2021-05-02: News Headlines

Moderator (2021-05-02). Why the ACLU Abstained From the BLM Censorship Controversy. scheerpost.com Victoria Pickering / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Glenn Greenwald / Substack Enormous sums of money have poured into racial justice groups since the May, 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police Department officer. "The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year," according to a February Associated Press review… |

sputniknews (2021-05-02). UK Downplays Reports of £400 Million Deal With Iran to Free Woman Jailed for Spying. sputniknews.com Iranian-born Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in April 2016 before boarding a flight back to the UK and jailed for five years for sedition against the government. Hopes for her release last week were dashed when she was handed an additional one-year sentence for propaganda activities.

Recall City's History (2021-05-02). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters Rise Up with March, Rally and Ritual in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, demonstrators took to the streets in Oakland on April 24 with the call "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.

James Dennis Hoff (2021-05-02). NYU Graduate Workers Continue Strike For Living Wage, Cops off Campus. zcomm.org After ten months without a contract, graduate workers at the largest private university in the United States are on strike…

UC Berkeley Cops Off Campus (2021-05-02). Saturday 5/15: Bloody Thursday Rally and Protest. indybay.org The anniversary of Bloody Thursday at People's Park — a historic moment of violent policing on Berkeley's campus.

Sarah Belle Lin (2021-05-02). Family of slain 26-year-old Oakland resident demands Alameda police officers involved be charged. indybay.org On April 19, Oakland resident Mario Gonzalez, 26, died while being pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers. His family is now demanding answers from the Alameda Police Department and the city of Alameda, and that Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley charge the three officers involved in the incident. The incident occurred the day before Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. [Video from the vigil below text.]…

Editor2 (2021-05-01). Palestinians Called Israel an Apartheid State Decades ago. orinocotribune.com By Asa Winstanley — Apr 28, 2021 | In 1965, Syrian-Palestinian academic and diplomat Fayez Sayegh wrote a It is a model of clarity and precision. The fact that most of what it explai…

Liberation Staff-Seattle (2021-05-01). Unmasked at last: All Seattle cops at fascist Jan. 6 rally have been identified. liberationnews.org Community investigation of six Seattle cops present at the Jan 6 rally reveals extensive histories of brutality.

Staff (2021-05-01). Many So-Called "Alternatives" to Mass Incarceration Are 21st-Century Shackles. truthout.org As the public narrative begins to acknowledge the harm caused by mass incarceration, many are shifting to so-called "alternatives" — from predatory diversion programs to invasive electronic monitoring — designed to turn communities into cages and further exploit people. Having spent billions acquiring these "alternatives," private prison corporations are now among their biggest proponents. Today, there are more than four million people on probation and parole subject to this type of c…

Editor2 (2021-05-01). The New Cold War US-Japanese Summit. orinocotribune.com By Joseph Gerson — Apr 27, 2021 | Joseph Gerson comments on the meeting that just took place in Washington between the leaders of the U.S. and Japan. | Amidst the national fixation on the outcome of the trial of George Floyd's murderer and political jockeying over the president's mega infrastructure proposal, the significance of President Joe Biden's first new Cold War summit with a foreign leader was lost to most Americans. In politics, symbolism is often substance, and such was the case when the U.S. and Japanese heads of state convened to demonstrate their common military, economic, diplomatic and scienti…

Monica Moorehead (2021-05-01). Espíritu del Primero de Mayo: °Lucha! Aplastar la violencia policial y la supremacía blanca. workers.org BOLETÂN: Chauvin declarado culpable. °Condenar a todos los policías asesinos! °Abolir la policía! Más en workers.org El Primero de Mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, nació en Estados Unidos a partir de la lucha por la jornada de ocho horas en 1886. Los trabajadores, muchos de ellos socialistas y anarquistas . . . |

Staff (2021-05-01). Saudi envoy's official UK residence targeted by arsonists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The Saudi Ambassador's official London residence was targeted by arsonists today who set fire to the front of the multi-million-pound building before police arrested two men after a struggle.

sputniknews (2021-05-01). Riots, Vandalism, and Police Officers on Fire: Colombians Protest Proposed Tax Reform — Photo, Video. sputniknews.com Over 180 protestors have been arrested in Colombia as of Friday, as people take to streets to decry tax hikes on everyday goods by the government of President Ivan Duque.

The Canary (2021-05-01). Prosecutors seek higher sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's murder case. thecanary.co Former police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced in June for George Floyd's murder. Prosecutors are asking a judge to give Chauvin a more severe penalty than called for in state guidelines. | The prosecutors argued in court documents filed on Friday 30 April that Floyd was particularly vulnerable. And that Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer. | Defence lawyer Eric Nelson is opposing a tougher sentence. He's saying the state failed to prove those aggravating factors, among others, existed when Chauvin arrested Floyd on 25 May. | Chauvin, who is white, was convicted last week of second-degree unin…

Anferny Jimauri Moore (2021-05-01). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.

Recall City's History (2021-05-01). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters Rise Up with March, Rally and Ritual in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, demonstrators took to the streets in Oakland on April 24 with the call "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.

UC Berkeley Cops Off Campus (2021-05-01). Saturday 5/15: Bloody Thursday Rally and Protest. indybay.org The anniversary of Bloody Thursday at People's Park — a historic moment of violent policing on Berkeley's campus.

