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News - 17 Ottobre 2021

Attacked By 3 Children, a Black Woman Was Beaten More by a Sheriff’s Deputy

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WRKF and WWNO, and it was also co-published with The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy accused of holding a Black woman […]

News - 2 Giugno 2020

George Floyd’s Killing, Police Brutality and Outrage: America Says “Enough”!

Today it appears that both ends of the protest spectrum are unacceptable for white America. Neither peaceful nor violent demonstrations are heeded, and both are deemed to be unjustified. On behalf of my community, I say that we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Enough is enough. Worse, enough is already too much.

News - 8 Luglio 2016

The Road After Dallas: Evolution or Revolution?

Two young reporters participate in the Union Square Rally for Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. Following the vigil and the events in Dallas yesterday evening, they draw from their experience and those of other participants to paint a picture of the current social atmosphere and tensions

New York - 7 Luglio 2016

Polizia violenta: anche a New York si chiede giustizia

Dopo che due afroamericani di St. Paul e Baton Rouge, Philando Castile e Alton Sterling, hanno perso la vita durante un alterco con la polizia e la loro tragedia è stata ripresa in video, i newyorkesi si danno nuovamente appuntamento a Union Square per protestare la violenza

New York - 7 Luglio 2016

Police Brutality: New York Calls for Justice Again

Following altercations with police in St. Paul and Baton Rouge in which two African American men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, lost their lives and their tragedy was captured on video, NYC residents will gather in Union Square to protest police brutality and honor the lives lost

A moment of the protests in New York. Photo by Elson Cheng

English - 1 Maggio 2015

The Fires in Baltimore Caught Quickly, but the Embers Have Burned Decades

Riots break out in Baltimore fueled by decades of economic violence and police brutality. Freddie Gray dies mysteriously after his arrest by six police officers. Nobody talks about peaceful protests, but cities continue regardless. In New York City the NYPD arrested 143 protesters (Leggi in italiano)

President Barack Obama speaks in Selma, Saturday March 7th

English - 9 Marzo 2015

In Selma, Obama Looks Towards History to Avoid Today

For the 50th anniversary of the Selma "Bloody Sunday" march and beating, President Obama delivered a speech in the Alabama town, urging Congress to restore Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act and a new generation of marchers to carry the torch. Obama does not mention the failed policies and loose laws in the United States that hurt African American communities today. (In italiano).

Gallery - 15 Dicembre 2014

Voices from the Millions March

What are your motivations to be here? Why a "day of anger"? Is NYPD racist? We asked these and other questions to some of the thousands of protesters that joined the Millions March Saturday in New York

Gallery - 14 Dicembre 2014

Millions March NYC, le ragioni della protesta

Sabato 13 dicembre le strade di New York si sono di nuovo riempite di persone decise a far sentire la propria voce contro le ingiustizie e la violenza della polizia. Tanti i volti e tante le voci della Millions March, ognuna con la sua motivazione per scendere in piazza

Arrests during one of the protests in New York. Photo: Carolina Kroon

English - 8 Dicembre 2014

Inside and Outside of a Holding Cell, Protesters for Eric Garner Build a Community

During the mass protest against the decision of the grand jury on Eric Garner's case, last Wednesday the NYPD arrested hundreds of protesters. A night waiting for their release with the volunteers of legal support and a group of Jewish activists becomes an opportunity for discussion and exchange (Leggi in italiano)

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