According to NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, anyone who has criticized the city’s “Stop and Frisk” program is encouraging a “lawless mayhem state.”
Today is the beginning of a trial that determines the constitutionality of New York’s controversial Stop-and-Frisk policy.. Opponents of the policy say it is racist and unconstitutional. The city of New York says its an essential tool to combat crime.
On Wednesday, the mother of slain 16 year-old Kimani Gray spoke out for the first time since the tragic shooting of her son: “He was slaughtered,” Gray told a room filled with reporters, the AP reports. “And I want to know why.”
According to the medical examiner, 16 year-old Kimani Gray was shot seven times by the NYPD. He was hit three times in the back. Meanwhile, a third night of protests drew over 100 people, and resulted in 18 arrests.
Last night, Brooklyn teenagers took to the streets to express their outrage over the death of 16 year-old Kimani Gray. What began as a vigil for Gray quickly turned into a much more confrontational protest. These young people are fed up.
Chicago city treasurer Stephanie Neely has called for a version of New York’s “Stop and Frisk” program to combat the city’s gun violence crisis. This program denies our young people of their dignity and constitutional rights, and treats law-abiding people like criminals.
A group of CPS students gathered in honor of Hadiya Pendleton yesterday, and to draw attention to the gun violence many of them said threatens their own lives.
Several people were arrested Sunday afternoon during a protest at the University of Chicago Medical Center. An estimated 50 protesters occupied the hospital, demanding that an adult trauma center be opened. There are no trauma centers on the South Side of Chicago.
In light of the recent protest at Walmart last black Friday. I think it is appropriate to revisit the Walmart debate. If there is ever a battle between big business and everyday citizens struggling for their labor rights, I will always be on the side of those who are struggling for a better life. As […]
The Stop and Frisk policy is not only racist but violates the civil liberties of citizens, especially black and brown youth. Although the above mentioned recording is rare, reports indicate that what we hear isn’t. This tactic needs to be ABOLISHED.
According to a report from the NYCLU, ninety-five percent of arrests made in NYC public schools in the last school year were of black or Latino students.
A recent article featured in the New York Times shines a spotlight on the impact of the NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” policy on black women; confusion, humiliation, and sexual intimidation.