Sarah Belle Lin (2021-05-01). Family of slain 26-year-old Oakland resident demands Alameda police officers involved be charged. indybay.org On April 19, Oakland resident Mario Gonzalez, 26, died while being pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers. His family is now demanding answers from the Alameda Police Department and the city of Alameda, and that Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley charge the three officers involved in the incident. The incident occurred the day before Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. [Video from the vigil below text.]…

_____ (2021-05-01). No Justice Without A Movement. popularresistance.org The depth of public connection with George Floyd was clear on the day the verdict of his police killer was announced. The moment was awaited with trepidation and the guilty verdict was met with enthusiasm and in some cases outright joy. But at the same time that the world learned the perpetrator's fate, a 16-year old named Ma'Khia Bryant was also killed by the police. | Police in the United States kill more than 1,000 people every year, an average of three every day. Had young Ms. Bryant been killed on any other date, it is probable that no one outside of her immediate circle would know her name either. | But dem…

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2021-05-01: News Headlines

Monica Moorehead (2021-05-01). Espíritu del Primero de Mayo: °Lucha! Aplastar la violencia policial y la supremacía blanca. workers.org BOLETÂN: Chauvin declarado culpable. °Condenar a todos los policías asesinos! °Abolir la policía! Más en workers.org El Primero de Mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, nació en Estados Unidos a partir de la lucha por la jornada de ocho horas en 1886. Los trabajadores, muchos de ellos socialistas y anarquistas . . . |

Editor2 (2021-05-01). Palestinians Called Israel an Apartheid State Decades ago. orinocotribune.com By Asa Winstanley — Apr 28, 2021 | In 1965, Syrian-Palestinian academic and diplomat Fayez Sayegh wrote a It is a model of clarity and precision. The fact that most of what it explai…

Liberation Staff-Seattle (2021-05-01). Unmasked at last: All Seattle cops at fascist Jan. 6 rally have been identified. liberationnews.org Community investigation of six Seattle cops present at the Jan 6 rally reveals extensive histories of brutality.

Staff (2021-05-01). Many So-Called "Alternatives" to Mass Incarceration Are 21st-Century Shackles. truthout.org As the public narrative begins to acknowledge the harm caused by mass incarceration, many are shifting to so-called "alternatives" — from predatory diversion programs to invasive electronic monitoring — designed to turn communities into cages and further exploit people. Having spent billions acquiring these "alternatives," private prison corporations are now among their biggest proponents. Today, there are more than four million people on probation and parole subject to this type of c…

Editor2 (2021-05-01). The New Cold War US-Japanese Summit. orinocotribune.com By Joseph Gerson — Apr 27, 2021 | Joseph Gerson comments on the meeting that just took place in Washington between the leaders of the U.S. and Japan. | Amidst the national fixation on the outcome of the trial of George Floyd's murderer and political jockeying over the president's mega infrastructure proposal, the significance of President Joe Biden's first new Cold War summit with a foreign leader was lost to most Americans. In politics, symbolism is often substance, and such was the case when the U.S. and Japanese heads of state convened to demonstrate their common military, economic, diplomatic and scienti…

Staff (2021-05-01). Saudi envoy's official UK residence targeted by arsonists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — The Saudi Ambassador's official London residence was targeted by arsonists today who set fire to the front of the multi-million-pound building before police arrested two men after a struggle.

sputniknews (2021-05-01). Riots, Vandalism, and Police Officers on Fire: Colombians Protest Proposed Tax Reform — Photo, Video. sputniknews.com Over 180 protestors have been arrested in Colombia as of Friday, as people take to streets to decry tax hikes on everyday goods by the government of President Ivan Duque.

The Canary (2021-05-01). Prosecutors seek higher sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's murder case. thecanary.co Former police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced in June for George Floyd's murder. Prosecutors are asking a judge to give Chauvin a more severe penalty than called for in state guidelines. | The prosecutors argued in court documents filed on Friday 30 April that Floyd was particularly vulnerable. And that Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer. | Defence lawyer Eric Nelson is opposing a tougher sentence. He's saying the state failed to prove those aggravating factors, among others, existed when Chauvin arrested Floyd on 25 May. | Chauvin, who is white, was convicted last week of second-degree unin…

Anferny Jimauri Moore (2021-05-01). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.

Recall City's History (2021-05-01). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters Rise Up with March, Rally and Ritual in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, demonstrators took to the streets in Oakland on April 24 with the call "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.

UC Berkeley Cops Off Campus (2021-05-01). Saturday 5/15: Bloody Thursday Rally and Protest. indybay.org The anniversary of Bloody Thursday at People's Park — a historic moment of violent policing on Berkeley's campus.

Sarah Belle Lin (2021-05-01). Family of slain 26-year-old Oakland resident demands Alameda police officers involved be charged. indybay.org On April 19, Oakland resident Mario Gonzalez, 26, died while being pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers. His family is now demanding answers from the Alameda Police Department and the city of Alameda, and that Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley charge the three officers involved in the incident. The incident occurred the day before Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. [Video from the vigil below text.]…

WSWS (2021-04-30). Federal authorities charge New Jersey police officers in assault of teenager. wsws.org Officials were compelled to bring charges by video evidence which shows two officers savagely beating 19-year-old Osamah Alsaidi as he was on his way to work at Amazon in December 2020.

