2019-06-12: Social Media Postees

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Rising Water Rates Hurt Black Baltimore Most, Study Shows
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-12
The NAACP's Legal Defense Fund shows an "explicit link between race and water affordability." To fight this, they propose litigation and new legislation.
therealnews.com/stories/rising-water-rates-hurt-black-baltimore-most-study-shows

Coalition Of Activists Demand "Justice for Chanel" Lewis Who Was Railroaded By Racist Legal System
Colin Benjamin | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-12
Activists from Color Of Change and VOCAL-NY rally outside Queens Borough Hall in support of Chanel Lewis… | On Tuesday, a coalition of activists rallied outside New York City's Queens Borough Hall to demand justice for Chanel Lewis by delivering over 30,000 petitions from concerned citizens who agree Lewis' murder conviction was a legal travesty. | Lewis, 22, was convicted on April 1 of the murder of 30-year-old Karina Vetrano, who was killed on August 2, 2016, while jogging in Queens, New York. He was then sentenced to life on April 23. | But Lewis' troubling arrest–and obviously coerced confession[mdash…
www.blackstarnews.com/ny-watch/news/coalition-of-activists-demand-%E2%80%9Cjustice-for-chanel%E2%80%9D-lewis-who-was

Philly protest calls for removal of racist police
Betsey Piette | workers.org | 2019-06-12
June 7 — Black and Brown communities across this city are outraged over the news released by the Plain View Project that 328 Philadelphia police officers were among the more than 1,100 across the U.S. who have posted racist, sexist, homophobic, Islamophobic and otherwise offensive content on Facebook. Over . . . | Continue reading Philly protest calls for removal of racist police at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/06/11/philly-protest-calls-for-removal-of-racist-police/

US House Approves Suing Trump Advisers Who Ignore Subpoenas
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-12
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to give lawmakers clear authority to sue Trump administration figures who defy congressional subpoenas. | RELATED: | Trump's Son in Law's Firm Got $90m from Offshore Tax Haven | In an escalation of wide-ranging probes of President Donald Trump and his inner circle, lawmakers voted 229-191 along party lines to approve the measure. | It authorizes House committees to file lawsuits in federal court seeking orders from judges…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-House-Approves-Suing-Trump-Advisers-Who-Ignore-Subpoenas-20190611-0028.html

Supreme Court Postpones Analysis of Lula's Freedom Request
plenglish.com | 2019-06-12
12 de junio de 2019, 10: 07Brasilia, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Supreme Court (STF) of Brazil has postponed until June 25 the analysis of the request for freedom of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is currently serving 431 days in prison for alleged acts of corruption.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43145&SEO=supreme-court-postpones-analysis-of-lulas-freedom-request

Leaked Messages Confirm: Imprisonment of Brazil's Lula da Silva was Politically Motivated
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-12
The website The Intercept received a massive archive of communications between prosecutors and judges, involving Brazil's corruption cases. Initial analysis reveals that former president Lula da Silva's prosecution and conviction were politically motivated. Mike Fox discusses the ramifications…
therealnews.com/stories/leaked-messages-confirm-imprisonment-of-brazils-lula-da-silva-was-politically-motivated

ICYMI: NAACP President Derrick Johnson on Racial Discrimination in Retail Environments
Austyn Ross | naacp.org | 2019-06-11
After Grammy-nominated singer, SZA, spoke out about being profiled at a Sephora in California, the beauty retailer took action by hosting inclusivity training for its employees. On Wednesday June 5, 2019, NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, joined Chris Jansing to discuss what needs to be done about racial discrimination in retail environments. The MSNBC …
naacp.org/latest/icymi-naacp-president-derrick-johnson-racial-discrimination-retail-environments/

Tennessee Republicans Take Voter Suppression a Step Further
Blake Stewart | progressive.org | 2019-06-11
The new law is already having a chilling effect on voting rights groups' work to register voters in underrepresented communities.
progressive.org/dispatches/tennessee-republicans-voter-suppression-stewart-190611/

French state demands four months' jail for "yellow vest" protester Eric Drouet
wsws.org | 2019-06-11
The charges against Drouet are unfounded and underscore that a police state is being built in France.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/11/vest-j11.html

