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Monthly Archives: January 2009
March for Justice for Oscar Grant III
Mayor Dellums decided to look to law enforcement as a model for healing the community in 2007. Today, we are still at war, our youth the casualties of this war.
Why we have to look back
This week, I released "Reining in the Imperial Presidency," a 486-page report detailing the abuses and excesses of the Bush administration and recommending steps to address them.
The smothering of the Oscar Grant movement
Young people risked their freedom to rebel in the streets. Let me remind you that it was the rebellion and threat of another one that got the cop arrested.
‘I Am Sean Bell: Black Boys Speak’
I AM SEAN BELL, black boys speak from Stacey Muhammad on Vimeo.
On Nov. 25, 2006, undercover NYPD officers fired at least 50 rounds of...
S.O.S. Radio Houston interview with Minister of Information JR on Oscar Grant and police...
Hear DJ Zin of S.O.S. Radio in Houston, Texas, interview POCC Minister of Information JR on the hot topic of police terrorism and the...
On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Emery Lumumba
The Congolese people continue to suffer staggering casualties in the ongoing African holocaust, which has cost between 5 and 6 million Congolese lives since 1996, and which continues to cost 45,000 lives a month.
Israel’s attack on an entrapped population: A 21st century war crime?
The use of the internationally banned substance white phosphorus in highly densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip gives new meaning to the phrase "white power."
U.S. police could get ‘pain beam’ weapons
The research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice is working on two portable non-lethal weapons that inflict pain from a distance using beams of laser light or microwaves, with the intention of putting them into the hands of police to subdue suspects.
Newly released NYPD data shows shocking disparity in stop-and-frisks
From 2005 to 2008, approximately 80 percent of NYPD's total stops made were of Blacks and Latinos, who are more likely to have physical force used against them than Whites.
Legal lynching: The blatant, boastful murder of Oscar Grant
The execution of Oscar Grant was a painful reminder of the "legal lynchings" that have been taking place for centuries.
Wanda’s Picks for Jan. 16
Theme for the week: "Martin King to Barack Obama, from ‘I Have a Dream' to ‘Yes, We Can.'"
‘What I want for you — and every child in America’
I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
State of the Dream 2009: The Silent Depression
The current economic crisis requires more than a color-blind stimulus. It demands a complete economic restructuring that addresses the racial wealth divide.
There’s a riot going on
Rev. Al Sharpton's Keepin' it Real show today had JR of the Block Report on talking about the murder of Oscar Grant by Oakland's Bay Area Rapid Transit police and the rebellious aftermath.
Authorities and corporate media grossly exaggerate Oakland ‘riot’ reports
The report that went around the world was that over 300 businesses were destroyed; the actual damage was 40-45 windows smashed and a couple of dozen garbage cans thrown into the streets.
Lawyers Guild applauds arrest of Officer Mehserle, Oscar Grant’s executioner, and calls for protection...
The National Lawyers Guild calls upon BART, Oakland and Alameda County officials to recognize that their shameful response to Oscar Grant's murder fueled the street protests.
Police accountability law might have prevented execution of Oscar Grant
Political remedies to hold police more accountable for outrageous acts such as the shooting death of an African-American youth here on New Year's Day have been blocked by even supposedly "sympathetic" Democratic Party politicians.
Willy Pete vs. slingshots
"Israel trapped hundreds of civilians inside a school as if in a box, including many children, and then crushed them with all the might of its bombs. What were the world's reactions? Almost nothing."
Oakland rebellion: Eyewitness report by POCC Minister of Information JR
Minister of Information JR, now out of jail, tells how and why Oakland was rocked by rebellion Jan. 7 after nearly a week of official silence following the New Year's police execution of Oscar Grant. Look for a report - both here and in the February paper that will hit the streets Jan.30 - on the Town Bizness Townhall Meeting Against Police Terrorism that had people spilling out the door Friday.
Wanda’s Picks updated Jan. 13
The Coalition Against Police Execution (CAPE) will hold the Praying for Peace, Working for Justice March and Rally at Oakland's City Hall Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m. as the Oakland community continues to demand justice in the senseless murder of Oscar Grant by BART police.