Staff (2021-04-30). "A Threshold Crossed": Israel Is Guilty of Apartheid, Human Rights Watch Says for First Time. democracynow.org A major new report by Human Rights Watch says for the first time that Israel is committing crimes of apartheid and persecution in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The international human rights group says Israeli authorities dispossessed, confined and forcibly separated Palestinians. "For years, prominent voices have warned that apartheid lurked just around the corner. But it's very clear that that threshold has been crossed," says Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch. "It's time for the international community to recognize the reality on the ground for what it is — aparthei…

Lucia Eugenia Cordova (2021-04-30). Ten PDVSA Officials Arrested for Diversion of Diesel and Gasoline in Maracaibo. orinocotribune.com In the past few hours ten officials, including carriers and managers, of Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA were arrested for diversion of diesel and premium gasoline at the Bajo Grande refinery and distribution plant, located in the city of Maracaibo (Zulia state). This was communicated to the country on Thursday, April 29, in the weekly press conference by the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab. | "The investigation was initiated by virtue of a complaint lodged by the manager of Comprehensive Security of Operations and the International Trade and Supply Market. It was determined that there…

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2021-04-30). Syracuse, N.Y., 'Black Athletes Lives Matter!'. workers.org Syracuse, N.Y. Hundreds of Syracuse University students marched through snow during a Black Athletes Lives Matter (BALM) action against police brutality April 21. The march had been planned for months by student-athlete organizations, but coincidentally took place the day after cop Derek Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd. . . . |

Chauncey K. Robinson (2021-04-30). A step closer to justice: Three men indicted in Ahmaud Arbery murder. peoplesworld.org Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands rejoiced for true accountability as former cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Now, the country's eyes have turned to another case where a Black man was most likely killed due to the color of his skin and the bias of those …

Staff (2021-04-30). Drug Raids Killed Andrew Brown Jr., Breonna Taylor. Advocates Say: Enough. truthout.org Moments before what Andrew Brown Jr.'s family would later describe as an "execution," a street camera caught a SWAT-style team of sheriff's deputies in tactical gear crammed into the back of a pickup truck as it pulled into Brown's driveway in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on April 21. In the

Betsey Piette (2021-04-30). Rally demands: MOVE children deserve to rest in peace. workers.org Philadelphia YahNé Ndgo opened the rally outside the Penn Museum in Philadelphia April 28 by denouncing the University of Pennsylvania's sadistic desecration of the remains of two young Black MOVE family members. Ndgo, representing Black Lives Matter Philadelphia, stated: "We can never forget the humanity of Black people, and we . . . |

_____ (2021-04-30). Human Rights Watch Confirms Israel Is an Apartheid State. strategic-culture.org By Craig MURRAY | The forthright branding of Israel

Ramona Wadi (2021-04-30). How the US is shielding Israel from Apartheid charges and itself from complicity charges. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — The Palestinians mentioned apartheid in connection with Israel long before B'Tselem used the description. Now it is the turn of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to — rightfully, if belatedly — accuse Israel of apartheid in its latest report titled A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and …

WSWS (2021-04-30). Human Rights Watch declares Israel has crossed apartheid threshold. wsws.org HRW draws on years of human rights documentation, case studies and a review of government planning documents, statements by officials and other sources. It documents a catalogue of Israeli abuses committed against the Palestinians.

Staff (2021-04-30). Zionist forces raid Palestinians in occupied lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Israeli forces re-attacked a rally of Palestinians in Bab al-Amoud area of occupied lands and territories and arrested a number of them.

sputniknews (2021-04-30). Washington, DC, Drops Cases Against 220 Protesters Arrested During June 2020 Anti-BLM Crackdown. sputniknews.com In just 10 days of protest in late May and early June of 2020, more than 10,000 protesters were arrested by police across the US as millions hit the streets and faced a militant police response. They were, ironically, protesting police violence.

The Canary (2021-04-30). Neo-Nazi police officer jailed for membership of banned group. thecanary.co The first British police officer to be convicted of belonging to a neo-Nazi terrorist group has been jailed for more than four years. | Ben Hannam was found guilty of membership of banned right-wing extremist group National Action (NA) in 2016 until September 2017, following a trial at the Old Bailey. | He had been working as a probationary officer for the Metropolitan Police for nearly two years before he was found on a leaked database of users of extreme right-wing forum Iron March and arrested last year. | Benjamin Hannam attending an outdoor boxing event which was shown to the jury during his trial at the Old…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-04-30). Algerian Hirak movement activist Karim Tabbou released on probation following arrest. peoplesdispatch.org Karim Tabbou was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a complaint filed against him for allegedly misbehaving with a government official in public. He was subsequently charged on eight counts including slander…

Anferny Jimauri Moore (2021-04-30). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.

Recall City's History (2021-04-30). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters March in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, activists marched and rallied in Oakland on April 24 with their call, "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2021-04-30). Racism in America: Biden Police Reforms Prove Inadequate to End Misconduct and Brutality. globalresearch.ca As demonstrations erupt across the United States against the oppression inflicted …

Sarah Belle Lin (2021-04-30). Family of slain 26-year-old Oakland resident demands Alameda police officers involved be charged. indybay.org On April 19, Oakland resident Mario Gonzalez, 26, died while being pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers. His family is now demanding answers from the Alameda Police Department and the city of Alameda, and that Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley charge the three officers involved in the incident. The incident occurred the day before Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. [Video from the vigil below text.]…

Robert Koehler (2021-04-30). Transcending 'the Religion of Whiteness'. counterpunch.org Basically, Derek Chauvin was convicted of enforcing the status quo. Because his behavior was caught on video — his knee on George Floyd's neck, oh my God, choking him to death — and looked so disturbing to most of the public, official American "justice" had to take some sort of action. He became a scapegoat.

