JANET (2022-04-16). Lizelle Herrera & Texas repression — Arrest exposes anti-abortion laws. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead April 12, 2022 There was joy and a sigh of relief when Ketanji Brown Jackson was finally confirmed as the first Black woman justice to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, based on a 53-47 Senate vote April 7. Then another legal development of a totally different kind occurred in Starr County, Texas, the same day. A 26-year-old Latinx woman, Lizelle Herrera, was arrested in Rio Grande City, near the Texas-Mexico border, and charged with murder for allegedly terminating her pregnancy. Her bail was an outrageous $500,000. April 9 mugshot of Lizelle Herrara The county sheriff, Carlos Delgado, stated He…

WSWS (2022-04-15). Black Lives Matter purchases $6 million property with donation money. wsws.org The 6,500 square-foot mansion was purchased in October 2020 without being disclosed to the public or even the group's donors.

WSWS (2022-04-15). Black Lives Matter purchases $6 million property with donation money. wsws.org The 6,500 square-foot mansion was purchased in October 2020 without being disclosed to the public or even the group's donors.

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Video released of Patrick Lyoya's brutal murder by Michigan police. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – On Wednesday, April 13, the Grand Rapids Police Department released four videos of Patrick Lyoya's murder at the hands of a GRPD officer, who they still refuse to name. Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, was a Congolese refugee, and a father to two daughters. | The videos show perspectives from the officer's body cam, the dashcam of the police car, mobile phone video from a passenger in Lyoya's vehicle, and security cameras from neighborhood residents. They all corroborate the Lyoya family's account of the killing, showing Lyoya face-down on the ground with the officer holding him down, endin…

Ann Brown (2022-04-14). Video: Michigan Black Man Patrick Lyoya Shot In Back Of Head At Close Range By Police. moguldom.com Video footage captured the traffic stop and fatal interaction between a 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya and a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officier that resulted in Lyoya being shot in the back of his head. The Lyoya family immigrated to the U.S. from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014. Patrick Lyoya lived in Grand Rapids and …

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Protesters pack Grand Rapids commissioner meeting over death of Patrick Lyoya. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – A crowd of hundreds marched to the Grand Rapids City Commissioners meeting, April 12, to demand both the release of the raw video showing the murder of Patrick Lyoya and the arrest of the still-unnamed killer cop. Lyoya was a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant executed by the Grand Rapids Police Department last week. In the days after his death, citywide mourning and protests against the police have increased and are expected to surge after the release of the video this Wednesday. | The police department has continued to stall the footage, while the city insists it is acting in full transparency.

Joseph Love (2022-04-14). Russian Dissenters Are Helping Ukrainians Escape Putin's War. truthout.org This interview was conducted via Zoom on March 9, 2022. Joseph Love is based in Tennessee; the translator is based in Los Angeles; fixer is in Boston; interview subjects are in the Republic of Georgia. | Dissent looks different in Russia. It has to. Protesters are arrested for criticizing Vladimir Putin's government. Under certain conditions like mass protests and arrests, prisons may enact fortress protocols to isolate prisoners from the outside world. As a result, detainees are denied access to lawyers and police can do as they please: threats, psychological pressure, physical abuse and torture are common alleg…

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Video released of Patrick Lyoya's brutal murder by Michigan police. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – On Wednesday, April 13, the Grand Rapids Police Department released four videos of Patrick Lyoya's murder at the hands of a GRPD officer, who they still refuse to name. Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, was a Congolese refugee, and a father to two daughters. | The videos show perspectives from the officer's body cam, the dashcam of the police car, mobile phone video from a passenger in Lyoya's vehicle, and security cameras from neighborhood residents. They all corroborate the Lyoya family's account of the killing, showing Lyoya face-down on the ground with the officer holding him down, endin…

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Protesters pack Grand Rapids commissioner meeting over death of Patrick Lyoya. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – A crowd of hundreds marched to the Grand Rapids City Commissioners meeting, April 12, to demand both the release of the raw video showing the murder of Patrick Lyoya and the arrest of the still-unnamed killer cop. Lyoya was a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant executed by the Grand Rapids Police Department last week. In the days after his death, citywide mourning and protests against the police have increased and are expected to surge after the release of the video this Wednesday. | The police department has continued to stall the footage, while the city insists it is acting in full transparency.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Buffalo police officers who assaulted 75-year-old during 2020 George Floyd protest reinstated. wsws.org An arbitrator picked by the city of Buffalo and the police union cleared the two police officers who violently attacked Martin Gugino in June 2020, pushing him to the ground, cracking his skull and causing brain damage.