Several fracking activists gathered outside of Governor Cuomo’s office in New York City today to celebrate the Governors surprise decision to ban fracking in New York next year. Governor Cuomo made the decision after being presented with a report from the Commissioners of Health and Environment that led him to determine […]
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New York, NY- Like the waves of a tsunami tens of thousands surged through Manhattan on Saturday to decry police violence and the killings of unarmed Blacks. The Millions March reflected growing public anger towards a broken justice system tilting towards police impunity for misconduct. The Millions March was “unlike […]
Washington, D.C.,-Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) got a special visit from a group today at the Justice For All March: hard ground Ferguson protestors. Judging from the activity on the stage at Freedom Plaza, it is clear that protestors who made an 800-mile trip from Ferguson, […]
Washington, D.C.,- At least 12 mothers of children killed by police stood in a brisk wind at the Department of Justice Wednesday night to speak out against police brutality. They recounted the lives of their loved ones cut short and demanded reform to the justice system, prosecution of police who kill […]
New York, New York- A grand jury declined to indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner today. Garner, an unarmed Black man was being arrested in Brooklyn on suspicion of selling unlicensed cigarettes when Pantaleo used a banned practice to subdue Garner. The entire incident was caught on […]
New York City- While the country has it’s attention focused on Ferguson, Mo in the wake of the Grand Jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson, people in cities all across America took to the streets in solidarity with the protesters in Ferguson. In New York City, those protests […]
Three years ago it would have been unthinkable for a Walmart employee to walk off the job, especially on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. They would have been administratively disciplined or worse, terminated. But that is what happened on November 28 at the H Street Walmart […]
Washington DC 27 November 2014 Thousands rallied in Washington, DC on Tuesday to support the Ferguson, Missouri community following a controversial grand jury decision not to indict White police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black youth. Civil rights advocates urged participants to get involved […]
Washington, D.C.- Just minutes after the Ferguson Grand Jury announcement decision was read, a spontaneous protest gathered at the African American Civil War Memorial. Students marched from Howard University to express shock and dismay at the Grand Jury decision, but protesters also arrived from all parts of the city and […]
Saint Louis, Mo.-A Grand Jury chose not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the August 9th shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black youth today. The controversial decision is set to release a torrent of nationwide protests as frustration is expected to spill into streets around the nation. […]
Next year, corporations are expected to spend a total of $707 billion buying back their own stock. That’s enough to buy a new Ford Focus for every single man, woman and child in Washington DC. And everyone in Maryland…Delaware…Pennsylvania…and New York state. (And still have money left over.) When you […]
Medea Benjamin is internationally renown for standing up for the oppressed and against violence and war. The co-founder of Code Pink, Women for Peace, is also no stranger to hostile situations involving law enforcement. But she never expected to be ordered off the National Mall or face arrest if she […]