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‘All night, all day, we will fight for Freddie Gray’
By Askia Muhammad, Nisa Islam Muhammad, Charles Robinson and Shawn Massie From Staten Island, to Ferguson, to Cleveland, to North Charleston, S.C., now to the city by the Bay, death after death of unarmed Black men by police has stunned … Continue reading
Nonviolence as Compliance
By Ta-Nehisi Coates Rioting broke out on Monday in Baltimore—an angry response to the death of Freddie Gray, a death my native city seems powerless to explain. Gray did not die mysteriously in some back alley but in the custody … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Freddie Gray, Freddie Gray murder, police abuse, protest, race
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The Powerful Scene On The Streets Of Baltimore Monday Night That No One Is Talking About
By Judd Legum Violent rioting erupted on the streets of Baltimore on Monday, the day that a 25-year-old man who was killed while in police custody, Freddie Gray, was laid to rest. Cars were burned, more than a dozen police … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Freddie Gray murder, police abuse, protest, social activism
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Baltimore
By David Simon First things first. Yes, there is a lot to be argued, debated, addressed. And this moment, as inevitable as it has sometimes seemed, can still, in the end, prove transformational, if not redemptive for our city. Changes … Continue reading
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Tagged appeal, Baltimore, David Simon, Freddie Gray, riot, social activism
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Police Assault Mentally Ill Homeless Man in LA
By Renee Lewis Attorneys representing a mentally ill homeless man allegedly beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers last summer have requested a federal investigation into the incident. Samuel Arrington, 52, who is homeless and suffers from bipolar disorder, was … Continue reading
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Tagged LAPD, Los Angeles, Mental health, police abuse, race. homeless, Samuel Arrington, Venice Beach
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Newly Elected Mayor Locked Out Of City Hall In Struggling St. Louis County Town
By Mariah Stewart Just minutes away from Ferguson, its now-famous neighbor, is Kinloch, the first well-established African-American community in St. Louis County. Kinloch was once a flourishing town with some 10,000 residents. Today, the population is less than 300. … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty McCray, government, James Robinson, Kinloch, Missouri, politics, race, St. Louis County
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5 Ways It’s Become a Crime to Be Poor in America, Punishable by Further Impoverishment
By Terrell Jermaine Starr The criminalization of America’s poor has been quietly gaining steam for years, but a recent study, “The Poor Get Prison,” co-authored by Karen Dolan and Jodi L. Carr, reveals the startling extent to which American municipalities … Continue reading
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Tagged business, culture, impoverished, incarceration, poverty, prison, United States
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The Economics of Ferguson: Emerson Electric, Municipal Fines, Discriminatory Policing
By Walter Johnson Take a walk along West Florissant Avenue, in Ferguson, Missouri. Head south of the burned-out Quik Trip and the famous McDonalds, south of the intersection with Chambers, south almost to the city limit, to the corner of … Continue reading
How the NYPD Is More Humane to Coyotes Than African-Americans
By Shaun King This morning I saw a weird headline in the New York Times that really piqued my interest: “Coyote Roams Upper West Side, With Officers in Pursuit.” Of course, I had to click it and see if it … Continue reading
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Tagged coyotes, New York City, NYPD, police abuse
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