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Deadly Consequences of Being Black?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Sean Bell, Ny Police Department, Michael Bloomberg, Monique Washington, State Senator Bill Perkins, Barack Obama, Rodney King, Boss Tweed, Fire Fighters, Amadou Diallo, Omar Edwads, Abner Louima, Racism, Officer Christopher Ridley, Rudolph Giuliani, Desmond Robinson, Politics News
Michael Henry Adams

If New York's police force includes so many deadly marksmen, couldn't uncharged suspects merely be stopped without being killed? For pointing out an...

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Reverend Al Sharpton Rides A Bike . . . Sort Of

Gothamist | Jen Chung | Posted 07.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Bicycle, Al Sharpton, Sean Bell, Critical Mass, Bike, Bike Culture, Green News

As previously mentioned, the Reverend Al Sharpton joined last night's Critical Mass rally to highlight, per Times-Up!, a "common pattern of NYPD haras...

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The President, Police Violence And Race

Paul Peete | Posted 05.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Sean Bell, Rodeny King, Barack Obama, Senator Obama, Jacqueline Seabrooks, Michael Byoune, Obama Attorney General, Racism, Obama, Police Violence Race, John Edwards, Police Race, Obama Edwards Attorney General, Home News
Paul Peete

An Obama Administration with an attorney general of integrity like, say, John Edwards might address in a constructive way the kind of race-based police violence we've seen flare up the past few weeks.

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Hillary Clinton Isn't The Only Democratic Presidential Candidate In Denial

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Sean Bell, Colorblind, Doctors' Racial Bias, Racism, Obama, Nicholas Kristof, Post-Racial, Rahul Parikh, Home News
Leonce Gaiter

Colorblind? Post-racial? Isn't it clear that's all so much bullshit. We are all animals prone to prejudice. The price of continued denial among the Obama camp could be the election.

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The Sean Bell Trial Put Bell Community on Defense and Left Unanswered Questions About Police Conduct

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora, Trial, Sean Bell, Police Shooting, Politics News
Tonya Plank

After sitting through 28 days of testimony in the Sean Bell trial, I knew far more about Mr. Bell's friends' prior convictions than why the officers acted as they did.

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Sean Bell Verdict: 3 NYC Police Officers Acquitted Of 50-Shot Killing Of Groom-To-Be

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Sean Bell, Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora, Marc Cooper, Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman, Sean Bell Murder Trial, Groom Murder Trial, Shawn Bell, Acquitted, Shawn Bell Verdict, Shaun Bell, Shawn Bell Case, Home News

For breaking updates on the Sean Bell acquittal click here. NEW YORK -- Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing...

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