Elie Mystal, The Nation (2021-04-30). White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off. thenation.com White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off…

WSWS (2021-04-30). Killers of Ahmaud Arbery charged with federal hate crimes. wsws.org Plans have also been announced by the Department of Justice to pursue federal hate crimes against the four officers who killed George Floyd on May 25 last year.

Latino USA (2021-04-30). The Wrongful Conviction Of Joseph Webster: Episode 1 (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com In this two-part series, Latino USA explores the case of Joseph Webster, a Black man who was serving a life sentence for murder in Tennessee—a murder he says he didn't commit.

_____ (2021-04-30). VIDEO: America Has a Problem With Poorly Trained Police Officers, Not 'Systemic Racism'. strategic-culture.org "Defund the Police" has become the answer to extreme abuse in America… Watch the video and read more in the

Latino Rebels (2021-04-30). One Month After the Death of Adam Toledo. latinorebels.com Latino Rebels Radio: April 29, 2021…

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2021-04-30: News Headlines

Staff (2021-04-30). "A Threshold Crossed": Israel Is Guilty of Apartheid, Human Rights Watch Says for First Time. democracynow.org A major new report by Human Rights Watch says for the first time that Israel is committing crimes of apartheid and persecution in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The international human rights group says Israeli authorities dispossessed, confined and forcibly separated Palestinians. "For years, prominent voices have warned that apartheid lurked just around the corner. But it's very clear that that threshold has been crossed," says Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch. "It's time for the international community to recognize the reality on the ground for what it is — aparthei…

WSWS (2021-04-30). Federal authorities charge New Jersey police officers in assault of teenager. wsws.org Officials were compelled to bring charges by video evidence which shows two officers savagely beating 19-year-old Osamah Alsaidi as he was on his way to work at Amazon in December 2020.

Lucia Eugenia Cordova (2021-04-30). Ten PDVSA Officials Arrested for Diversion of Diesel and Gasoline in Maracaibo. orinocotribune.com In the past few hours ten officials, including carriers and managers, of Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA were arrested for diversion of diesel and premium gasoline at the Bajo Grande refinery and distribution plant, located in the city of Maracaibo (Zulia state). This was communicated to the country on Thursday, April 29, in the weekly press conference by the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab. | "The investigation was initiated by virtue of a complaint lodged by the manager of Comprehensive Security of Operations and the International Trade and Supply Market. It was determined that there…

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2021-04-30). Syracuse, N.Y., 'Black Athletes Lives Matter!'. workers.org Syracuse, N.Y. Hundreds of Syracuse University students marched through snow during a Black Athletes Lives Matter (BALM) action against police brutality April 21. The march had been planned for months by student-athlete organizations, but coincidentally took place the day after cop Derek Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd. . . . |

Chauncey K. Robinson (2021-04-30). A step closer to justice: Three men indicted in Ahmaud Arbery murder. peoplesworld.org Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands rejoiced for true accountability as former cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Now, the country's eyes have turned to another case where a Black man was most likely killed due to the color of his skin and the bias of those …

Staff (2021-04-30). Drug Raids Killed Andrew Brown Jr., Breonna Taylor. Advocates Say: Enough. truthout.org Moments before what Andrew Brown Jr.'s family would later describe as an "execution," a street camera caught a SWAT-style team of sheriff's deputies in tactical gear crammed into the back of a pickup truck as it pulled into Brown's driveway in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on April 21. In the

Betsey Piette (2021-04-30). Rally demands: MOVE children deserve to rest in peace. workers.org Philadelphia YahNé Ndgo opened the rally outside the Penn Museum in Philadelphia April 28 by denouncing the University of Pennsylvania's sadistic desecration of the remains of two young Black MOVE family members. Ndgo, representing Black Lives Matter Philadelphia, stated: "We can never forget the humanity of Black people, and we . . . |

Ramona Wadi (2021-04-30). How the US is shielding Israel from Apartheid charges and itself from complicity charges. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — The Palestinians mentioned apartheid in connection with Israel long before B'Tselem used the description. Now it is the turn of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to — rightfully, if belatedly — accuse Israel of apartheid in its latest report titled A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and …

WSWS (2021-04-30). Human Rights Watch declares Israel has crossed apartheid threshold. wsws.org HRW draws on years of human rights documentation, case studies and a review of government planning documents, statements by officials and other sources. It documents a catalogue of Israeli abuses committed against the Palestinians.

sputniknews (2021-04-30). Washington, DC, Drops Cases Against 220 Protesters Arrested During June 2020 Anti-BLM Crackdown. sputniknews.com In just 10 days of protest in late May and early June of 2020, more than 10,000 protesters were arrested by police across the US as millions hit the streets and faced a militant police response. They were, ironically, protesting police violence.

Staff (2021-04-30). Zionist forces raid Palestinians in occupied lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Israeli forces re-attacked a rally of Palestinians in Bab al-Amoud area of occupied lands and territories and arrested a number of them.

