civil rights
-
Irvine 11 guilty verdict motivated by politics, racism
The trial of the Irvine 11 ended today, and a supreme injustice was done. An Orange County jury found 10…
Read More » -
Court says videotaping police is a first amendment right
The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision stating that videotaping law enforcement officers is a First…
Read More » -
Social networking in the not-so ‘free world’
The supposed champions of free speech in Britain and the United States are threatening to shut off cell phone service…
Read More » -
Jackson, Miss., responds to horrific racist killing
Hundreds of people in the South, both Black and white, march to decry the brutal racist killing of James Anderson…
Read More » -
Racist curfew instituted in Philadelphia
Scores of teenagers in Philadelphia have been arrested since a curfew went into effect Aug. 13.
Read More » -
Say no to law enforcement brutality!
On Aug. 6 over 50 demonstrators converged at the Onondaga County “Justice” Center to protest law enforcement brutality.
Read More » -
Mentally ill homeless man beaten to death by police
Six police officers brutally beat a homeless man named Kelly Thomas in Fullerton on July 5, leading to his death.
Read More » -
Churches join fight for immigrant rights
Religious coalition Greater Birmingham Ministries has joined forces with civil rights groups to fight one of the harshest immigration laws…
Read More » -
New Orleans Danziger Bridge massacre trial begins
The federal trial of seven New Orleans police officers involved in the Danziger Bridge massacre began on June 27 and…
Read More » -
The 2012 presidential election: The choice of the ruling class
True or false, the right to vote has always been guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution? The answer is, of course,…
Read More »