Anonymous103 (2023-02-26). Black Is Bad, The Latest Madness Of Kais Saied. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | What can you do if you have just realized that you have destroyed the nation you govern and you realize that popular protest threatens to become revolution? It's simple: you have to shout conspiracy. Tunisian plenipotentiary president Kais Saied knows this old rule. Thus, while on the one hand he continues to order arrest warrants against his political opponents, Saied cries of conspirac…

Andy Kroll (2023-02-26). Welcome to the Predator State. tomdispatch.com To residents of Memphis's resource-poor, predominantly nonwhite neighborhoods, the Scorpions were easy to spot. The plainclothes patrols were known for driving their unmarked Dodge Chargers through the streets, often all too recklessly, sowing fear as they went, spitting venom from their windows, jumping out with guns drawn at the slightest sign of an infraction. On the night of January 7th, Tyre Nichols was two minutes from home when members of that squad pulled him over. Probable cause: reckless driving (if you believe the official story). Five Scorpions, all of them trained use-of-force specialists, proceeded…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-26). Black Is Bad, The Latest Madness Of Kais Saied. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | What can you do if you have just realized that you have destroyed the nation you govern and you realize that popular protest threatens to become revolution? It's simple: you have to shout conspiracy. Tunisian plenipotentiary president Kais Saied knows this old rule. Thus, while on the one hand he continues to order arrest warrants against his political opponents, Saied cries of conspirac…

Andy Kroll (2023-02-26). Welcome to the Predator State. tomdispatch.com To residents of Memphis's resource-poor, predominantly nonwhite neighborhoods, the Scorpions were easy to spot. The plainclothes patrols were known for driving their unmarked Dodge Chargers through the streets, often all too recklessly, sowing fear as they went, spitting venom from their windows, jumping out with guns drawn at the slightest sign of an infraction. On the night of January 7th, Tyre Nichols was two minutes from home when members of that squad pulled him over. Probable cause: reckless driving (if you believe the official story). Five Scorpions, all of them trained use-of-force specialists, proceeded…

WSWS (2023-02-25). Pueblo, Colorado, family file lawsuit over 2022 police killing of Richard Ward. wsws.org Body camera footage of the incident shows that the official police report of the incident was a lie and that deputies murdered Ward without reason.

Raymond Williams, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-02-25). Prisoners Reignite Movement To End Mass Incarceration. popularresistance.org On Dec. 5, I sat in a circle with 30 prisoners at the Washington Correction Center in Shelton, Washington. As we looked around the room, anticipation, resolve and relief reflected in our eyes — yet we were all eager for this moment. | Unable to meet due to COVID restrictions, we watched the world change around us for nearly three years. During this time tragedies like the murder of George Floyd, Brianna Taylor and countless others took place, and justice reform became a dinner-table conversation for many Americans. As incarcerated activists, we sat silenced, unable to convene — even though, as stakeho…

Jasmine Gurley, Morehouse College Faculty. (2023-02-25). There Is No Cop City In The Beloved Community. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – As members of the Morehouse College faculty, we have grown accustomed to consoling and counseling our students as they attempt to grapple with cycles of police brutality. Year after year, as Black people continue to be abused and killed at the hands of the police, jailed and surveilled in barbaric ways, we struggle to make sense of it all. We struggle to help our students determine where we go from here. | But events that have transpired in Atlanta in recent months—specifically, the City's initiative to build a $90 million police training facility, commonly known as "Cop City"—give…

Staff (2023-02-25). De King a Nichols: Memphis, el racismo y la violencia en la sociedad estadounidense. cubadebate.cu Tyre Nichols era demasiado joven para morir. Tenía apenas 29 años cuando fue asesinado por la policía de Memphis, Tennessee, a inicios de este 2023. Falleció tras la brutal paliza que le propinaron 6 agentes del orden en esa ciudad el 7 de enero de este año. Vivió apenas tres días más después del suceso. La violencia y el racismo sistémico contra la gente negra está en las entrañas mismas del imperio.

WSWS (2023-02-25). Pueblo, Colorado, family file lawsuit over 2022 police killing of Richard Ward. wsws.org Body camera footage of the incident shows that the official police report of the incident was a lie and that deputies murdered Ward without reason.

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2023-02-24). African American Resistance In The Rural South. popularresistance.org As Wall Street collapsed the United States was faced with the threat of yet another social and political crisis which could have prompted a national uprising against capitalism. | During October 1929, the United States economic system was plunged into an unprecedented depression where tens of millions were thrown out of work and their homes. | In the South, the African American people living in major cities, small towns and rural areas were impacted more than any other demographic inside the country. | The Great Depression began under the leadership of Republican President Herbert Hoover who refused to initiate a…

Staff (2023-02-25). De King a Nichols: Memphis, el racismo y la violencia en la sociedad estadounidense. cubadebate.cu Tyre Nichols era demasiado joven para morir. Tenía apenas 29 años cuando fue asesinado por la policía de Memphis, Tennessee, a inicios de este 2023. Falleció tras la brutal paliza que le propinaron 6 agentes del orden en esa ciudad el 7 de enero de este año. Vivió apenas tres días más después del suceso. La violencia y el racismo sistémico contra la gente negra está en las entrañas mismas del imperio.

Andrew Wright (2023-02-24). Who's checking on the cops' mental health? peoplesworld.org The murders of Tyre Nichols in Memphis and Atlanta activist Tortuguita were not the first deaths at the hands of the police in 2023, and they certainly will not be the last. Last year, in 2022, we saw the highest incidence of police killings on record, and it appears this year is already trending in …

NewsOne Editor (2023-02-23). Workday AI Disqualifies Applicants Who Are Black Or Over The Age Of 40, Lawsuit Claims. newsone.com A Black man is suing Workday Inc., claiming their AI disqualifies applicants who are Black, disabled, or over the age of 40.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-02-22). HERstory: Jennifer McClellan's Historic Election Makes Her Virginia's First Black Congresswoman. newsone.com Virginia's newest member of Congress is Jennifer McClellan, the first Black woman elected in Virginia to the U.S. House of Representatives. The timing of the win couldn't be more significant.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-02-22). African American Resistance in the Rural South from the Sharecroppers Union to the New Farmers of America. globalresearch.ca

Kerry Smith (2023-02-22). Student activist arrested at midnight after housing protest. greenleft.org.au NSW Police arrested a housing activist at midnight on February 18 after a housing protest the day before. Kerry Smith reports.

Shannon Dawson (2023-02-22). Justice For Tyre Nichols: Complete Timeline Of A Police 'Murder' In Memphis. newsone.com Source: Twitter / Twitter | UPDATED: 8 a.m. ET, Feb. 22, 2023 | A fourth Memphis Fire Department employee is under investigation for their role in the brutal arrest of Tyre Nichols which ended in his death. | Memphis Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Sink confirmed the investigation to reporters on Tuesday but says her staff hasn't decided on the consequences the employee may face. |