police brutality
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Don’t blame hip-hop for urban crime
Despite claims by police agencies of lower national crime rates, high murder rates still plague U.S. urban centers. In 2006,…
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NYPD rounds up hundreds at Puerto Rican Day Parade
Three million people participated in New York’s annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 10. Celebrating the Puerto Rican people’s…
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U.S. Senate considers repressive law federalizing ‘gang crime’
On June 5, Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa urged the U.S. Senate to pass legislation federalizing so-called gang crimes. Senator…
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NYPD cop kills unarmed man
Off-duty New York cop Raphael Lora killed an unarmed man on May 18. Lora fatally shot Fermin Arzu, a Honduran…
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California to spend more on prisons than schools
Over the next five years, California's spending on prisons will increase nine percent annually. Education funding will increase five percent.…
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Protests reveal widespread abuse of prisoners
An April 24 uprising in an Indiana prison brought national attention to the conditions faced by prisoners across the country.…
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Emergency protests to free Mumia
On May 17, there will be mass demonstrations in Philadelphia and San Francisco demanding freedom for political prisoner Mumia Abu…
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Assata Shakur: A woman warrior
In December 2006, a gain won 17 years ago by City University of New York’s City College students came under…
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ANSWER condemns LAPD attack on immigrant rights movement
The ANSWER Coalition unequivocally condemns the brutal, unprovoked Los Angeles Police Department attack on immigrant families, media reporters and camerapersons…
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The militant legacy of Malcolm X
On May 19, 1925, an admirable and resolute revolutionary figure was born in Omaha, Nebraska. This figure, who would achieve…
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