Freddie Gray

Myths About Police Repression Exposed
While the media is awash 24/7 with the charges and counter-charges between the two nominees for U.S. President representing the capitalist class, Clinton and Trump, police murders of African Americans and protests against them continues apace – with only cursory media attention.
Barry Sheppard
August 26, 2016Left Voice on the Fight Against Police Brutality
This is a collection of articles by Left Voice writers and guest contributors on police brutality, Black Lives Matter, and the U.S. prison system. The fury, and dynamism of this past year's mobilizations have etched the faces and names of Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Tyrone West, and many others into our memories. Often seen rallying under the slogan, "Black Lives Matter," this movement shows the initiative and participation of black youth, queer, and trans people, and other communities of color that are subjected to police repression and some of the worst economic conditions. The new organization of black youth in particular and the growing resistance against police brutality raises important questions for the left and revolutionaries.
Left Voice
December 27, 2015In Baltimore, the Fight for Justice Continues
The last few weeks, Baltimore protesters have returned to the streets to call for justice as the criminal prosecution of the six police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s death begins. New developments in the trials and an out-of-court settlement raise questions about the path to justice through the legal system.
Tre Kwon
September 11, 2015The Charleston Massacre and the Uses of White Supremacy
The cold-blooded murder of nine black women and men in a Charleston church by the white supremacist Dylann Roof was one of the most horrific single acts of racist violence carried out in the U.S. in the past century.
Robert Belano
June 25, 2015