German Boat Captain Faces 20 Yrs in Prison for Saving Refugees
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-11
German boat captain, Pia Klemp, faces a long and costly trial and possible 20 years of jail in Italy for her humanitarian efforts in aiding stranded migrants in the Mediterranean with the private rescue ships "Sea Watch III" and "Iuventa." | RELATED: | Italy Rejects Stranded Migrants, Says Vessel Must Go to Hamburg | "Sea rescue missions have been criminalized," the 35-year-old sea captain told German media outlet Basler Zeitung on June 7, adding that whether or not she ends up…
telesurenglish.net/news/German-Boat-Captain-Faces-20-Yrs-in-Prison-for-Saving-Refugees-20190611-0019.html

Patients' Needs, Not Personal Beliefs, Come First in Health Care
aclu.org | 2019-06-11
We're suing the Trump administration today over a rule that allows health care providers to refuse care based on religious or moral beliefs. | Since taking office, the Trump administration has launched a systematic attack on laws that exist to protect all of us from discrimination when we seek basic health care. Today, we're taking them back to court over it. | Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) resurrected a policy that allows health care providers — including hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices — to use their religious beliefs to withhold critical information and obst…
aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/religion-and-reproductive-rights/patients-needs-not-personal-beliefs-come

Tony Award for refugees rights musical
barry_h | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-11
The highly topical musical Hadestown won eight awards at this year's annual Tony Awards ceremony in New York on June 9. The Tony's recognise excellence in live Broadway theatre. | The stage adaption is of the 2010 concept album by US singer Anais Mitchell. It uses the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus in the underground as a template for ripping open contemporary US life, particularly the racist treatment of Central American refugees. | The most powerful political and musical piece in the show is The Wall, which demonstrates the hypocrisy and shallowness of US demagogy about refugees. | While it is perfectly in…
greenleft.org.au/content/tony-award-refugees-rights-musical

Gov. Jay Inslee on Climate Refugees, Tax Breaks for Boeing & Why He Feels Trump Is a Racist
MAIL | democracynow.org | 2019-06-11
We speak with Washington Governor Jay Inslee about his bid for the 2020 presidency, immigration and the military-industrial complex. Inslee has also vowed to allow in a record number of refugees and to end President Trump's Muslim travel ban. In 2017, Washington became the first state to file a lawsuit to challenge Trump's initial travel ban.
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/11/gov_jay_inslee_on_running_for

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Offshore Drilling Safety Regs
commondreams.org | 2019-06-11
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Top Brazilian Judge Clears for Trial Lula's Request for Freedom
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-11
The Supreme Federal Court (STF) judge, Gilmar Mendes, cleared for trial on Monday the request for freedom of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to Brazilian media. | The habeas corpus (HC) was presented by Lula's defense …
globalresearch.ca/top-brazilian-judge-clears-trial-lulas-request-freedom/5680310

Supreme Court Rejects Prisoner's Case, Won't Address Perpetual Detention At Guantanamo
Kevin Gosztola | shadowproof.com | 2019-06-11
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case brought by a Guantanamo Bay captive against his perpetual detention, even though war on terrorism has no end in sight.
shadowproof.com/2019/06/11/supreme-court-rejects-prisoners-case-wont-address-perpetual-detention-at-guantanamo/

Supreme Court justice questions endless detention at GITMO prison
rt.com | 2019-06-11
After the Supreme Court shot down an appeal from one of the few remaining captives in America's military prison in Guantanamo Bay, one justice has broken ranks and questioned the ongoing policy of indefinite detention. | …
rt.com/usa/461559-supreme-court-justice-questions-guantanamo/

Nicaragua Frees 50 Prisoners Under New Amnesty Law
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-11
Nicaragua released 50 prisoners following the National Assembly's passing a new amnesty law June 8. | RELATED: | US Body 'Laid Groundwork For Insurrection' In Nicaragua | The new law, passed Monday, granted a one-off amnesty to those who committed crimes during the nation's drawn out, right-wing protests last year. The measure will apply equally to those with or without act…
telesurenglish.net/news/Nicaragua-Frees-50-Prisoners-Under-New-Amnesty-Law-20190611-0013.html

'Sea Rescues Have Been Criminalized' as German Boat Captain Faces 20 Years in Prison For Saving Refugees
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-11
"We have only followed international law, especially the law of the sea, where the highest priority is to save people from distress." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/captain_pia_klemp.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/11/sea-rescues-have-been-criminalized-german-boat-captain-faces-20-years-prison-saving?cd-origin=rss

