A former top trial attorney and CourtTV anchor who now provides legal analysis on CBS, Rikki Klieman said her connections will be an asset as Bratton seeks to mend relations with the black community by overhauling the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk tactics.
NYPD commish's wife ready for big supporting role
ANNIE KARNI
Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:43:54 GMT
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f you happen to be a black man living in West Virginia these days, bad water isn't all you have to worry about. Apparently there is an APB out on you. No black man in particular; any black man will do.
They want you for participating in some "suspicious activity".
That is so vague. I mean "suspicious activity" could be anything for crying out loud.
That's why this is somewhat problematic for men of color in that state. Unless, of course, you happen to be a well known black man in West Virginia. (Whatever happened to Major Harris?)
For instance, you might be walking down the street and minding your own business, but because you happen to have a copy of the Wall Street Journal you get arrested. Yes you could; because in West Virginia a black man reading the Wall Street Journal just might be viewed as "suspicious." Do you see where I am coming from? This is messed up on so many levels.
Oh well, this is all just a sign of the times. The more things change.....
But here is a scary thought: A few years ago, before the Internet and social media, this wouldn't even have been a big deal. Just business as usual here in some parts of America.
Good ole boys and gals would meet in the town square and exchange pleasantries about the whole thing.
"Hey, you seen any suspicious Negroes, lately?" "Nah, not yet, although I did see one down at the Piggly Wiggly and he was checking out mighty fast." "What he look like?" "Bald, dark skin, bout 5'10' 5'11'." "Did you get his license plate number? We might have to inform the sheriff about this."
Oh lord! Hey, at least it's not Oklahoma.
Any black man will do.
field negro
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:19:00 GMT
| On Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:58 AM, Shaka Barak <shakabarak1@yahoo.com> wrote: The Marcus Garvey Institutes First Weekly Telephone Conference a Success The Marcus Garvey Institute (MGI) hosted a telephone conference discussion on "Jim Crow, a System of White Supremacy" on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 8:00pm cst. MGI's President, Shaka Barak taught, that when the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA & ACL) was founded by the Jamaican, Caribbean born, Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, (born August 17, 1887-died June 10, 1940) 100 years ago in the year 1914, the major systems of white supremacy called Jim Crow was firmly in place. Shaka revisited Jim Crow in America, after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the 13th Amendment, 1863 and 1865 respectively, to show for the next 90 years, until the 1950's, Jim Crow, kept African people living as one and in fear. He looked at anti-Africanism and terrorism such lynching, floggings, murder, and how these barbaric act's by whites, were coupled with laws enforcing "separate but not equal," created conditions of semi or modified slavery. To establish unity, pride, love, charity, economics, self-reliance and political independence, in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, etc.. Marcus Garvey and the UNIA & ACL built Universal African Nationalism, the first mass movement in America, and racial consciousness worldwide. The Mistress of Ceremonies for the conference was Garnet Hall, who is also the MC for the National Business Alliance Network's weekly conferences, and a member of the MGI. Prayer was by Dr. Gale Frazier, Director of the Evangelical Christian School, that has been the first elementary school to show the MGI's "Marcus Garvey Exhibit," the Black communities, largest collection of enlarged photo's, and documents on the UNIA & ACL. The overview of the 21 years of history, and mission of the MGI, was given by its secretary, and co-founder Qamar M. Mateen-Barak, wife of the President. The introduction of Shaka Barak was by, Washington, DC. based, Mwariama Kamau, International Organizer and historian of the UNIA & ACL, under the Hon. Cleo Miller, and a member of the MGI. In the one-hour conference, the listeners learned a lot, and shared a lot. The UNIA & ACL, # 429 President Clyde Banks, Maceo Thomas, and others, learned about Jim Crow, and Marcus Garvey's response to it. The listeners also net worked with each other, and exchanged contact information. The MGI, being a research organization means that the next conference promises to be just as informative, as the MGI president Shaka Barak will discuss " Slavery, a System of White Supremacy." The call in number is 605-562-3000, Pin 1052837 #. We will begin Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 8:00pm Central Standard Time. __._,_.___
