Victoria Law (2023-01-15). From SNCC to Black Lives Matter: Longtime Activists Discuss Black Liberation. truthout.org When they met in 1965, Gwendolyn Zoharah and Michael Simmons had already dedicated their lives to organizing to topple Jim Crow. Both were members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a civil rights organization that emerged from the sit-ins and civil disobedience throughout the South. Like many of their SNCC co-organizers, both had been arrested, attacked and estranged from… |

_____ (2023-01-14). Chris Hedges Report: America Made Me A Black Man. popularresistance.org Boyah J. Farah fled the war in Somalia arriving in the United States as a refugee with his mother and siblings when he was fifteen. His romantic dreams of America quickly ran into the dark undercurrents of American racism. Living in a housing project in Bedford, Massachusetts he was forced to discover the curse of being Black in America, the daily humiliations and small, but insidious ways he was made to constantly feel an outsider by whites. He watched as other Somali families succumbed to the poison of American racism, writing that although they had survived the war in Africa, American broke them and carried th…

Jake Johnson (2023-01-13). Keenan Anderson, Cousin of Black Lives Matter Cofounder, Killed by LAPD. truthout.org Harrowing video footage released this week shows officers with the Los Angeles Police Department forcibly restraining and repeatedly using a Taser on 31-year-old Keenan Anderson — a high school teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors — following a traffic accident. Soon thereafter, Anderson was transported to a local hospital where he suffered cardiac arrest and died. |

WSWS (2023-01-13). Los Angeles police begin new year killing 3 people in just over 24 hours. wsws.org Takar Smith and Oscar Leon Sanchez were both shot and killed by police while Keenan Anderson, a teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter Founder, Patrice Cullors, suffered a cardiac arrest after he was repeatedly choked and tased while in police custody.

WSWS (2023-01-13). Los Angeles police begin new year killing three people in just over 24 hours. wsws.org Takar Smith and Oscar Leon Sanchez were both shot and killed by police while Keenan Anderson, a teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter Founder, Patrice Cullors, suffered a cardiac arrest after he was repeatedly choked and tased while in police custody.

Isheka N. Harrison (2023-01-13). Black English Teacher Killed By LAPD After Predicting 'They're Trying to George Floyd Me'. moguldom.com Another Black man has died after being tased seven times by police from the LAPD while being detained for his involvement in a traffic accident. Keenan Anderson, 31, died on Jan. 3, of cardiac arrest nearly four-and-a-half hours after being forcibly restrained by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department. Anderson was an educator and …

Chris Hedges (2023-01-13). "America made me a Black man" therealnews.com Boyah J. Farah fled the war in Somalia arriving in the United States as a refugee with his mother and siblings when he was fifteen. His romantic dreams of America quickly ran into the dark undercurrents of American racism. Living in a housing project in Bedford, Massachusetts he was forced to discover the curse of being Black in America, the daily humiliations and small, but insidious ways he was made to constantly feel an outsider by whites. He watched as other Somali families succumbed to the poison of American racism, writing that although they had survived the war in Africa, American broke them and carr…

_____ (2023-01-13). Peru: Police Brutality Leaves A Minor Dead In Cusco. popularresistance.org On Thursday, the Peruvian police used tear gas and firearms to harshly repress the population, leaving a minor dead and more than 50 people injured in the city of Cusco. | Peruvians once again took to the streets in Lima and in various departments to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the holding of early general elections this year, and the release of former President Pedro Castillo. | The National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH) of Peru demanded the immediate release of the social leaders detained in Ayacucho during the protests against Boluarte. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Aya…

WSWS (2023-01-13). Los Angeles police begin new year killing 3 people in just over 24 hours. wsws.org Takar Smith and Oscar Leon Sanchez were both shot and killed by police while Keenan Anderson, a teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter Founder, Patrice Cullors, suffered a cardiac arrest after he was repeatedly choked and tased while in police custody.

WSWS (2023-01-13). Los Angeles police begin new year killing three people in just over 24 hours. wsws.org Takar Smith and Oscar Leon Sanchez were both shot and killed by police while Keenan Anderson, a teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter Founder, Patrice Cullors, suffered a cardiac arrest after he was repeatedly choked and tased while in police custody.

Chris Hedges (2023-01-13). "America made me a Black man" therealnews.com Boyah J. Farah fled the war in Somalia arriving in the United States as a refugee with his mother and siblings when he was fifteen. His romantic dreams of America quickly ran into the dark undercurrents of American racism. Living in a housing project in Bedford, Massachusetts he was forced to discover the curse of being Black in America, the daily humiliations and small, but insidious ways he was made to constantly feel an outsider by whites. He watched as other Somali families succumbed to the poison of American racism, writing that although they had survived the war in Africa, American broke them and carr…

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis, Jayne Miller (2023-01-12). Maryland medical examiner who testified at Derek Chauvin trial to be audited for rulings in 100 police-custody deaths. therealnews.com Former Maryland state medical examiner

Fight Back (2023-01-12). Denver police officer indicted by grand jury after police shooting injures. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On January 4, Denver police officer Brandon Ramos was indicted by a grand jury for his actions on July 17, 2022. Ramos and two other officers, Megan Lieberson and Kenneth Rowland, fired their weapons into a crowd of people in an attempt to kill Jordan Waddy, a 21-year-old Black man, who held his hands in the air after throwing away his weapon. Waddy and six other people were injured in the mass shooting. | While Lieberson and Rowland will not see charges from the grand jury, Ramos was charged with two counts of second degree assault (reckless); three counts of third degree assault (knowing/reckless);…

Fight Back (2023-01-12). Police in Perú kill more protesters resisting coup. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – On December 7, a month of people's protests was kicked off when democratically-elected President Pedro Castillo, a former union educator and strike leader, was arrested by Peruvian armed forces in a coup by the oligarchy-dominated Congress. Peruvians, from indigenous groups to trade unions, immediately responded with waves of protests, marches and roadblocks. Following the orders of the coup plotters, the military and police cracked down violently on the protests, including firing on protesters from helicopters with bullets and teargas. A loosely agreed-upon truce before the holidays stopped the brut…