Police brutality

Philadelphians march against police brutality

Twenty-two-year-old Tyree Carroll was stopped April 3 by Philadelphia police for riding his bicycle the wrong way on a one-way…

July 22, 2015

Police violence against Martese Johnson sparks campus protests

Martese Johnson, a 20-year-old African American, has been added to the already too-long list of victims of brutal, racial profiling…

March 24, 2015

Walking while Black — U.S. society divided by racism

The “crime” of walking while Black — and driving, shopping, sitting, standing and merely existing while Black — in the…

September 8, 2014

Memorial march for Ernest Duenez Jr.

Manteca, Calif. — Ernest Duenez Jr. was killed by police officer John Moody in this city on June 8, 2011.…

June 14, 2014

Family demands justice in police killing of Ernest Duenez, Jr.

This reporter is interviewing a few of the many families of victims of police killings in California as they are…

September 26, 2013

Police brutality: An all-too-familiar story

A 22-year-old man looking toward the future has his life taken from him in a split second by a police…

October 11, 2012

New York cops shoot 10 during morning rush hour

New York — On Aug. 24, two New York police officers turned what by all accounts was a targeted killing by…

September 2, 2012

Baltimore anti-police brutality fighters refuse plea deal

Baltimore — Two representatives of the Baltimore Peoples Assembly, the Rev. Cortly “CD” Witherspoon of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference…

September 2, 2012

Baltimore vigil protests cop killing of homeless man

Representatives of the Baltimore Peoples Assembly gathered for a vigil and protest in front of the boarded-up house that Rudy…

September 2, 2012

Cops snuff out young lives

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. was just 13 years old when he was killed by “Robocop” Brian George…

September 2, 2012