The Canary (2021-04-30). Neo-Nazi police officer jailed for membership of banned group. thecanary.co The first British police officer to be convicted of belonging to a neo-Nazi terrorist group has been jailed for more than four years. | Ben Hannam was found guilty of membership of banned right-wing extremist group National Action (NA) in 2016 until September 2017, following a trial at the Old Bailey. | He had been working as a probationary officer for the Metropolitan Police for nearly two years before he was found on a leaked database of users of extreme right-wing forum Iron March and arrested last year. | Benjamin Hannam attending an outdoor boxing event which was shown to the jury during his trial at the Old…

Anferny Jimauri Moore (2021-04-30). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.

Recall City's History (2021-04-30). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters March in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, activists marched and rallied in Oakland on April 24 with their call, "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2021-04-30). Racism in America: Biden Police Reforms Prove Inadequate to End Misconduct and Brutality. globalresearch.ca As demonstrations erupt across the United States against the oppression inflicted …

Robert Koehler (2021-04-30). Transcending 'the Religion of Whiteness'. counterpunch.org Basically, Derek Chauvin was convicted of enforcing the status quo. Because his behavior was caught on video — his knee on George Floyd's neck, oh my God, choking him to death — and looked so disturbing to most of the public, official American "justice" had to take some sort of action. He became a scapegoat.

Sarah Belle Lin (2021-04-30). Family of slain 26-year-old Oakland resident demands Alameda police officers involved be charged. indybay.org On April 19, Oakland resident Mario Gonzalez, 26, died while being pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers. His family is now demanding answers from the Alameda Police Department and the city of Alameda, and that Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley charge the three officers involved in the incident. The incident occurred the day before Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. [Video from the vigil below text.]…

Elie Mystal, The Nation (2021-04-30). White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off. thenation.com White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off…

WSWS (2021-04-30). Killers of Ahmaud Arbery charged with federal hate crimes. wsws.org Plans have also been announced by the Department of Justice to pursue federal hate crimes against the four officers who killed George Floyd on May 25 last year.

Latino USA (2021-04-30). The Wrongful Conviction Of Joseph Webster: Episode 1 (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com In this two-part series, Latino USA explores the case of Joseph Webster, a Black man who was serving a life sentence for murder in Tennessee—a murder he says he didn't commit.

Latino Rebels (2021-04-30). One Month After the Death of Adam Toledo. latinorebels.com Latino Rebels Radio: April 29, 2021…

Editor2 (2021-04-29). Halt Israel's Genocidal Policies is Quds Day Message. orinocotribune.com By Iqbal Jassat — Apr 18, 2021 | As global solidarity movements in support of Palestine's freedom struggle begin preparations for the annual Quds Day commemoration, America's new administration, under president Joe Biden, remains stuck in the mud. | Each year during the month of Ramadan, the last Friday is dedicated to raising awareness on the illegal dispossession, occupation and ongoing atrocities perpetrated by the apartheid regime. Quds Day, as it was called for by the leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini, has galvanized civil rights movements across the world to support and sustain action p…

Workers World Party (2021-04-29). PDF of April 29 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Let Mumia OUT Stay in the street — Abolish the police! Black Lives Matter: Syracuse, N.Y., athletes; Daunte Wright; WAAR on police; Ma'Khia Bryant; Defend anti-racist voices. Florida: Jim Crow 2.0 bill; Ivy League attacks MOVE; A disaster waiting to happen; Biden & climate crisis; Editorial Smash . . . |

Noah Roberts (2021-04-29). 'They took a minuscule event and made it fatal;' police bodycam shows Alameda, CA police killed Mario Gonzalez. liberationnews.org On April 27, a crowd of about 100 people gathered on the steps of the Alameda Police Department in Alameda, California, for a press conference held by the family of Mario Gonzalez, who was killed by police on April 19.

Levi Gonzalez (2021-04-29). Surveillance, Policing, and Algorithms. dissidentvoice.org Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police at the onset of last summer, there has been a resurgence of political energy amongst the American population centered on significantly reforming policing in the United States. Ranging from demilitarization to defunding, there has been no shortage of policy proposals issued by an endless …

Staff (2021-04-29). New Report Looks at Strategies to Cut Incarceration of Illinois Women by Half. truthout.org Between 1980 and 2014, the number of women incarcerated across the United States increased by 700 percent. In Illinois, women's incarceration increased by 767 percent during that same time period. While that number has slowly decreased over the past two decades, the

Anonymous103 (2021-04-29). Hollywood Project Zero. southfront.org Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash | Written by Mikaprok, originally published on his "THE BIG PREMIER": | Anyone in the slightest degree familiar with the realities of modern social movements comes up with the question — who pays for the luxurious existence of such characters in modern drama as the leader of BLM Patrice Cullors? | Not abstractly "pays th…

Anferny Jimauri Moore (2021-04-29). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.

Recall City's History (2021-04-29). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters March in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, activists marched and rallied in Oakland on April 24 with their call, "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.

Jon Rappoport (2021-04-29). Vaccine Hustlers Can't Keep Their Story Straight; Evangelicals, Black People, Trumpers; Who's "Hesitating?" globalresearch.ca First, let's get this straight. The term "hesitancy" would apply to …

_____ (2021-04-29). Police Killing Black Americans Amounts To Crimes Against Humanity. popularresistance.org The systematic killing and maiming of unarmed African Americans by police amount to crimes against humanity that should be investigated and prosecuted under international law, an inquiry into US police brutality by leading human rights lawyers from around the globe has found. | A week after the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, the unabated epidemic of police killings of Black men and women in the US has now attracted scorching international attention. | In a devastating report running to 188 pages, human rights experts from 11 countries hold the US a…

sputniknews (2021-04-29). Biden Urges US Congress to Approve Police Reform in May. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden urged Congress to approve in May a police reform that would address the issue of racially motivated brutality.

