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Black Ex-Cop Throws the Book at Brutal Officers
06 May 2019
In his new book, Police Brutality Matters, Black former New York City police officer Joe Estedadvocates that all police crimes be handled by federal prosecutors, not local
Donna Murch
How Race Made the Opioid Crisis
01 May 2019
The demonization of urban, nonwhite drug users played a crucial role in the opening of ‘white’ pharmaceutical markets in the 1990s.
Adam Johnson
Dozens Condemned by Media as ‘Gang Members’ Not Actually Gang Members, Study Confirms
01 May 2019
Corporate media are racist megaphones for the mass Black incarceration state, criminalizing whole communities like electronic lynch mobs.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Bail Out a Sister for Mother's Day
29 Apr 2019
Black women are the fastest growing segment of the US prison population, said Efia Nwangaza, director of the Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination, in Greenville, South Carolina,
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia and Supporters Jubilant Over Prospects for New Trial
22 Apr 2019
“For the first time in years, our forces are building again, marching again,” said Mumia Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner.
Alice Speri
As Black Activists Protested Police Killings, Homeland Security Worried They Might Join ISIS
17 Apr 2019
Federal officials spread right-wing tales that Black protesters were susceptible to Islamic jihadist appeals.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Progressive “Bloc” Emerges in Chicago City Council
15 Apr 2019
The 17 pro-community control of police candidates elected to the 50-member Chicago Board of Aldermen can also be expected to support “community control of the board of education” and “a progressive
Kelly Lytle Hernandez
How the Government Built a Trap for Black Youth
10 Apr 2019
Mass Black incarceration didn’t just happen; it was engineered at the highest levels of US government.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Louisianans Seek End of “10-2” Law
25 Mar 2019
“We have over 2000 people sitting in prison that were convicted under this racist, unconstitutional Jim Crow law” that allows guilty verdicts by just 10 of 12 jurors, said Belinda Parker-Brown, pre
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Frozen and Abused in the Gulag
12 Mar 2019
Prisoners at Brooklyn, New York’s infamous Metropolitan Detention Center endured days with “no heat, no food, no water” during a power failure last month.