police brutality
Black Panther Party founder urges coalition building and “community control”
June 30, 2011Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale spoke to an eager crowd of nearly 100 listeners representing an array of political organizations in the region.
Read moreProtests greet release of Oscar Grant’s killer
June 14, 2011Hundreds marched peacefully to protest the release from prison of Johannes Mehserle, former BART police officer who killed passenger Oscar Grant III, after Mehserle had served just one year in prison.
Read moreCop tied to torture goes to jail, but allegations continue
March 16, 2011The city of Chicago is facing allegations that police tortured suspects into false confessions through much of the 70s and 80s.
Read moreJustice Dept. weighs probe of Seattle police killings
February 2, 2011A local jury returned a split verdict, but the finding by four jurors that the cop's use of lethal force was unjustified is virtually unprecedented.
Read moreSeattle MLK march message: stop police violence
January 19, 2011More than 2,000 people marched Martin Luther King Day, protesting brutality and use of lethal force by officers of the Seattle Police Department.
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