BenarNews (2021-04-29). Indonesia: Government Forces Kill 9 Rebels In Papua Fighting. eurasiareview.com By Ronna Nirmala | Nine separatist rebels and a policeman were killed in fighting in Indonesia's Papua province, officials said Wednesday, after Jakarta vowed to come down hard on the insurgents who killed the government's regional intelligence chief — an army brigadier general — on Sunday. | Fighting broke out between government security forces and the insurgent group in Puncak regency on Tuesday, said Iqbal Alquddusy, spokesman for Operation Nemangkawi, a joint military-police task force to hunt down the Papuan rebels. | "Based on our findings on the ground during a firefight at the hideout of th…

Gary Olson (2021-04-29). The Arc of the Moral Universe? dissidentvoice.org On April 21, police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina executed Andrew Brown. According to a private autopsy, he was shot five times, including the "kill shot" to the back of his head whil;e his hands were on the steering wheel of his car. Seven officers equipped with body cameras were at the scene but only …

WSWS (2021-04-29). North Carolina judge refuses to release body-cam footage of police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. wsws.org Hundreds of residents of Elizabeth City, population 18,000, have been protesting in the streets since Brown's murder last week and demanding that the body-camera footage from the shooting be released to the public.

Sarah Belle Lin (2021-04-29). Family of slain 26-year-old Oakland resident demands Alameda police officers involved be charged. indybay.org On April 19, Oakland resident Mario Gonzalez, 26, died while in custody of Alameda police officers. His family is now demanding answers from the Alameda Police Department, the city of Alameda and that Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley charge the three officers involved in the incident. The incident occurred the day before Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.

The Associated Press (2021-04-29). Family Denounces Police Custody Death of Mario Gonzalez in California. latinorebels.com OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The family of an unarmed 26-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man is struggling to understand how a minor confrontation with police led to his death on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began considering similar circumstances in the George Floyd case.

_____ (2021-04-29). Advocates Welcome DOJ Hate Crimes Charges In Ahmaud Arbery Killing. popularresistance.org Racial justice advocates welcomed Wednesday's announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that three men imprisoned in Georgia on murder and other charges in connection with the death of unarmed Black man Ahmaud Arbery last February also have been charged with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping. | According to a DOJ statement, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William 'Roddie' Bryan "were each charged with one count of interference with rights and with one count of attempted kidnapping." | "Travis and Gregory McMichael were also charged with one count each of using, carrying, and br…

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2021-04-29: News Headlines

Workers World Party (2021-04-29). PDF of April 29 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Let Mumia OUT Stay in the street — Abolish the police! Black Lives Matter: Syracuse, N.Y., athletes; Daunte Wright; WAAR on police; Ma'Khia Bryant; Defend anti-racist voices. Florida: Jim Crow 2.0 bill; Ivy League attacks MOVE; A disaster waiting to happen; Biden & climate crisis; Editorial Smash . . . |

Noah Roberts (2021-04-29). 'They took a minuscule event and made it fatal;' police bodycam shows Alameda, CA police killed Mario Gonzalez. liberationnews.org On April 27, a crowd of about 100 people gathered on the steps of the Alameda Police Department in Alameda, California, for a press conference held by the family of Mario Gonzalez, who was killed by police on April 19.

Levi Gonzalez (2021-04-29). Surveillance, Policing, and Algorithms. dissidentvoice.org Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police at the onset of last summer, there has been a resurgence of political energy amongst the American population centered on significantly reforming policing in the United States. Ranging from demilitarization to defunding, there has been no shortage of policy proposals issued by an endless …

Staff (2021-04-29). New Report Looks at Strategies to Cut Incarceration of Illinois Women by Half. truthout.org Between 1980 and 2014, the number of women incarcerated across the United States increased by 700 percent. In Illinois, women's incarceration increased by 767 percent during that same time period. While that number has slowly decreased over the past two decades, the

Anonymous103 (2021-04-29). Hollywood Project Zero. southfront.org Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash | Written by Mikaprok, originally published on his "THE BIG PREMIER": | Anyone in the slightest degree familiar with the realities of modern social movements comes up with the question — who pays for the luxurious existence of such characters in modern drama as the leader of BLM Patrice Cullors? | Not abstractly "pays th…

Anferny Jimauri Moore (2021-04-29). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.

Recall City's History (2021-04-29). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters March in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, activists marched and rallied in Oakland on April 24 with their call, "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.

Jon Rappoport (2021-04-29). Vaccine Hustlers Can't Keep Their Story Straight; Evangelicals, Black People, Trumpers; Who's "Hesitating?" globalresearch.ca First, let's get this straight. The term "hesitancy" would apply to …

_____ (2021-04-29). Police Killing Black Americans Amounts To Crimes Against Humanity. popularresistance.org The systematic killing and maiming of unarmed African Americans by police amount to crimes against humanity that should be investigated and prosecuted under international law, an inquiry into US police brutality by leading human rights lawyers from around the globe has found. | A week after the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, the unabated epidemic of police killings of Black men and women in the US has now attracted scorching international attention. | In a devastating report running to 188 pages, human rights experts from 11 countries hold the US a…

sputniknews (2021-04-29). Biden Urges US Congress to Approve Police Reform in May. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden urged Congress to approve in May a police reform that would address the issue of racially motivated brutality.

