability of the justice system to hold their murderers accountable. And, it has been headed largely by Black women activists and organizers. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29433-heeding-the-call-black-women-fighting-for-black-lives-that-matter

U.S.: Some in Ferguson Who Are Part of Problem Are Asked to Help Solve It

  • March 6, 2015
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A report on civil rights violations and how various police and justice departments collude to uphold the rights of the whites agains the blak and poc populations By JOHN ELIGON and MATT APUZZOMARCH 5, 2015 FERGUSON, Mo. — When Mayor James Knowles III announced Wednesday that one official had been fired and two others were under investigation in connection with racist emails, he said that the behavior was “in no way representative” of the city or its employees. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/us/in-ferguson-some-who-are-part-of-problem-are-asked-to-be-part-of-solution.html?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&region=Footer&module=TopNews&pgtype=article see also Report: What Is Wrong With the Ferguson Police Department? http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/04/us/ferguson-police-racial-discrimination.html Read the whole REPORTferguson-police-department-report Another Report from FRONTLINE on…

Die Wiener Polizei hat mich festgenommen, weil ich schwarz bin

Die Wiener Polizei hat mich festgenommen, weil ich schwarz bin

  • February 28, 2015
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VICE February 25, 2015 Von Huey T. Aus der Kolumne ‘Cop Watch’ Wer regelmäßig bei der Josefstädter Straße in die U6 steigt, weiß, dass sich die Station in den letzten Jahren zu einem beliebten Drogenumschlagplatz entwickelt hat. Weil ein guter Freund von mir im 16. Bezirk wohnt, komme ich dort in letzter Zeit häufig vorbei und konnte dabei schon ein paar Mal Situationen beobachten, in denen Leute von der Polizei durchsucht wurden. http://www.vice.com/alps/read/wie-ich-bei-der-u6-josefstaedterstrasse-festgenommen-wurde-wegen-nichts-als-meiner-hautfarbe?utm_source=vicefbalps

Florida city’s ‘stop and frisk’ nabs thousands of kids, finds 5-year-olds ‘suspicious’

Florida city’s ‘stop and frisk’ nabs thousands of kids, finds 5-year-olds ‘suspicious’

  • February 25, 2015
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Miami Gardens police records reveal broad policy of stopping and questioning citizens: 8,489 kids and 1,775 senior citizens caught up in city’s version of “stop and frisk.” In the summer of 2010, a young black man was stopped and questioned by police on the streets of Miami Gardens, Florida. According to the report filled out by the officer, he was “wearing gray sweatpants, a red hoodie and black gloves” giving the police “just cause” to question him. In the report, he was labeled a “suspicious person.” http://fusion.net/story/5568/florida-citys-stop-frisk-nabs-thousands-of-kids-finds-5-year-olds-suspicious/

Arizona, USA: Ein juristischer Sieg gegen Racial Profiing

  • February 6, 2015
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Jan. 5, 2015 – Injunction Granted in Puente v. Arpaio Court Grants Injunction in Lawsuit Against Workplace Raids Arpaio and Montgomery Ordered to Stop Enforcing Statutes on which Raids are Based PHOENIX — Federal Judge David Campbell today put a stop to the workplace raids that have torn apart countless families in Maricopa County. Judge Campbell determined that the raids instigated by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and supported by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery are likely unconstitutional and must be stopped, at least until a final decision is rendered in a class action lawsuit. Today’s preliminary injunction in Puente v. Arpaio bars…

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