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| December 12th Movement International Secretariat 456 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Phone [718]398-1766 January 14, 2014 Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Media Relations [917]495-6979 2nd International People's Tribunal ICC: We Charge War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity On January 25, 2014, a distinguished panel of international Jurists will hear the people's prosecutors and testimony on war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Canada and NATO allies. The 2nd International People's Tribunal will be held at Columbia University Law School, 435 West 116th Street [off Amsterdam Avenue], New York, NY at 12:00 PM. The eminent panel of judges include Mr. Courtenay Griffiths, QC [Queen's Counsel of UK], who has appeared before the Special Court for Sierra Leone representing President Charles Taylor. Mr. Lennox Hinds, Esq., has appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. And Ms. Ashanti Chimurenga, Esq., has appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The Jurists will update the criminal indictment delivered to the International Criminal Court [ICC] in The Hague by the Pan African Solidarity Hague Committee, organized by the December 12th Movement International Secretariat in June 2012. The original People's Tribunal held at Columbia Law School in January 2012, focused on human rights abuses against Libya, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Haiti, and Black people in the United States. The Jurists will hear developments in these nations and critique the response of the ICC to the indictment to date. The people's prosecutors will also investigate the ICC's collaboration in the West's re-colonization of Africa and African people. "Malcolm X taught us that our struggle is not only on a local level or a national level. Ours is an international struggle inextricably tied to African people on the continent and the Diaspora. We are committed to exposing western political and economic racism and all of its inhuman atrocities. This 2nd International People's Tribunal will put the ICC itself on trial," states Roger Wareham, Esq., Secretary General of the International Association Against Torture [IAAT-AICT]. Sponsors are the December 12th Movement International Secretariat, International Association Against Torture, Pan African Solidarity Hague Committee, and Africans Helping Africans. For more information call [718]398-1766.   | ||
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 Alert issued 1/15/14 at 5:40 AM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Karl Watt, male, Black, 80 years of age, from Winthrop Street and Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn. Mr. Watt was last seen at his residence on 1/14/14 at 4:00 AM. He suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's disease. If you see Mr. Watt, please call 9-1-1. A photo is attached. The sender included the following attachment: The sender provided the following contact information. Sender's Name: Notify NYC Sender's Email: notifynyc@oem.nyc.gov Sender's Contact Phone: 2126399675 | ||
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Tenants of one Harlem building say they're living in decrepit conditions, often without heat and hot water, and they're fed up.
NY1 for You: Tenants of Harlem Building Say They Live in Decrepit Conditions
Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:01:28 GMT
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| HEARD AROUND TOWN: * New York City Public Advocate Letitia James has begun to fill out her office, hiring Ibrahim Khan, a communications consultant with the MirRam Group, as her chief of staff. James also brought aboard several members from her City Council staff, including press secretary Aja Worthy-Davis. James' office is expected to have 25 to 30 paid employees and dozens of unpaid volunteers, equaling the number of staff that Mayor Bill de Blasio had as public advocate. In addition to his campaign work for James and former mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, Khan brings solid government experience to James' staff, having previously worked as deputy chief of staff for state Sen. Adriano Espaillat and having played a key role in Espaillat's congressional campaign that nearly unseated Rep. Charles Rangel. "I couldn't be more thrilled to lead Public Advocate Letitia James' team," Khan said in a statement. "I've seen first-hand how passionately Tish fights on behalf of working people all over New York and why she's distinguished herself as one of the most fierce progressive champions in the country." | ||
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A worker at the Fairway in Harlem fatally stabbed a colleague Saturday after a fight broke out near the grocery store, police said. The two employees were working in a storage area across the street from the 12th Ave. upscale supermarket when they got into a ferocious fight.
Fairway worker fatally stabbed by colleague — who flees: cops
BARRY PADDOCK
Sat, 11 Jan 2014 21:17:51 GMT
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Finally, our politicians are waking up to the fact that our children need a helping hand, not a pair of handcuffs.
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 Alert issued 1/10/14 at 08:40 AM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Desmond Williams. Mr. Williams is described as male, black, 65 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, and 190 pounds. Mr. Williams was last seen in the area of W Kingsbridge Rd and Kingsbridge Terrace in the Bronx on 1/7/14. Mr. Williams suffers from schizophrenia and diabetes. If seen, please call 911. The sender provided the following contact information. Sender's Name: Notify NYC Sender's Email: notifynyc@oem.nyc.gov Sender's Contact Phone: 2126399675 | ||
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The Health Department released a new report today about influenza and pneumonia, which is the third leading cause of death in New York City, responsible for as many as 3,000 deaths each year. New York City vaccination levels are rising but remain below the goal outlined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Only 65% of New York City children aged 6 to 59 months received an influenza vaccination in the past year, an increase from 59% in the 2011-12 influenza season, but well below the national goal of 80%.