BenarNews (2021-04-29). Indonesia: Government Forces Kill 9 Rebels In Papua Fighting. eurasiareview.com By Ronna Nirmala | Nine separatist rebels and a policeman were killed in fighting in Indonesia's Papua province, officials said Wednesday, after Jakarta vowed to come down hard on the insurgents who killed the government's regional intelligence chief — an army brigadier general — on Sunday. | Fighting broke out between government security forces and the insurgent group in Puncak regency on Tuesday, said Iqbal Alquddusy, spokesman for Operation Nemangkawi, a joint military-police task force to hunt down the Papuan rebels. | "Based on our findings on the ground during a firefight at the hideout of th…

Gary Olson (2021-04-29). The Arc of the Moral Universe? dissidentvoice.org On April 21, police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina executed Andrew Brown. According to a private autopsy, he was shot five times, including the "kill shot" to the back of his head whil;e his hands were on the steering wheel of his car. Seven officers equipped with body cameras were at the scene but only …

WSWS (2021-04-29). North Carolina judge refuses to release body-cam footage of police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. wsws.org Hundreds of residents of Elizabeth City, population 18,000, have been protesting in the streets since Brown's murder last week and demanding that the body-camera footage from the shooting be released to the public.

_____ (2021-04-29). Advocates Welcome DOJ Hate Crimes Charges In Ahmaud Arbery Killing. popularresistance.org Racial justice advocates welcomed Wednesday's announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that three men imprisoned in Georgia on murder and other charges in connection with the death of unarmed Black man Ahmaud Arbery last February also have been charged with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping. | According to a DOJ statement, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William 'Roddie' Bryan "were each charged with one count of interference with rights and with one count of attempted kidnapping." | "Travis and Gregory McMichael were also charged with one count each of using, carrying, and br…

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2021-04-28). ACLU Urges Biden to Shut Down Detention Facilities 'Used to Abuse and Traumatize Immigrants'. commondreams.org "It's time to end our nation's newest system of mass incarceration of Black and Brown people," says the ACLU's Naureen Shah. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Nathan Orr (2021-04-28). Davis community calls out killer cops and white supremacy at candlelight vigil. liberationnews.org On April 23, more than 100 people in Davis, California, gathered to mourn the continued lives lost to police violence.

Editor (2021-04-28). Stay in the streets — Abolish the police! workers.org Editors notes: We — along with anti-racist activists everywhere — applaud the guilty verdicts April 20 against the racist, white, killer cop Derek Chauvin, who wantonly lynched George Floyd May 25, 2020. The racially mixed jury declared Chauvin guilty of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree unintentional murder and third-degree murder (exhibiting a . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2021-04-28). In light of more police killings, Black voices must not be silenced. workers.org On April 17, three days before white police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter, Rep. Maxine Waters — a longtime California Democrat whose district includes South Central Los Angeles — spoke at a rally in Brooklyn Center, Minn. This is . . . |

Staff (2021-04-28). Police Convictions Are Not the Goal. Abolitionists Have Bigger Dreams. truthout.org After a year of upheaval and pandemic, and the unlikely conviction of a police officer, Minneapolis organizers Jonathan Stegall and D.A. Bullock talk with Truthout's Kelly Hayes about what they have built and learned in the last year, what Derek Chauvin's conviction does not accomplish, and what they hope people will do now as the struggle against policing continues. | TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly H…

Staff (2021-04-28). Headlines for April 28, 2021. democracynow.org FBI Opens Probe into Police Killing of Andrew Brown as Autopsy Confirms He Was Shot in Back of Head, Video of Police Killing of Mario Gonzalez Prompts Comparison to George Floyd, Call for Probe, India Tops 200,000 COVID Deaths as Hospitals, Cremation Sites Are Overwhelmed, Turkey Orders Coronavirus Lockdown; Brazil Rejects Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine, CDC Says Vaccinated People Can Go Unmasked in Most Outdoor Settings, Seattle City Council Calls on Biden to Support IP Waiver for COVID Vaccine Patents, Biden Proposes Crackdown on Tax Evaders, Changes to Capital Gains Tax to Fund American Families Plan, Protesters K…

Juan Cole (2021-04-28). Israel is an Apartheid State seeking Systemic Domination of Palestinians: Human Rights Watch. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Human Rights Watch has issued a 214-page report concluding that between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean there are 6.8 million Jews and 6.8 million Palestinians, and that the Israeli state systematically privileges the Jews, wherever they are, and disprivileges the Palestinians, an the basis of race. HRW, like other …

Juan Cole (2021-04-28). Israel is an Apartheid State seeking Systemic Domination of Palestinians: Human Rights Watch. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Human Rights Watch has issued a 214-page report concluding that between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean there are 6.8 million Jews and 6.8 million Palestinians, and that the Israeli state systematically privileges the Jews, wherever they are, and disprivileges the Palestinians, on the basis of race. HRW, like other …

Kaleem Hawa (2021-04-28). Human Rights Watch: Israel Is an Apartheid State. thenation.com Human Rights Watch: Israel Is an Apartheid State…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-28). Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes Of Apartheid, Persecution, Says HRW. eurasiareview.com Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday. The finding is based on an overarching Israeli government policy to maintain the domination by Jewish Israelis over Palestinians and grave abuses committed against Palestinians living in the occupied territory, including East Jerusalem. | The 213-page report, "

sputniknews (2021-04-28). 16 Kids, 2 Teachers Reportedly Injured as Knifeman Attacks Kindergarten in Beiliu, China. sputniknews.com Chinese media say the suspect has been arrested, while the injured have been taken to hospital.

