(2023-07-24). "Chaos & Violence": NYC to Pay $13M to Those Attacked by Police in 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests. democracynow.org 
In a landmark $13 million settlement, New York City has agreed to pay 1,300 people attacked by police while protesting the Minnesota police murder of George Floyd in 2020. Sow v. City of New York yielded the largest total payout to protesters in a class-action suit in U.S. history, totaling about $10,000 per person. The suit focused on how police violated protesters' civil and constitutional rights by making mass arrests and using excessive force that included improper use of pepper spray and using a tactic called kettling to trap and arrest protesters before a curfew went into effect. The case used a video…
(2023-07-24). Adidas and Ye's Battle Over a $100 Million Marketing Fund. moguldom.com The drama between Kanye West, who is changed his name to Ye, and Adidas continues. Back in October 2022, Adidas ended its highly profitable and long-term partnership with Ye to sell his Yeezy products over remarks he made that were deemed anti-Semetic. Then in May 2023, after losing a whopping $540 million, Adidas said it would …
(2023-07-24). City of New York agrees to $13.7 million settlement for police brutality in George Floyd protests. wsws.org Each of 1,380 plaintiffs will receive about $10,000 for claims of abuse and illegal arrest.
(2023-07-24). Cops nicking a Black woman over a bus fare is misogynoir in action. thecanary.co Cops have arrested a woman in Croydon, south London, for not paying her bus fare. People have been kicking off on social media, and rightly so — not least because the woman had actually paid, but also because the cops' response was disproportionate in the extreme. A number of officers tussle with the woman, yanking …
(2023-07-24). UC UAW Workers & Unite Here 11 Strikers Protest Union Busting By UC Bosses At UC Regents. indybay.org Hundreds of UC UAW members and Unite Here Local 11 strikers from Southern California rallied at the UC Regents meeting against the flagrant union busting tactics including felony arrests for chalking at UCSD.
(2023-07-23). Kenya's President Ruto unleashes mass violence against austerity protestors. wsws.org Protests are regularly outlawed, with police setting up blockades to stop marching demonstrators and refusing to provide details of the rising number of dead, injured and arrested.
(2023-07-24). French Fried Police Brutality — Outrage Erupts…Again! thiscantbehappening.net Editors note: The following essay is written by renowned activist/journalist Julia Wright — a resident of Paris who is the daughter of legendary African American author/activist Richard Wright. This essay provides insightful views rarely reported in news coverage in American media. By Julia Wright Two days ago, my client told me he was thinking of … |
(2023-07-24). U.S. to establish national monument to Emmett Till. peoplesworld.org 
U.S. President Joe Biden will establish a national monument to honor Emmett Till, the black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured, and killed in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and his mother, a White House official said at the weekend. Mr. Biden will sign a proclamation on …