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Oscar Grant's Killer Asks Court To Overturn Manslaughter Conviction

AP | By PAUL ELIAS | Posted 05.09.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- A former California transit officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform in 2009 urged an appeals court Wedne...

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Tragic BART Shooting Heads To Silver Screen

Robin Wilkey | Posted 04.17.2012

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actress from last year's Blockbuster film, "The Help", is allegedly in negotia...

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WATCH: San Francisco And Oakland Activists Rally For Trayvon Martin

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.27.2012

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On Monday, dozens gathered at the San Francisco Hall of Justice and Oakland City Hall to protest the shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen...

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Charles Hill Family Sues BART

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.27.2012

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On Wednesday, Chris Hill, the brother of a San Francisco homeless man who was shot and killed by BART police officers, filed a federal lawsuit against...

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NOT AGAIN: BART's Most Infamous Cop On Trial For New Brutality Case

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.21.2011

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Only months after being released from prison for the shooting death of Oscar Grant, Johannes Mehserle is headed to court in a civil case alleging that...

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Leadership Crucial for Occupy Movement to Progress

Byron Williams | Posted 01.21.2012

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For the second phase of the Occupy movements to be successful, it must have something that was glaringly missing from its first phase: leadership.

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Embattled BART Spokesman Removed

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.14.2011

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It has not been an easy few months for former BART spokesman Linton Johnson. Johnson, who has been on leave since late August, has returned to a po...

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Top 5 Most Ridiculous Court Sentences Of All-Time (VIDEO)

newsone.com | David Moye | Posted 01.10.2012

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Sometimes the American justice system works. Sometimes the punishment doesn’t fit the crime. The justice system will give long jail sentences to ...

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Top 5 Most Controversial Court Verdicts

newsone.com | David Moye | Posted 01.07.2012

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Court trials have become spectacles for the American public. Heroes and villains are made in the media and court trials have a way of dividing Amer...

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Oakland Police History, Culture Under Scrutiny In Wake Of Violence

Turnstyle | Posted 01.01.2012

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By: Nishat Kurwa At a general assembly of Occupy Oakland protesters last week, a surprising number of people said they were there to thank the police...

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This Revolution WILL Be Televised

Pamela Mays McDonald | Posted 10.13.2011

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"Yes, it is challenging, crafting a single message with so many voices. But it's like a choir with various harmonic tones. This movement is about creating a broad tent that everyone's issues can fit into."

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Are BART Police Necessary?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 10.31.2011

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"No justice, no peace; disband the BART Police." That slogan has become the rallying cry for the dozens of protesters who have been gathering at th...

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London Riot Seems All Too Familiar

Turnstyle | Posted 10.10.2011

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Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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New Shooting, Same Question: Should Transit Cops Have Guns?

Turnstyle | Posted 09.07.2011

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Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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San Francisco Police Kill Man On Transit Platform

AP | Posted 09.03.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A man reportedly armed with a knife on a Bay Area Rapid Transit station platform was shot and killed by police, transit official...

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Former BART Officer Released From Prison

Turnstyle | Posted 08.13.2011

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Former BART officer Johannes Mehserle was released at midnight after 11 months of his two-year sentence for shooting and killing 22-year-old Oscar Grant on New Year's Day.

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Hundreds Protest Release Of Cop Who Killed Oscar Grant

AP | Posted 08.13.2011

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A white former San Francisco Bay area transit officer convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man that has drawn conti...

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Oscar Grant: Former Cop Mehserle To Be Released Monday

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 08.10.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Denise Tejada Photo Credit: Denise T...

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Ex-BART Cop Convicted In Fatal Shooting Seeks Bail

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — A judge denied bail Friday for a white former transit officer sentenced to two years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed bla...

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Tensions and Frustrations: Remembering Oscar Grant on MLK Day

Wendy Carrillo | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the evening of the horrible Tucson shootings where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head, I met a young Black man who scoffed at th...

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The F Word: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Well, we now know the punishment for the BART officer who shot Oscar Grant: 2 years and time served. He could actually be out of prison in seven months.

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Police Surround Protesters After Transit Cop's Sentencing

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. Video by Haldun Morgan OAKLAND & LOS ANGE...

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Oakland Reacts to Mehserle Sentence

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. Ansel Troy, Kasin Abdul and Chris Banks we...

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Downtown Oakland Before and After Mehserle Sentence (Photos)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Nick Bellizzi and Denise Tejada Scene...

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Mehserle Sentenced to 2 Years

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Brett Myers LOS ANGELES-Judge Robert ...

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