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15 year-old honor student Brittany Rowley has put the NYPD back in the headlines after being “roughed up” by two of its officers in a case of mistaken identity. Her harrowing experience is just another example of the NYPD’s outrageous, overly-aggressive tactics in our communities.

18 year-old Alan Blueford was shot and killed by Oakland police. The dept. says the shooting was justified and that Blueford brandished a firearm. Family members and activists beg to differ, and have demanded a thorough investigation. What do you think?

In wake of the latest hazing incident that resulted in the November 2011 death of drum major, Robert Champion, Florida A&M University’s famed Marching 100 band has been suspended for another year. Do you support this decision?

Marissa Alexander had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun over the head of her abusive husband during a violent confrontation in 2010. Do you think Marissa Alexander deserves a 20 year prison sentence? For defending herself?

NYPD officers are caught on tape brutally beating a 19 year-old Bronx resident for no apparent reason. Is this just another example of New York’s racist, oppressive “Stop and Frisk Program” at work?

According to Loop 21, abused wife and mother Marissa Alexander has been denied a new trial, and thus still faces 20 years in prison. Alexander stood her ground against an abusive husband. But unlike George Zimmerman, the “Stand Your Ground” law didn’t protect her.

Six year-old Salecia Johnson was handcuffed by police officers after throwing a tantrum at her kindergarten. Salecia’s mother has started an online petition, demanding that the arrest be removed from Salecia’s record, and an end to the use of police in school discipline. Learn more at BlackYouthProject.com!

20 year-old unarmed Bo Morrison was shot in the chest after being mistaken for an intruder. His shooter has not been charged; protected under a law called the ‘Castle Doctrine.’ Should his shooter be jailed, or was Bo in the wrong place at the wrong time?

The “Stand Your Ground” law was used to justify the decision of Sanford Police to let George Zimmerman free without charge.But why didn’t it protect Marissa Alexander, a wife and mother of three who stood her ground against an abusive husband, and now faces 20 years in prison?

The parents of six year-old kindergartener Salecia Johnson are outraged that their daughter was handcuffed by police for throwing a tantrum at school. Is it ever appropriate to handcuff a six year-old? Won’t this scar Salecia for life?

Have you heard the harrowing story of Howard Morgan, a black off-duty cop who was shot 28 times by four Chicago police officers, survived, and was then charged with attempted murder? Morgan is to be sentenced tomorrow; he faces 80 years in prison. Sign a petition demanding his freedom!

Family, friends and community members are still furious over the death of 22 year-old Michael Lembhard, who was shot and killed by police officers last month. And the anger only intensified when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo denied requests for a special prosecutor to investigate the shooting.