Brian Dorin, a Cleveland officer we first reported on for threatening to run over and shoot activists, is now being investigated by a civilian review board for his alleged misconduct. Alana Belle, the student activist at whom the officer directed his threat, filed the complaint against Officer Dorin. Via Huffington Post: …
Read More »NY Daily News/Shaun King: American police killed, brutalized so many people that it’s hard to keep up
At what point do we as a society look in the mirror and realize that progress isn’t inevitable? At what point do we realize that direct actions are needed to bring about real, lasting change for all Americans brutalized by our criminal justice/law enforcement systems? Immediately, we can only hope… …
Read More »Huffington Post: Coming Soon, The Next Tamir Rice
Via Michael Nigro @Huffington Post: A Cleveland police cruiser lurches forward into a coterie of protesters and stops dangerously close to hitting a number of us who, along with about 150 others, had taken the streets for a second day in a row since the local grand jury decided not …
Read More »Go Black Central: WATCH HOW COPS ANSWER THE QUESTION “DO BLACK LIVES MATTER?”
“On December 28th, 29th and 30th, I marched through Downtown Cleveland Ohio in protest of the court ruling to not indict the officer involved in the murder of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. While marching with my ‘family’ the thought occurred to me, Do Black Lives Really Matter? So I decided to ask a …
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