Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, dismissed a report that officers gave her preferential treatment after an routine traffic stop. The NY Daily News reports: The mom of NYPD chokehold victim Eric Garner says the kind-hearted cops who fixed her broken car headlight were under no orders from police brass. Gwen Carr, speaking Saturday at […]
In response to allegations that she asked a high-ranking officer to fix a traffic ticket for her earlier this month, Gwen Carr (pictured) said…
In the midst of the fight for justice for Michael Brown, John Crawford, Eric Garner and others, young activists are calling for older more established…
NEW YORK (AP) â The family of a man who died after being placed in a police chokehold has filed a notice of claim to sue New York City, the Police Department and six individual police officers for $75 million. Eric Garner’s family filed the notice â the first step toward suing over the 43-year-old […]
In response to a decision made by their union to stand with organizations calling for justice for Eric Garner, who was killed by an NYPD…
The United Nations is calling on the United States to stop the inequitable use of excessive force on African-American people. It’s been an eye-opening summer…
NEW YORK (AP) â Thousands of people expressing grief, anger and hope for a better future have taken to New York City streets to protest the chokehold death of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. The noontime rally and march Saturday in Staten Island is being led by the Rev. Al Sharpton […]
In the wake of the Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Ezell Ford murders by police officers, let’s not forget about the Black women who have lost…
Businesses in Staten Island, NY are being advised to close down their stores in the event that violence breaks out during the march of Eric Garner, the man who was killed by police brutality last month. CBS New York reports: The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to lead thousands of people during this weekendâs march for […]
Ezell Ford, 24, died Tuesday after being shot by Los Angeles police during an encounter Monday night in South LA. Tritobia Ford said that her son…
Ezell Ford, 24, died Tuesday after being shot by Los Angeles police during an encounter Monday night in South LA. Tritobia Ford said that her son…
New Yorkâs City’s top cop went on a media blitz to deny that NYPD officers are singling out minorities in a crackdown on minor offenses.…
