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Mumia Abu-Jamal on the meaning of Ferguson

  • August 13, 2015
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In a new collection of over 100 previously unpublished essays, many written in solitary confinement, Mumia Abu-Jamal addresses topics ranging from Rosa Parks to Edward Snowden, from the Trail of Tears to Ferguson. Click here to order Writing on the Wall today! The following excerpt from Writing on the Wall was written on August 31, 2014, by Mumia Abu-Jamal. He spent more than 30 years awaiting execution, before his death sentence – but not his conviction – was vacated in 2011. Abu-Jamal is currently incarcerated and infirm in Mahanoy prison in Pennsylvania. You can contribute online to pay for a…

Charleston isn’t really about gun control. It’s about racial violence.

  • June 21, 2015
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The debate about guns ignores the major crisis we’re facing. It’s been just a day since a gunman burst into the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., killing nine. But already, the media is abuzz with its usual response to mass shootings. On the one hand, pro-gun proponents bemoaned “pistol-free zones” like churches, where guns aren’t allowed. If the victims had been armed, they argue, this violence could have been prevented. Gun control advocates, on the other hand, lamented that easy access to guns emboldened criminals to carry out “unthinkable” crimes. Even President Obama linked the shooting to gun violence,…

The Counted: People killed by police in the US

  • June 21, 2015
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-People killed by police in the United States of America till 19 June 2015. A very good and useful docomentation showing a wide range of parametres such as, race, ethnicity, class, gender, age, state and many more. About the project- Admin What is The Counted? The Counted is a project by the Guardian – and you – working to count the number of people killed by police and other law enforcement agencies in the United States throughout 2015, to monitor their demographics and to tell the stories of how they died. The database will combine Guardian reporting with verified crowdsourced…

Cleveland’s Second Chance at Police Reform

May 27, 2015, 6:19 pm ET by Sarah Childress FRONTLINE Enterprise Journalism Group Cleveland city officials this week signed an agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to impose widespread reforms of the city’s police — marking the second time federal officials have pushed for reforms in the department. The Cleveland police department has been under investigation by the Justice Department for allegations that its officers have a pattern of using excessive force against civilians, in particular against people who are mentally ill. In December, the DOJ found major structural problems in the department, including the use of “poor and…

Statement from Vanita Gupta, Head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division–Cleveland Aquittal

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, May 23, 2015 Statement from Vanita Gupta, Head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettlebach for the Northern District of Ohio and Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony for the FBI Statement from Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach for the Northern District of Ohio and Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony for the FBI: “The U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of…

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