NYPD Police Killings 1979 to 1990
NYPD Killings 1979 to 1990 This is a 90 percent complete list of persons killed by the New York City Police Department between 1979 and 1990. It does not include … Read More
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‘Ghettos’ Didn’t Always Mean Black
Today, for many Americans, the word “ghetto” conjures images of run-down and crime-ridden African American segregated areas—“inner cities,” in a common euphemism. This connotation is relatively recent; it has only become mainstream in the past 70 years or so. Beforehand, the term was primarily associated with Jewish urban quarters, and its changing meaning illustrates the…
How Washingtonians have shaped and reshaped one neighborhood over more than five decades
Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael, (2nd from left), visiting Barry Farm Dwellings in 1967 with community organizers from the Southeast Neighborhood House, including Phil Perkins (far left). (Image courtesy Anacostia … Read More
Innovative citizen initiatives open access to police data
As outrage mounts over fatal police shootings of unarmed civilians, a growing number of police departments nationwide are releasing data on officer-involved shootings, use of force, and traffic stops. In … Read More
The Origins of the Black Panther Party: History, Facts, Goals, Platform (2006)
David Hilliard (born May 15, 1942) was a member of the Black Panther Party. He was Chief of Staff in the party. He is currently a visiting instructor at the …
James Armistead aka James Lafayette
When we say African Americas, they are people residing in the United States of America and are additionally commonly referred to as Black Americans. They are referred to as such … Read More
A Way Out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young
A Way Out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young [Andrew Young] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The stirring spiritual memoirs of Andrew Young–civil rights activist, minister, and statesman–show how God's hand led him through some of the most significant experiences of 20th-century America. Filled with eyewitness anecdotes
