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LA Civil Rights Leaders Speak Out About LAPD’s Recent Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

*With the shooting death of another unarmed African American homeless man in Venice, Ca last night by Los Angeles police department officers, a coalition of...

LeSean McCoy: Former Eagles Coach Dumped ‘All the Good Black Players’

*Longtime Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy is now a Buffalo Bill – a transition that took place when Philly inexplicably traded him in March....

We’re Watching You: Planes Kept Secret (and Maybe Illegal) Watch Over Baltimore

*(Via MSN News) - As Benjamin Shayne settled into his back yard to listen to the Orioles game on the radio Saturday night, he...

Obama Talks Baltimore in Final ‘Letterman’ Visit; Best Ratings Since 2012 Visit

*Monday’s episode of “The Late Show with David Letterman” featuring President Barack Obama as a guest drew the show’s best Nielsen metered-market overnight ratings...

Teen Rioter Has Higher Bail Than Cop Accused of Murdering Freddie Gray

*The 18-year-old man who smashed a Baltimore police car with a traffic cone is facing a higher bail than the officer who allegedly murdered...

The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: The Culture of Police Brutality

*The culture of reckless behavior within Baltimore's police department was a debacle waiting for national attention.  More than 300 lawsuits have been filed against Baltimore...

Attorney Zulu Ali Moderates public Conference in LA Regarding Police Misconduct

Attorney Zulu Ali and the Committee for United Nations Oversight Panel recently discussed complaints filed with the United Nations Human Rights Committee and Security...

Mother of Tamir Rice in Homeless Shelter; Couldn’t Live Where Son was Killed

*The mother of Tamir Rice—the 12-year-old Cleveland boy shot and killed by police in November while he played with a toy gun—is reportedly living...

Soledad O’Brien: Stop Calling Baltimore Protesters ‘Thugs’ (Watch)

*Former CNN host Soledad O’Brien, a guest on her old network’s “Reliable Sources” on Sunday morning, said journalists should not refer to Baltimore protests...

Time Magazine Cover Shot By West Baltimore Resident

Per Time Magazine: *A few days ago, Devin Allen, a 26-year-old West Baltimore resident, only aspired to be a professional photographer. For the past two...

GoFundMe.com Rejects Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Case

*Those looking to help the police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray won’t be able to use GoFundMe.com. The Baltimore Sun reports the...

Morgan Freeman Sums Up Baltimore News Coverage with ‘F*** the Media’

*News coverage of the unrest in Baltimore has gotten a lot of people, including Morgan Freeman, all riled up. In an interview with the Daily...

LA Civil Rights Organization Announces Award to Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby

*Political analyst and Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Sunday, May 3 announced that the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable...

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Lifts Curfew Effective Immediately

*In Baltimore things appear to be getting back to "normal," so on Sunday morning Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced that she has lifted the curfew that...

Jesse on Sharpton’s Influence: ‘He’s the Liaison to the White House’

*Despite being rivals at times, there is respect among the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Chatting with Politco magazine's Glenn Thrush on the MSNBC...

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