Does Brooklyn Nine-Nine qualify as “copaganda?” That’s a question that Joe Lo Truglio and the rest of the cast probably never imagined having to answer when they signed on seven years ago. As Lo Truglio tells me on this week’s episode of The Last Laugh podcast, the NBC comedy’s eighth […]
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Riots ignited in Kenosha and other US cities after white police, called to the scene of a domestic incident last week, shot African American Jacob Blake seven times in the back. Sputnik is live from Kenosha, Wisconsin, where protesters are marching on Saturday against police brutality and racial discrimination following […]
Before Jacob Blake was shot at least seven times in the back on Sunday night, the Kenosha, Wisconsin police department had long been plagued by aggressive officers, claims of corruption, and a lack of accountability—including the grisly beating of two teenagers on video and a fatal shooting by a cop […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0b/1080130046_0:42:3079:1773_1200x675_80_0_0_3fa0db5851d423b1a729f4ad4f040b65.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008111080130025-demonstrators-take-to-streets-of-portland-to-protest-against-police-brutality/ US President Donald Trump on Monday said the National Guard is prepared to act promptly to safeguard the city of Portland and has accused both the mayor and the governor of putting people’s lives at risk. People take to the streets of Portland […]
The United Nations has denounced heavy-handed police tactics used against demonstrators in Portland and other US cities during ongoing protests, taking aim at what it called baseless arrests and unnecessary violence by officers. “Peaceful demonstrations that have been taking place in cities in the US, such as Portland, really must […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079960966_0:250:3198:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_b68a5d7291fb7c9a61cd0c4371b0c001.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079960937-mayor-of-portland-gets-tear-gassed-during-protest-against-police-brutality/ The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has sided with demonstrators in their call for federal officers to leave the city, accusing them of using aggressive tactics against protesters. Mayor Ted Wheeler got tear gassed by federal agents during mass protests in Portland, Oregon, against […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079921990_0:289:3072:2017_1200x675_80_0_0_c0add9036513cd220f774a756c09edf9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007181079922099-protesters-rally-in-france-against-police-brutality-in-memory-of-adama-traore—video/ The death of African American George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on 25 May, sparked a wave of protests and breathed new life into Black Lives Matter activists demanding an end to police brutality and racism in countries […]
Critics have described the Black Lives Matter movement as a “scam” and questioned the point of a move by a Major League Soccer team which has replaced player names with the names of black victims of police brutality. Philadelphia Union players wore the names of victims on the backs of […]
Prisoners Mobilize For Black Lives And Against Brutality Behind Bars By Ella Fassler, Truthout. July 4, 2020 Prisoners Mobilize For Black Lives And Against Brutality Behind Bars2020-07-042020-07-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/protesters-outside-of-brooklyn-detention-center-getty-images.-e1593887596519.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators and family protest the death of Jamel Floyd at the hands of prison guards in front of the Brooklyn Detention Center […]
Hasan Minhaj discusses his show Patriot Act at Build Studio on Dec. 2, 2019. Minhaj talked with NPR about talking with Keith Ellison, who is prosecuting former police in the George Floyd case. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Hasan Minhaj discusses his show Patriot Act […]
On Friday, 38,000 union dockyard workers shut down all 29 US Pacific Coast ports in protest against police brutality, demonstrating a return to their Civil Rights Era solidarity with racial justice, Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer, and Chris Smalls, a former Amazon worker, told Radio Sputnik’s Political […]
As the world grapples with questions concerning police brutality, racism, and discrimination, it’s worth taking a look back at a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform in France a year ago. The case of Steve Maia Caniço put a long record of excessive use of force by […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/89/1079668953_0:108:3058:1828_1200x675_80_0_0_d466a5b61fd88c48443b3d0a46e75900.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006191079668982-new-york-city-marks-juneteenth-as-thousands-of-protesters-demand-end-to-police-brutality/ NEW YORK (Sputnik) – Thousands of New York residents took gathered in lower Manhattan on Juneteenth to march to end police violence and systemic racism in the United States, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene. “No justice – no peace,” the protesters […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107964/46/1079644620_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_b33003b316015972b08bba9ae826f49f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006171079644605-anti-racism-protest-against-police-brutality-takes-place-in-atlanta—video/ Amid the Black Lives Matter movement, protests against police brutality and racial injustice have spread across all 50 of the Unites States. In Atlanta, they have been reignited with the killing of Rayshard Brooks, shot dead by a police officer in a drive-thru […]
As attempts to collect videos of police violence quickly became unwieldy, two activists created a public database comprising what has become hundreds of cases. However, one technologist told Sputnik the list is just a drop in the bucket, and the practice is much older than cellphone videos. Lawyer T. Greg […]
A blockchain-centric art project is pushing the boundaries of modern art with a controversial digital display. The DADA Art Collective, a loosely affiliated group of roughly a dozen visual artists across the globe, teamed up with the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces OpenSea and Mintbase plus the file-storage blockchain Arweave to […]
The ongoing anti-racism protests have been prompted by various reasons which are going beyond the problem of police brutality and supposed racial bias against African Americans in the US, say American academics, shedding light on the driving forces and the timing of the unrest. The death of George Floyd, a […]
George Floyd’s brother was among the witnesses invited by Democrats to speak at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality Wednesday morning. Republicans invited Fox News contributor Dan Bongino. Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has made several unsuccessful bids for Congress, used his opening statement to […]
George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd (right) and cousin Shareeduh Tate speak during a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd (right) and cousin […]
The former US ambassador to the European Union has compared President Donald Trump to Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist strongman, insisting he has only widened racial divisions among citizens as protests rage around the US. The former envoy, Anthony Gardner – who served under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017 […]
The families of George Floyd and others slain by law enforcement have joined the ACLU and hundreds of other activist groups in urging the UN Human Rights Council to convene an urgent meeting to address police violence in the US. The victims’ families – which include those of George Floyd, […]
Joe Biden Is A Racist Who Loves Police Brutality By Rebecca Margolies, Left Voice. June 8, 2020 Joe Biden Is A Racist Who Loves Police Brutality2020-06-082020-06-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/joe-biden-meets-with-connecticut-police-from-nbc-ct-e1591637620777.jpg200px200px Above photo: Joe Biden meets with Connecticut police from NBC CT. While liberals want us to believe that voting for Joe Biden is the solution to […]
One of the world’s most famous porn stars, Riley Reid, has thrown her weight behind the Black Lives Matter protests, revealing that her great grandfather was honored by Martin Luther King Jr. for his civil rights work. Reid has been vocal about her support for the protests that have sprang […]
How Endless War Contributes To Police Brutality By Bonnie Kristian, Responsible Statecraft. June 7, 2020 How Endless War Contributes To Police Brutality2020-06-072020-06-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/endlesswar-e1591539658184.jpg200px200px Above photo: May 31, 2020; Athens, GA, USA; Athens-Clark County police officers in riot gear and backed up by a military vehicle move in on the protesters to remove […]