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Dec 02 2014
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Undoing Racism

NYC Prosecutors explain and critique Michael Brown Case : “For Real Though”

Two former prosecutors, Nicci and Nicole from New York City do the traditional sitting on the front stoop to give a critical chat about how the Ferguson police department and then the grand jury bungled the case from the beginning.  Applying their knowledge and experience both give a breakdown of the process in layman’s terms.

While many may be experiencing emotional overload about the Micheal Brown case, these ladies present a very cogent and factual argument and detailed breakdown of the typical process for a criminal investigation (which is what the act of shooting someone should have triggered immediately even in the case of law enforcement).

Nicci and Nicole have a Youtube show “bgirlmovement” that posts regularly on Youtube.

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Nov 25 2014
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Injustice in Missouri

Paul of Adequately Outraged weighs in briefly on the events in Missouri and tells it very well.

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Injustice in Missouri

Mike Brown was shot dead. The man who pulled the trigger won’t face trial. Darren Wilson collected a small fortune of donations, some from white supremacist organizations. America has now invented crowdfunded murder.
The injustice landed tonight is a continued denial of Michael Brown’s humanity. Regardless of the skirmish that may have initially happened, the odds are that Brown was a good distance from Officer Wilson at the time of the shooting and unarmed. Wilson shot Brown 6 times and the body was left in the street for hours like carrion.
Trayvon Martin, John Crawford, Michael Brown and countless other young black men are tragic statistics of multiple problems’ confluence. Institutional and plantation racisms, police militarization, classism and overall economic inequality all factor into deadly circumstances. These are all causes that can be improved with community outreach and partnership building. The struggle faced by those in regressive areas of the land needs to be aided in all ways possible by allies.

I express solidarity with those protesting the travesty of justice in Ferguson, Missouri. Until Darren Wilson is brought to trial for the murder of Michael Brown, as would occur for any other fatal shooting, there is reason to suspect the system. I’m not worried about the protesters, I’m worried for them.

Good luck brothers and sisters. Keep safe. Hold your rage tight; do not forget it. Remember, though: this is for those we love.

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