Barring any last-minute court action from one of the seven lawsuits levied against Arizona’s SB 1070, the draconian anti-immigrant law that civil rights groups and law enforcement alike agree will promote racial profiling is scheduled to go into effect this Thursday. Well, the American Civil Liberties Union has something to say about that. What they [...]
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VIDEO: Daughters Of Civil Rights Lawyer William Kunstler, Release ‘Tell-All’ Documentary
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. In the 1960s and 70s, Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and represented the famed “Chicago 8” activists who protested the Vietnam War. When the inmates took over [...]
Profiling’s Still the Routine for Brooklyn’s Black Men
Today’s NY Times features a disturbing, if unsurprising investigation into the New York Police Department’s ongoing stop-and-frisk campaign in Brooklyn. It’s a reminder of just how badly the relationship between law enforcement and community has corroded in too many Black neighborhoods. And it ought to serve as a reminder to advocates of reform everywhere that [...]










