Peter Liang, the ex-NYPD officer who shot and killed unarmed Akai Gurley in November, 2014 will serve no jail time, according to a ruling handed down by Judge Danny Chun. Liang had previously been charged with manslaughter for shooting Gurley, but Judge Chun reduced his sentence to criminally negligent homicide. …
April, 2016
March, 2016
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23 March
Brooklyn District Attorney Recommends No Jail Time For Peter Liang, Rookie Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Shooting Of Akai Gurley
Peter Liang’s sentencing is set for April 14th, however, today the Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson issued a statement that he does not recommend prison time for Liang. This may come as a victory for the protesters, particularly in NYC’s Chinese community, who feel like the conviction was racially-biased and scapegoated …
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8 March
Manhattan US Attorney Will Not Convene Grand Jury To Review Case Against NYPD Officer Who Killed Ramarley Graham
The Manhattan US Attorney’s office announced Tuesday that they will not convene a grand jury against the New York Police Department Officer who killed Ramarley Graham. “After conducting a thorough and independent investigation, the US Attorney’s Office has determined that there is insufficient evidence to meet the high burden of …
February, 2016
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11 February
Justice for Akai Gurley? –Peter Liang Of NYPD Convicted Of Manslaughter By Jury
A rookie police officer, Peter Liang was convicted of manslaughter in Brooklyn today for the Nov. 20, 2014 shooting of Akai Gurley. The prosecution said Liang’s service weapon went off as he and his partner entered a dark stairwell where 28-year-old Gurley was walking with his girlfriend. The bullet ricocheted off …
January, 2016
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26 January
Black Lives Matter – NYCShutitdown Marches Through The Streets Of Manhattan For Yvonne McNeil
As they have every Monday since the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, Black Lives Matter/NYCShutitdown marched in the streets last night for the victims of police brutality. This week, the victim was Yvonne McNeil, an unarmed black woman who was killed by NYPD in 2009. As usual, local organizer Keegan Stephan …
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25 January
NYPD Nearly Kills 86 Year Old Man With Taser
John Antoine, an 86 year old man from Brooklyn, is suing the city after he was wrongfully tasered by the NYPD responding to a call about a suicidal man in his 20s. Via NY Daily News: “It is scary to think that our police force has such a lack of …
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22 January
Watch: BLM Activists Crash DiBlasio’s MLK Day Speech
We first reported on this as it was happening on Martin Luther King Jr Day. DiBlasio clearly wasn’t ready for this!
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19 January
#ReclaimMLK – Black Lives Matter Demonstrations Interrupt DiBlasio’s Speech Honoring Dr King
New York City mayor Bill DiBlasio had hoped to be able to deliver a speech extolling the virtues of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr with minimal confrontations. It turns out, he found himself caught between the legacy of the past and the determination of Black Lives Matter to create an …
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18 January
Scenes From #ReclaimMLK
"We Shall Overcome": funeral procession for racism, poverty, imperialism, gentrification #ReclaimMLK @BLM_Boston pic.twitter.com/UCuT7Kc5LT — Liza Behrendt (@lizaveta9) January 18, 2016 Via Truthout.org: Increasingly, there are calls to “Reclaim King” as a radical. It is true that his assertion of Black peoples’ right to life, dignity and reparations was revolutionary.He recognized the …
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14 January
#BlackInBrooklynTech – Students Use Hashtag To Highlight Shocking Acts Of Racism Experienced
“You’re going to end up like Sandra Bland” and “The day you get above a 90 average I’ll grow an Afro” are just two of the countless documented examples of overt racism and discrimination experienced by black students at Brooklyn Tech. The public high school, which is the largest high …
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12 January
NYPD’s Finest: Cops Instagram Reveals Passion For Arresting Protesters, Violating Rights
Yes, these are the people we arm and trust to enforce our laws. Via Gothamist: New York Black Lives Matter activists are angry at a Queens NYPD cop over social media posts he made, including one of a shirt that reads I Handcuff Protesters (with “OT” bolded, for overtime) and …