Bernie Sanders Calls for Brazil's Judiciary to Release Lula in Wake of Corruption Exposure
Aída Chávez | theintercept.com | 2019-06-11
Khanna is responding to The Intercept's exposé on Operation Car Wash, an anti-corruption probe that landed the former Brazilian president in prison.
theintercept.com/2019/06/11/brazil-lula-ro-khanna-operation-car-wash/

Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-11
Note: This article includes graphic depictions of self-harm. This article is published in partnership with Solitary Watch.Anthony Gay entered prison at age 19 with a sentence of seven years. The punishment seemed harsh enough for a weaponless robbery of a hat and a single dollar. But for Gay, the seven years would turn into 97, based entirely on his behavior in prison — despite the fact that the behavior in question was a result of Gay's psychiatric disabilities, exacerbated by the isolation…
truthout.org/articles/solitary-confinement-can-lead-to-a-life-sentence-in-prison/

In the Western Media Narrative, SAA-Targeted Underground Bunkers and Terrorist-Run Prisons Become "Hospitals"
Vanessa Beeley | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-11
We should not allow ourselves to be collectively hypnotized into believing the media hype that would portray armed-group murderers as heroes, and the Syrian people and government struggling to expel them from their country as the villains.
mintpressnews.com/white-helmets-hospitals-idlib-syria/259111/

What's Trending: Black News Recap
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-10
HuffPost: Philadelphia's First Openly Gay Deputy Sheriff Found Dead Ahead Of Pride Parade Philadelphia's first openly gay deputy sheriff apparently died by suicide just before the city's annual Pride parade and festival, authorities said. Dante Austin, 27, was found dead from what authorities said appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his desk …
naacp.org/latest/whats-trending-black-news-recap-5/

NAACP Trains Volunteers Ahead of 110th National Convention
Austyn Ross | naacp.org | 2019-06-10
Detroit — On June 8, 2019 the NAACP brought together hundreds of volunteers for a rally and training in preparation for its 110th Annual Convention in Detroit, July 20-24. The Focus H.O.P.E. Center in Detroit hosted enthusiastic volunteers from all over the city who learned the Do's and Don'ts for volunteering at convention. Volunteers were …
naacp.org/latest/naacp-trains-volunteers-ahead-110th-national-convention/

'When They See Us' Reminds Us To Turn Our Anger into Action
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-10
In 1990, five teenage boys referred to as the "Central Park Five" were sentenced to prison for a heinous crime they did not commit. The basis of the conviction? Racial profiling. The stories of the wrongfully convicted, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, and Kharey Wise, are re-told in the recently released series When They See Us. The film is …
naacp.org/latest/see-us-reminds-us-turn-anger-action/

Racist Gerrymandering Created a GOP Stronghold in the South. We Must Fight Back
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-10
Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Dr. William Barber joins us to respond to his conviction Thursday for trespassing during a 2017 protest against gerrymandering and attacks on health care at the North Carolina Legislature. Barber had refused to leave the General Assembly as ordered, after he organized a sit-in at the legislative building when Republican leaders refused to meet with him about concerns with voter ID requirements and redistricting plans that would weaken the power of the black vote. "We must start connecting systemic racism, most seen through systemic voter suppression and gerrymandering, poverty…
truthout.org/video/racist-gerrymandering-created-a-gop-stronghold-in-the-south-we-must-fight-back/

Rev. William Barber: Racist Gerrymandering Created a GOP Stronghold in the South. We Must Fight Back
MAIL | democracynow.org | 2019-06-10
Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Dr. William Barber joins us to respond to his conviction Thursday for trespassing during a 2017 protest against gerrymandering and attacks on healthcare at the North Carolina Legislature. Barber had refused to leave the General Assembly as ordered, after he organized a sit-in at the legislative building when Republican leaders refused to meet with him about concerns with voter ID requirements and redistricting plans that would weaken the power of the black vote. "We must start connecting systemic racism, most seen through systemic voter suppression and gerrymandering, poverty, th…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/10/rev_william_barber_racist_gerrymandering_created

