“The state of Florida, it appears, is ground zero for the deaths of prisoners, and the crisis is so deeply corrupt and out of hand that it needs immediate national intervention,” writes Shaun King.
High-achieving low-income students of color are being boxed out of CUNY, New York’s city colleges.
Matthew Ajibade, a twenty-two year-old computer science student was found dead in a Savannah, Ga. isolation cell after being arrested during a bipolar episode. The cause of death is still unknown.
Isabel Wilkerson, author of ‘The Warmth of Other Suns’, writes that uprising against brutality is part of a day of reckoning for the North.
“For New Yorkers who value fair policing, though, the slowdown is an occasion to celebrate,” writes Aurin Squire for the New Republic.
Cleveland city officials released extended video that show’s police forcing Tamir Rice’s sister to the ground after they shot her brother. The video shows Rice’s sister running to his aide after hearing the gun shots. Once she approached the body, she is held down by the officers involved and eventually handcuffed and put in the […]
At Think Progress, Nicole Flatow is disturbed by the lack of media coverage on the bombing of the NAACP building in Colorado Springs, CO.
The following piece is from Huffington Post. It was written by Jonathan Walton. By: Jonathan Walton This past weekend, thousands of New York City police officers turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio at the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle in Glendale, New York. It is now widely known that Officer […]
According to a new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Chicago police stop black motorists more than their white counterparts.Â
13-year-old Malik Bryant wanted peace for Christmas. The Chicago teenager desired it so much, that he wrote a letter to Santa asking that the city be covered in safety. Now, Bryant’s letter has gone viral.Â
The following piece is from Chicago Tribune. It was written by Achy Obejas. By: Achy Obejas She’s on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list. Why Cuba protects her.
Chicago could report its lowest murder total in close to 50 years for the second consecutive year. Despite murder rates being down, the number of shootings is up for 2014, according to data analysed by the Chicago Sun-Times.
