Bart Shooting

BART Cop Who Punched Oscar Grant Should Resign

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Neal Rodriguez

BART is investigating Tony Pirone, the officer that punched Oscar Grant in the face prior to Grant's shooting on New Years Eve.

The Oakland Protestors and the Arc of the Moral Universe

Byron Williams | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


Byron Williams

How does throwing something through a window or burning an automobile serve the memory of Oscar Grant, especially when his family is calling for calm?

Race in the Obama Age: Still a Long Way to Go

Lola Adesioye | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


Lola Adesioye

After Obama's election, many in the media asked if black people can still claim that American society is a racist society if a black man can reach the highest office in the land, and even the world.

Riots Racism and Police Brutality: A Never Ending Cycle

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics


Casey Gane-McCalla

The 1992 riots sparked by the acquittal of four officers in the videotaped beating of Rodney King. left 53 people dead and caused more the one billion dollars worth of damage.

Police Swarm Subway After Protests Over Shooting Turn Violent (VIDEO)

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 02.09.2009 | Home


SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO OF PROTESTS OAKLAND, Calif. — Heavy police presence greeted Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters Thursday, a day after more t...

BART Cop Needs to Be Held without Bail

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Neal Rodriguez

Until police officers are required to act as human beings and as long as they are allowed to act as animals, I ask today's youth to avoid situations where executions are likely to occur.

Oscar Grant III, Fatally Shot By Police Officer On Subway Train (VIDEO)

KTVU San Francisco | Posted 02.05.2009 | Home


OAKLAND, Caif. -- Law enforcement officials urged patience while they investigated details surrounding the fatal New Year's Day shooting of a 22-year-...