Police Brutality
Los Angeles City Council’s Racism Goes Far Beyond Racist Slurs
Los Angeles City Council members have been exposed for using racist slurs. But their racism extends to their violent policies against the working class and oppressed.
Julia Wallace
October 11, 2022Cops Out of Martial Arts: You Can’t Make “More Humane” Agents of State Terror
Leandro Lo, a world champion in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, was recently shot and killed by an off-duty cop in Brazil. Martial arts coaches and practitioners often welcome cops into their spaces, saying they’re then less likely to use deadly force. Let’s be clear: cops have no place in martial arts schools
Mike Pappas
August 10, 2022Police Murder Bronx Teenager for Carrying a Water Gun
An off-duty corrections officer, Don Middleton, shot and killed 18-year-old Raymond Chaluisant, who was playing with a water gun while riding as a passenger in a friend’s car in his Bronx neighborhood.
Emma Lee
July 26, 2022Cop Who Murdered Patrick Lyoya Charged with Second-Degree Murder
In a victory for the movement in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the county prosecutor announced second-degree murder charges against Christopher Schurr, the cop who shot Patrick Lyoya in the head.
Tristan Taylor
June 11, 2022Uvalde Mass Shooting Exposes Police Cowardice: Cops Will Never Keep Us Safe
The mass shooting at Robb elementary in Uvalde, Texas left nineteen children and two teachers murdered. Uvalde police are now being exposed as cowards, choosing to brutalize frantic parents outside the school and watch as shooter Salvador Ramos killed children and teachers in a classroom. Police do not keep us safe and must be abolished.
Julia Wallace
May 28, 2022Racist Police Murder Black Man in Atlanta Having a Mental Health Crisis
Last Wednesday night, police in two different cities showed their racist, murderous role. In Atlanta, police murdered a Black man experiencing a mental health crisis. In Chicago, police shot and seriously injured a 13-year old boy.
Molly Rosenzweig
May 24, 2022BLM Leader In Court to Challenge Racist and Retaliatory Charges
A Detroit leader of the Black Lives Matter movement is set to appear in court to challenge racist and retaliatory felony charges for marching to demand the firing of a Chief of Police who called BLM protestors “subhuman” and said they belonged in “body bags”.
Detroit Will Breathe
May 23, 2022Buffalo Mass Shooting: Mourn for the Murdered and Fight for the Living
The racist murders and the police’s kid glove treatment of the mass shooter must be met with fury and organization. Mourn for the murdered and fight like hell for the living.
Julia Wallace
May 15, 2022Justice for Patrick Lyoya: Black Man Murdered by Cop during Traffic Stop
A police officer shot 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan last week. Videos released on Wednesday give us a glimpse into the latest atrocious muder of a Black man at the hands of the police. No justice, no peace.
Sybil Davis
April 13, 2022Democrat-Led Cities Are Cracking Down on the Unhoused
Democratic mayors across the country are increasingly attacking the unhoused. Activists are fighting back, and the labor movement can be a key ally.
John M.F. Vergara
April 9, 2022