Attorney General James And NYC Comptroller Stringer Announce Sentencing Of Contractors Who Ripped-off Workers
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-10
Attorney General James and NYC Comptroller Stringer announce sentencing of "unscrupulous" contruction company owners who robbed workers… | Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer today announced the sentencings of Vickram Mangru, his wife Gayatri Mangru, and AVM Construction Corp., of Valley Stream, NY, for failing to pay proper prevailing wages to workers related to a publicly-funded New York City construction project. | The defendants were sentenced today in Bronx County Supreme Court in front of Justice James A. McCarty. Vickram Mangru will serve 30 days in jail, followed…
www.blackstarnews.com/ny-watch/crime/attorney-general-james-and-nyc-comptroller-stringer-announce

Selected Articles: America's Intent is to Dominate China, Russia and the World
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-10
Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-americas-intent-is-to-dominate-china-russia-and-the-world/5680182

Americans' Extinction Denial Syndrome
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-10
Most of Europe has banned Roundup because of both a determination that is carcinogenic and because its widespread use has been linked to the decimation of the world's bees, essential for the pollination of some 90 percent of all plants and of 30 percent of food crops, and Monsanto/Bayer has so far lost three major lawsuits levying a total of over $2.4 billion in punitive damages against the company for cancers found caused by their glyphosate herbicide. Yet despite all this, the American public wants its pristine green lawns, unblemished by dandelions and other transgressors like violets, buttercups and wild stra…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/10/americans-extinction-denial-syndrome/

Top Brazilian Judge Clears For Trial Lula's Request for Freedom
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-10
The Supreme Federal Court (STF) judge, Gilmar Mendes, cleared for trial on Monday the request for freedom of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to Brazilian media. | RELATED: | Politics, Lack of Evidence Behind Lula Trial: Intercept Expose | The habeas corpus (HC) was presented by Lula's defense last year when then-judge Sergio Moro accepted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's appointment to lead the Justice Ministry. This time around it is expected that the r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Top-Brazilian-Judge-Clears-For-Trial-Lulas-Request-for-Freedom-20190610-0019.html

'No Walls in the LGBTQ2S Struggle'
Workers World Boston bureau | workers.org | 2019-06-10
Workers' Solidarity Day was marked by a May 31 meeting titled "No Walls in the LGBTQ2S Struggle," sponsored by Stonewall Warriors, International Workers' Solidarity Network and Workers World Party. The meeting was dedicated to Roxanna Hernandez, a Honduran trans woman who died in detention at the border. Speaking about the . . . | Continue reading 'No Walls in the LGBTQ2S Struggle' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/06/09/no-walls-in-the-lgbtq2s-struggle/

Lula Is a Political Prisoner: Brazil Workers' Party
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-10
Brazilian Workers' Party (PT) reacted Monday to reports published by news website The Intercept saying that they evidence the judicial persecution of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | RELATED: | Politics, Lack of Evidence Behind Lula Trial: Intercept Expose | "Contrary to what they affirm today in a bid to downplay their illegal moves, (Judge Sergio) Moro and the prosecutors of the Car Wash commission are transcending all the limits of legality and the limits of the r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lula-Is-a-Political-Prisoner-Victim-of-Lawfare-Brazil-Workers-Party-20190610-0012.html

'Truth Will Prevail,' Says Lula, After Leaked Documents Suggest He Was Imprisoned to Prevent Victory in Brazil's Presidential Election
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-10
"There is no question the procedures against former President Lula are tainted by extremely serious issues when it comes to violations of fundamental guarantees and denial of one's rights." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lula_brazil.jpg…
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Family Member Believes Man who Died in Police Custody was Denied Proper Medical Care
Santa Cruz Police News | indybay.org | 2019-06-09
On June 1, 40-year-old Kevin Allen died while in custody of the Santa Cruz Police. A SCPD press release states officers were responding to a report that a man had fallen to the ground near Water Street and River Street in Santa Cruz when they found and took Kevin Allen into custody and transported him to jail, claiming he was intoxicated. Once at the jail, medical staff there determined Allen would need to be taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead after suffering cardiac issues on the ride over. Community members have questioned why Allen was not given medical attention immediately instead of being a…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/05/18823756.php

