Showing posts with label Police Brutality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Police Brutality. Show all posts

Monday, January 30, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Trayvon Martin's Parents Are Thinking About Running For Public Office

Trayvon Martin's Parents Are Thinking About Running For Public Office


Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin are not satisfied with the state of things.

Next month marks the 5th anniversary of the day Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Florida. While the nation has since experienced a number other police shootings, Martin’s remains in people’s minds as one of the first in the modern era of heightened awareness about police (and citizen) violence against black Americans. The five years hasn’t softened the hearts of Martin’s parents, who revealed they are now considering running for public office to “be part of the change” in the United States.
In an interview with USA Today, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin (they are divorced) reveal how their perspective has radically changed since that fateful evening in February in 2012. Where before they were comfortable with their “average” lives, they now want to help push progress that they both feel hasn’t been made since their son’s death.
“The only way we can be part of the change is if we start with local government and we work our way up,” explains Fulton. They also cite Trump’s recent election as additional motivation to begin working in politics. If they decided to pull the trigger on a political bid, they hope to eventually make it to the national stage.
Trayvon Martin would have been 22 years old next Sunday.
[via USA Today]

Friday, May 1, 2015

BALTIMORE NEWS: 2nd Prisoner In Van With Freddie Gray Speaks Out "He Can't Hurt Himself Back In No Paddy Wagon"

 2nd Prisoner In Van With Freddie Gray Speaks Out "He Can't Hurt Himself Back In No Paddy Wagon"

The other man who was loaded into the police transport van carrying Freddie Gray spoke out Thursday for the first time.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

NEWS: Black Panther Gun Group In Texas Leads Open Carry "Black Lives Matter" Protest Against Police Brutality!

Black Panther Gun Group In Texas Leads Open Carry "Black Lives Matter" Protest Against Police Brutality!

The Huey P. Newton Gun Club, named after the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, led a pro-Second Amendment slash “Black Lives Matter” march through Austin toward the Texas Capitol building as the state Senate debated open carry bills. Dressed in all black, standing tall with long rifles in front of the state legislature, they sure did draw the public’s attention. 

Monday, December 22, 2014

VIDEOS: Maino Talks On Brooklyn, Police Brutality & New Book He's Writing

Maino Talks On Brooklyn, Police Brutality & New Book He's Writing

Watch the HNHH exclusive interview with the self-declared King of Brooklyn, Maino.

Maino gets his talk on in our 11-minute interview with the Brooklyn native. After delivering his second instalment of King of Brooklyn in November, we spoke to the rapper on his self-appointed king title as well as his native neighborhood. Maino talks about being a voice for his peers and the streets alike, as well as fellow New York rappers who may not necessarily rep the NY sound (which he says is completely okay).
Maino goes on to talk about the police in light of recent events, and if rappers should speak out against things like police brutality. He even details personal encounters with police officers that affected his own life, but admits "not all officers are bad." Finally, he reveals he's writing a book called "Expect Nothing And Gain A World." He says it's "inspiration, philosophy, it's my ideals and advice for brothers that's either just coming home from prison or about to come home."
Watch Main drop some knowledge above.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

NEWS: Anonymous Claims To Have Released The Officers’ Names Who Killed Kajieme Powell

 Anonymous Claims To Have Released The Officers’ Names Who Killed Kajieme Powell
In yet another bold move from Anonymous, Anon Cop Watch has revealed who they believe to be the killers of 25 year old Kajieme Powell, the young man tragically executed on August 19, by St. Louis Police, only 10 days after the killing of Michael Brown
St. Louis Police Chief Dotson called the shooting justified, as Powell was in fact armed with a small knife. He defended the officers’ actions on the grounds that they used deadly force due to the suspect with a knife, coming within three of four feet of the officers, which would be considered within lethal range.
Unfortunately for Dotson a good Samaritan filmed the encounter, and when video surfaced, it was clear to everyone that Dotson and/or the killer cops had fabricated many of the facts in this case. At no time during the encounter does Powell appear to be less than 10 feet from the officers, and his hands were by his sides when the officers began firing.
The horrifying video of his death also left many questioning why the police made no attempts to deescalate the situation or talk down the clearly upset and troubled Powell, instead obliging his requests to shoot him, and then callously handcuffing his corpse.
Perhaps this is why Dotson did not want to release the killer cops’ names.
For 112 days community members and concerned citizens nationwide demanded to know the names of the cops who killed Powell without response from the department. On Tuesday morning Anon Cop Watch announced the first name, Officer Ellis Brown, a 26 year old rookie on the force.
Four hours later they released the second name, 27 year old Randy L. Hays, along with a deeply disturbing image of animal torture that they say came from his social media.

As Anons scoured the internet for information on the two they claim are the killers, the two men began scrubbing all of their information offline. They were not fast enough, and by early afternoon the addresses and phone numbers of both men were available on twitter in screenshots posted by @AnonKafir.
They also found some unsavory content on a woman reporting to be Hays’ mother’s social media, noting that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. When this woman isn’t cheering for bloody photos of a pepper sprayed and tortured squirrel, she is apparently boasting about how she “shoots to kill, not wound” in regards to Ferguson protests.
Freethoughtproject.com spoke with the Anon’s involved, who are confident in their information, which was leaked to them and then allegedly verified through an eye witness to the shooting.
They also asked if Anon had any comments, to which the Anonymous activist who goes by “West Florissant Ave” (@thatsracistaf) responded, “We demand transparency and justice. If the police will not give it, we will take it. No apologies.”

As of Tuesday evening the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department had not responded to the allegations.
-Tamara El(@_SheWise_)

Monday, December 15, 2014

FERGUSON: Demanding Justice: Thousands Come Out To Protest Racial Injustice/Police Brutality At "Millions March NYC"

Demanding Justice: Thousands Come Out To Protest Racial Injustice/Police Brutality At "Millions March NYC"

Tens of thousands of protesters poured through the streets of Manhattan on Saturday in New York City's largest demonstration since a grand jury decided not to indict an NYPD officer in the death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner. The "Millions March NYC" procession stretched for about a mile as protesters shouting "I can't breathe" wound from Greenwich Village to midtown and then to downtown police headquarters. The four-hour march was more orderly than related protests in the city over the last 10 days. At 8 p.m., about two hours after the demonstration officially ended, no arrests or criminal incidents had been reported from the march.