Protests in Washington DC – Black Lives Matter [dropcap]S[/dropcap]peaking recently at a virtual Civil Rights Town Hall organized by Indiaspora, a community organization, she said, “Mr. Floyd’s death really reopened wounds that expose the degree to which there are two justice systems...
It tells the story of Central Park Five, who were wrongly convicted as teens for the murder of a 28-year-old woman and spent between six and 13 years in prison (their convictions were vacated in 2002). Prosecutor Linda Fairstein (Felicity Huffman) states her case against the Five during ...
The four-part miniseries, which launched in May 2019, highlighted the case where five African American boys were charged with a violent assault in 1989. Their convictions were eventually vacated in 2002, and they reached a legal settlement with New York City in 2014. ...
Step two is convictions on all charges,” Miller said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. He warned that “justice is not something that is going to be easy in this case, it never is.” Miller’s comments follow news that former officer Garrett Rolfe faces 11 charges stemming...
history. The Scottsboro convictions also hold the distinction of being the only convictions in history to have been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court twice. The Truman Civil Rights Agenda When President Harry Truman ran for reelection in 1948, he courageously ran on an openly pro-civil ...
Condemnation of this violence and acknowledgment of its racial content by leading public officials is now standard fare, but criminal convictions and departmental discipline are scarce. This review essay brings attention back to the institutionalized racism called out by the Kerner Commission, arguing ...
It's unlikely that a man whose moral depravity has led to him being found liable for sexual abuse, 34 felony convictions in a case involving hush-money payments to a porn star, and multiple divorces could lead the nation preaching conservative family values. But, then again, Trump is selling...
Over the course of subsequent retrials (and reconvictions), the boys in total served in excess of 100 years in prison. Ultimately, it was revealed the boys had been illegally hopping trains in search of work and, while detained for a minor charge, deputies convinced two white women to ...
Both were professorial, tough as leather and unyielding in their convictions; stenographers to no one except Allah. Both could be high-handed and self-regarding, yet they coexisted without incident. Brand Nubian was a great group, but too homophobic to pass moral muster. To its credit, Holy ...
Committed performances from a stellar ensemble cast bring to life the struggles, sacrifices, and convictions of key figures like Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. By delving into the radical politics and tactics of a group often misunderstood, the film illuminates a significant chapter in the ...