Angela Davis speaks to 2,000 at Michigan rally
A standing room only crowd of nearly 2000 people welcomed renowned activist and scholar Angela Davis to Detroit to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her acquittal.
In San Francisco, controversy swirls around stop-and-frisk
The controversy erupted when Mayor Ed Lee made it known he was thinking about stop-and frisk for this city.
New Yorkers protest "stop and frisk"
Some 300 organizations joined together in a show of solidarity over the New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" policy.
Renewed push to legally ban racial profiling
In an April 17 Senate hearing, union groups joined civil rights, community and faith-based organizations in a renewed push to legally ban racial profiling by law enforcers.
600 percent increase in racial stop-and-frisk policing in NY
Over 684.000 people were subjected to the New York Police Department's aggressive tactics in 2011, a 14 percent increase over the previous year.
New York police charged with spying, dirty tricks against Al Sharpton
The spying charge dates back to protests triggered by the "not guilty" verdicts for three cops tried for the murder of Sean Bell.
Another tragic police shooting in Washington Heights
On September 17, over 150 neighbors, family and friends of John Collado marched to the 34th Precinct headquarters demanding justice.
Groups launch effort to prevent execution of Troy Davis
This is Davis's fourth execution date since 2007. The gun used to kill the police officer was never found, nor any physical evidence linking Davis to the murder.
Protesters target BART for cell phone cutoff
The rowdy but nonviolent roving protest was directed both at the BART's cell phone shutdown and BARTs police' fatal shooting of a homeless man last month.
Protests erupt over cell phone shutdown
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit shut off cell phone access to commuters at train stations and protestors say the police violated their right to free expression.