DMG (2021-04-28). Myanmar: Four Taungup Twsp Men Acquitted After Lengthy Terrorism Trial. eurasiareview.com Nearly a year after being arrested and charged under the Counter-Terrorism Law, four men including the chair of the Taungup Township Development Affairs Committee in Arakan State were acquitted on Monday, according to their lawyer. | The Taungup Township Court

Julia Conley, staff writer (2021-04-28). 'Police Killed My Brother': Video Shows Officers Kneeling on Mario Gonzalez's Back for 5 Minutes. commondreams.org "He was complying and they continued to bring him down with their weight," said the brother of Mario Gonzalez, who died after being arrested by Alameda, California police officers this month. "Everything we saw in that video was unnecessary and unprofessional, and it took a minuscule event and made it fatal." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Anferny Jimauri Moore (2021-04-28). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.

Michael Winship (2021-04-28). An Ugly Picture as State-Level GOP Attempt to Strangle Dissent Nationwide. commondreams.org "Even as they resist a full-scale investigation of the extremists involved and the events leading up to January 6," writes Common Dreams' Michael Winship, "Republicans are using that right-wing riot as a Trojan horse to go after Black Lives Matter and other protesting activists from the left." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Fight Back (2021-04-28). Minneapolis: Unity march demands justice for Adam Toledo. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 24, protesters took the streets for the second time here to demand justice for Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Mexican-American boy who was shot to death by a Chicago Police Department officer while he had his hands up. The video footage of the murder was recently released, sparking a wave of protests in Chicago and around the country. | The Minneapolis protest was led by a banner reading "Black and Brown United," followed by militant and disciplined contingents from Los Brown Berets – Minnesota, Original Black Panther Party, New Black Panther Nation, New Black Panther Party, Camp Migiizi,…

teleSUR (2021-04-28). Colombian Police Repress Workers On Strike Against Tax Reform. telesurenglish.net Colombia's National Strike Committee (CNP) on Wednesday rejected police repression against marches and mobilizations taking place nationwide against the tax reform presented by President Ivan Duque's administration. | RELATED: | "The Mobile Anti-riot Squadron (ESMAD) is cracking down on peaceful protesters with blows and tear gas bombs. The government must stop police brutality and respect the people's right to demonstrate," Senator Ivan Cepe…

Jenna McGuire, staff writer (2021-04-28). Amid National Reckoning on Police Brutality, Omar Reintroduces Bold Reform Bills. commondreams.org "History shows that the criminal justice system is not equipped to prosecute itself," says Omar. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

_____ (2021-04-28). America Has a Problem With Poorly Trained Police Officers, Not 'Systemic Racism'. strategic-culture.org America can expect a future of artificially induced racial tensions as a number of good cops are forced to take the blame for a "systemic racism" | In what just might be the most misguided attempt at 'utopian' living ever conceived, progressive Democrats continue to demand the defunding and disbanding of police forces in cities around the country. Yet, like a doctor that has made the wrong diagnosis on a patient, such a radical idea will not bring peace and security to America's ailing neighborhoods. In fact, it will make them virtually unlivable. | The United States desperately needs a national debate on the roo…

Fight Back (2021-04-28). Fox Valley, WI: Back-to-back weekend protests sparked by multiple police shootings. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – Over a dozen people gathered on April 18 and April 25 to continue voicing their outrage over the murders of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo who were gunned down by police this month. Body camera footage from both incidents quickly went viral, triggering protests around the country. Both incidents prompted local organizers and residents to hold a rally with signs, chants and music demanding action. | The group marched to the Appleton Police Station and held a moment of silence for all victims of police violence. The event organizer, Cole Bennet, wants to continue to rally saying, "We need to let peopl…

Kassandra Frederique (2021-04-28). Drug Laws and the Killing of Andrew Brown, Jr. counterpunch.org Not even a day after the Derek Chauvin guilty verdicts came down, another Black man—Andrew Brown Jr.—was executed in cold blood by police. And once again—as has been the case in too many of these fatal encounters—suspected drug involvement was what gave law enforcement the excuse to completely disregard the value of human life. Like

Fight Back (2021-04-28). Jacksonville rallies after Chauvin guilty verdict. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville FL – On April 21, the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC) organized a rally, uniting with the National Alliance against Racist and Political Repression call for protests to respond to the Chauvin trial and to demand justice for the countless number of victims of police crimes in Jacksonville and throughout the country. | Jacksonville is one of the many cities that have been plagued with countless murders at the hand of law enforcement. | The day after the guilty verdict, over a 100 people gathered in front of the Duval County Courthouse to demand justice for victims of police crimes. Chri…

teleSUR (2021-04-28). US: Police Have Killed Over 100 Minors Since 2015. telesurenglish.net Police in the United States has killed more than 100 minors since 2015, according to a set of statistics compiled and released today by the Washington Post. | RELATED: | The deaths of Adam Toledo, 13, in Chicago, and Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, in Columbus, Ohio, are just two of more than 100 cases of people under 18 years old shot by police since 2015. In all, 23 of the victims, like Toledo, were under the age…

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