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Tribute to Comrade George Lester Jackson
The text below is a brief account of George Jackson's life and influence followed by a tribute written by Luis…
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Exclusive: Official inventory of George Jackson’s prison cell library
A listing books of found in George Jackson’s cell following his assassination on Aug. 21, 1971
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Fort Worth bar target of police violence
Patrons at the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, were recently the target of homophobic police violence. At approximately 1…
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Bushwick 32 teach lesson in organized struggle
Earlier this year, 16 Black and Latino youths from the Bushwick section of Brooklyn won $257,000 collectively in damages from…
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Cop’s racist e-mail further exposes true colors of police force
Since July 16, there has been a media firestorm surrounding the question of racism in the "post-racial" age of Obama.…
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Study finds racist police brutality on the rise
The number of complaints against New York police officers in 2009 has increased by 11 percent over the same period…
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A victory against police repression
In June 2008, the Washington, D.C. police established martial law-style checkpoints in the neighborhood of Trinidad, preventing entry to people…
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Community expresses solidarity with activist targeted by San José police
More than 30 members of the community spoke out during a San José City Council meeting June 2 in response…
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Protests, civil disobedience target anti-immigrant 287(g) programs
Special enforcement arrangements between local agencies and the Department of Homeland Security— known as 287(g) programs—are being targeted for their…
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‘The police took my son’s father away from us’
On April 12, 2008, Kenny Lazo, 24, was beaten to death while in police custody in Bay Shore (Suffolk County,…
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