police brutality
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Democrats lead campaign to criminalize Black, Latino youth
Rep. Adam Schiff (D, Calif.) is set to introduce HR 3547, a piece of "anti-gang" legislation. If passed, it will…
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No more lynchings, no more nooses
This article is based on a presentation at a Party for Socialism and Liberation meeting in New York City. Following…
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Florida boot camp killers go unpunished
In January 2006, 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson died after being beaten by seven guards at the Bay County Boot Camp…
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Rally demands justice for Gary King Jr.
On Oct. 11 a demonstration led by friends and family of the late Gary King Jr. was held to demand…
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Chicago cops disband unit after crimes
The Chicago Police Department announced on Oct. 9 that it is disbanding an “elite” drug and gang unit. The unit…
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LAPD to blame for May Day brutality
On Oct. 9, the Los Angeles Police Department released a 90-page report faulting its policies, officer training and commander communication…
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Security guard breaks wrist of student for dropping cake
On Sept. 18, Pleajhai Mervin, was celebrating a friend’s birthday on the campus of Knight High School in Palmdale, Calif.…
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Oakland police officer kills again
On Sept. 20, an Oakland cop shot 20-year-old Gary King Jr. twice in the back. The shooter, Sgt. Pat Gonzales,…
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Washington, D.C. cops kill 14-year-old DeOnté Rawlings
An off-duty policeman shot and killed DeOnté Rawlings, a 14-year-old Black youth, in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17. The crime…
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Mumia Abu-Jamal legal update
Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Pennsylvania's death row since 1982 on false charges of shooting a Philadelphia cop.…
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