Challenging the Powers That Be

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Hung Jury in Police Assualt on Teen Girl

Seattle, WA: The jury in the criminal prosecution of former Deputy Sheriff Paul Schene was unable to reach a verdict on charges stemming from the former deputy’s assault on a 15 year old Malika Calhoun.  The jury had deliberated only two days. The alleged assault took place November 29, 2008 at 4:39 am, according to [...]

Conviction in Murder of New York Trans-woman

New York, as with many states, does not have hate crimes prevention laws in place to protect transgender persons, although they do have laws regarding sexual orientation. Had DeLee claimed he shot Green for being transgender, no hate crime penalty would have applied.

City of Brotherly Love Anything But?

White children were evacuated by their parents, who demanded from club staff to know “what are all these black kids doing here?”