Program’s Mission: Stimulate critical thought in order to realistically redefine our narrative and positively reshape our reality through dialogue with self-determination.
Dedication: “Unarmed. And dead. TRAYVON MARTIN (Walking home with iced tea and Skittles. Shot by George Zinneman, who was found not guilty.) KEITH SCOTT (Sitting in car, reading. Shot by police officer, who was not charged.) ATATIANA JEFFERSON (Looking out her window, shot by police officer, who is still under indictment for murder.) JONATHAN FERRELL (Asking for help after auto accident. Shot twelve times by police, case ended in mistrial.) JORDAN EDWARDS (Riding in a car. Shot in the back of the head by police officer, who was found guilty of murder.) STEPHON CLARK (Holdng a cel phone. Shot 8 times, 6 in the back. Officers not charged.) AMADOU DIALLO (While taking out wallet, officers fired 41 shots by four officers, who were all acquitted.) RENISHA MCBRIDE (Auto accident, knocked on door for help. Homeowner was found guilty of second-degree murder.) TAMIR RICE (Playing with toy gun, shot by police officer arriving on scene. Officer was not charged). SEAN BELL (Hosting a bachelor party, 50 rounds fired by police officers, who were found not guilty of charges.) WALTER SCOTT (Pulled over for brake light, shot in the back by police officer, who pleaded guilty to civil rights violations.) PHILANDO CASTILE (Pulled over in car, told officer he had a legally registered weapon in car. Officer acquitted of all charges.) AIYANA JONES (Sleeping, accidentally shot by officer in a raid on wrong apartment. Officer cleared of all charges.) TERRENCE CRUTCHER (Disabled vehicle, shot by police officer, who was found not guilty of manslaughter.) ALTON STERLING (Selling CDs, shot at close range while being arrested. No charges filed.) FREDDIE GRAY (Beaten to death by officers while being transported in police van. All officers involved were acquitted.) JOHN CRAWFORD (Shopping at WalMart, holding a BB gun on sale, police officer was not charged.) MICHAEL BROWN (Shot by twelve times by officer, including in the back. No charges filed.) JORDAN DAVIS (Killed because he was playing loud music. Shooter found guilty of first-degree murder.) SANDRA BLAND (Pulled over for traffic ticket, tasered and arrested. Suspicious “suicide” while in jail. No charges.) BOTHAM JEAN (Shot at home, which police officer mistook for her own. Officer found guilty of murder.) OSCAR GRANT (Handcuffed and face-down, officer shot him in the back. Officer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.) COREY JONES (Waiting by his disabled vehicle, was shot three times by police officer, who was found guilty of murder.) AHMAUD AUBREY (Jogging, shot by two men who claimed they suspected him of burglaries. Both men charged with murder and aggravated assault.” Ryan Stokes. Cameron Lamb. Breana Taylor. Sean Reed. George Floyd. AJ Sutton. James Scurlock. David McAtee.
Perspective: The magnitude of police brutality including beatings, false arrests and killings appear to be increasing over the last few years. Statistics on the number of people killed by the police indicate that law-enforcement agents took the lives of more than 1,000 people in 2019. African Americans were 24% of those killed despite being only 13% of the population. Another source which monitors lethal force by police noted that: “Sadly, the trend of fatal police shootings in the United States seems to only be increasing, with a total 228 civilians having been shot, 31 of whom were Black, as of March 30, 2020. In 2018, there were 996 fatal police shootings, and in 2019 this figure increased to 1,004.” Irrespective of whether there is a Democratic or Republican administration in Washington, the relationship between African Americans and the police remains unchanged. The principal role of law-enforcement within a racist capitalist society is to protect private property and the state. Since Black, Brown and other oppressed communities are the most exploited under the existing system, they often suffer the brute force of the repressive apparatus. Demonstrations and all forms of resistance against police misconduct require greater coordination on a national and international scale. In the final analysis it will take a movement of millions to effectively end police violence against the people along with many other forms of state repression.
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