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Pardon, Pardons, and More Pardons

March 14, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda Emila Johnson When this administration took office, we expected pardons. We knew they were part of the process—sometimes necessary, sometimes controversial. But 1,500 pardons? That’s not justice. That’s a message. We’ve seen this before. Donald Trump, on his […]

Greater Justice is Coming: Taking on Abusive and Deadly Policing with New DOJ Leadership

May 18, 2021 admin 0

By Ben Jealous Thanks to the voters who elected President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, we now have a Department of Justice that actually cares about justice. And I am not just talking about justice as an idea. […]

Blue Bravado and Imperfect Victims: Nazario, Floyd, and the Emasculation of Black Men

April 20, 2021 admin 0

By Dr. Patrick Graham As word spread about Lieutenant Caron Nazario’s encounter with the Windsor, Virginia police and we get closer to a verdict for the Derek Chauvin trial, my colleague suggested to me, “They messed with the wrong one […]

It’s Worse Than We Ever Thought

April 16, 2021 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney Among the first evidence presented by prosecutors in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in his killing of George Floyd is that it was not just 8 minutes and 46 seconds as originally […]

Derek Chauvin’s Fate is a Test for Our Democracy

April 5, 2021 admin 0

By Dr. Patrick Graham Image of George Floyd mural by F. Muhammad from Pixabay There was a distant emptiness in the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s eyes as he looked away while rocking his knee deeper into the neck and vertebrae of George […]

I Can’t Breathe: Poetic Memory of George Floyd

May 30, 2020 admin 0

Words by Kimatni D. Rawlins, art by Shawn “SP” Perkins Excuse me, but I can’t breathe in the land of the free, home of the brave. It’s a pandemic and jobs have been lost, including my own. Providing for my […]

VIDEO: Tear gas flies as Minneapolis rioters protest death of George Floyd in police custody

May 27, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

MINNEAPOLIS—Protests turned violent on Tuesday as anti-police activists smashed windows and vandalized police cars in response to the death of an African American man at the hands of four law enforcement officers. George Floyd died Monday after his arrest outside […]