A fearful Trump lashes out at Dems two days after he threatened them in SOTU speech, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella On Tuesday, President Trump issued an overt threat to House Democrats in his State of the Continue reading →

Robert Bates, Oklahoma volunteer cop, found guilty of manslaughter

A bumbling Tulsa County Sheriff’s Officer volunteer who killed an unarmed suspect after mistaking a gun for a Taser has Continue reading →

What happened to the Black Panther Party? Independent Lens documentary tells the shocking story

By Robert A. Vella When I was a teenager in the San Francisco Bay area, The Free Huey movement captured Continue reading →

When the South African gov. says it can’t afford free education, this student says she doesn’t buy it

Mapaseka Setlhodi sits in a coffee shop not far from the University of Cape Town campus, looking frail and exhausted. Two Continue reading →

Black councilman tased by police in city where Sandra Bland was arrested

A 26-year-old African American City Council member was tased and arrested in Prairie View, Texas, prompting the mayor to convene a special Continue reading →

Former U.S. Marshal and DEA agent was told not to enforce drug laws in white areas

Former U.S. Marshal and DEA Agent Matthew Fogg has been speaking out against police brutality and racism and the drug Continue reading →

New Mexico police officers ordered to stand trial for murder

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge ruled Tuesday that two police officers must stand trial on murder charges Continue reading →

Quotes of the Day: on Defining Racism and a question for opponents of #BlackLivesMatter

“Defining racism as something that is episodic and individual means that society at large bears no responsibility to change; people Continue reading →