British Writer Launches Poetry Show Based On "New Cross Massacre" Which Killed 13 Blacks
Colin Benjamin | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-09
Black British poet Jay Bernard revisits the 1981 New Cross Fire which killed 13 Blacks… | Award-winning Black British writer Jay Bernard has recently launched a theatrical multimedia poetry show based on London's deadly New Cross Fire, notoriously known as the "New Cross Massacre" which killed 13 young Blacks in 1981. | In this work, Bernard, 31, conjures the voices of the victims by using stage poetry fused with archival audios and videos, related to the event, to tell the story of this disaster–an apparent racist firebombing attack. | In this new show "Surge," Bernard revisits the tragic topic of the Ne…
www.blackstarnews.com/entertainment/theater/british-writer-launches-poetry-show-based-on-%E2%80%9Cnew-cross

Tennessee Passes Law Designed to Intimidate Black Voters
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-09
Successful voter registration drives among Blacks have motivated Tennessee lawmaker to pass bill with onerous fines for simple registration mistakes, which will cause voters to think twice about registering. We speak to Ezra Rosenberg of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law…
therealnews.com/stories/tennessee-passes-law-designed-to-intimidate-black-voters

Exclusive: Leaked Chats Between Brazilian Judge and Prosecutor Who Imprisoned Lula Reveal Prohibited Collaboration and Doubts Over Evidence
Andrew Fishman | theintercept.com | 2019-06-09
Judge Sergio Moro repeatedly counseled prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol via Telegram during more than two years of Operation Car Wash.
theintercept.com/2019/06/09/brazil-lula-operation-car-wash-sergio-moro/

Wear Orange to Raise Awareness for Gun Violence
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-08
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month. On average, 100 Americans are killed with guns each day, and many of the victims are young and Black. Hadiya Pendleton was one of these victims. At the age of 15, she was shot and killed. To honor her and speak up for gun safety, her friends wore orange–and now so …
naacp.org/latest/wear-orange-day/

High court allows racist gerrymandering in Ohio, Michigan
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2019-06-08
In 2004, Ohio became notorious for the deliberate suppression of Black voters. The racist disenfranchisement, called "Ohio's first poll tax," may have given the state's 20 electoral votes to George W. Bush. — without which he would have lost to John Kerry. Not much has changed in 15 years. Only . . . | Continue reading High court allows racist gerrymandering in Ohio, Michigan at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/06/07/high-court-allows-racist-gerrymandering-in-ohio-michigan/

Free Reis Morris! Grenfell Tower campaigner imprisoned while those guilty of social murder walk free
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
Morris's jailing is a vicious act of class justice aimed at suppressing opposition and protecting those responsible for 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower inferno two years ago.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/reis-j08.html

Family Member Believes Man who Died in Police Custody was Denied Proper Medical Care
Santa Cruz Police News | indybay.org | 2019-06-08
On June 1, 40-year-old Kevin Allen died while in custody of the Santa Cruz Police. A SCPD press release states officers were responding to a report that a man had fallen to the ground near Water Street and River Street in Santa Cruz when they found and took Kevin Allen into custody and transported him to jail, claiming he was intoxicated. Once at the jail, medical staff there determined Allen would need to be taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead after suffering cardiac issues on the ride over. Community members have questioned why Allen was not given medical attention immediately instead of being a…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/05/18823756.php

Minnesota cop sentenced to 12+ years for killing unarmed woman who called 911
rt.com | 2019-06-08
A former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer convicted of shooting an unarmed woman in an alley behind her home was given a 12.5 year prison sentence, in a controversial case that had the ACLU crying racism. | …
rt.com/usa/461354-police-shooting-prison-sentence/

Racism as a Public Health Crisis
Jessicah Pierre | commondreams.org | 2019-06-08
Racism is often viewed as an action performed by individuals. But even if we got rid of all America's prejudiced individuals, racism would still exist in the systems they built.
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Racism as a public health crisis
Jessicah Pierre | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-08
Racism is often viewed as an action performed by individuals. But even if we got rid of all America's prejudiced individuals, racism would still exist in the systems they built. | Systemic racism, writer Jenee Desmond-Harris explains, refers to how racial disparities operate "in major parts of U.S. society: the economy, politics, education, and more." | Racism, in other words, isn't just someone using a racial slur. It's also the poor schooling in predominantly black and brown neighborhoods, the racial wealth gap, housing discrimination, mass incarceration, police killings of unarmed black and brown people, hi…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/08/racism-as-a-public-health-crisis/

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