(2021-09-18). Tally 19 commemorate anniversary of arrests. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On September 5, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held an event in remembrance and solidarity for the #Tally19, a group of Black Lives Matter activists arrested for protesting in favor of the indictment of the officers responsible for the deaths of Tony Mcdade, Wilbon Woodard and Mychael Johnson. These three men were murdered by Tallahassee's police department and none of the police responsible have faced any real punishment for their crimes. | Community members gathered at the Smokey Hollow Memorial and discussed the ongoing events of the Tally19 cases and their struggle to get…
(2021-09-18). First Person: A life dedicated to indigenous rights in Brazil. news.un.org For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against "institutionalized discrimination" in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, she says it's time to dedicate more resources to this fight.
(2021-09-18). Palestinian prisoners recaptured: 'This is not the time to despair'. workers.org 
On Sept. 6, millions around the world celebrated as news spread that six Palestinian political prisoners had liberated themselves from Gilboa, a maximum security Israeli concentration camp in the West Bank. For 10 months, with nothing but spoons and their bare hands, Yaqoub Qadri, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Arida, Muhammad Qassem al-Arida, . . . |
(2021-09-18). 50 years since Attica Rebellion: We salute 'prisoners' Paris Commune'. mronline.org 
On Sept. 9, 1971, approximately 1,500 prisoners in Cell Block D seized the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York, after submitting a 27-point manifesto to the prison administration in an attempt to address the torturous conditions inside the prison.
(2021-09-18). The Heat: Guantanamo Prison. america.cgtn.com 
The notorious U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where hundreds of men were detained by America for years without charge or trial, is still open after almost 20 years? In the weeks and months following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States in …
(2021-09-17). Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform. aclu.org Gaining the public's trust in artificial intelligence (AI) will take more than just setting technical standards. It will require that institutions using this technology first prove they are worthy of our trust. Earlier this year, Congress passed its
(2021-09-17). Hidden history: The truth about Reconstruction. peoplesworld.org 
Reconstruction, America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877, by Eric Foner, published in 1988, is a delightful read, all 619 pages. It's not a new book, but there is renewed interest in Reconstruction by the movement around Black Lives Matter and others. And Foner shares with the reader many samples of what people were saying or writing during Reconstruction, …
(2021-09-17). How The US Government Stokes Racial Tensions In Cuba. popularresistance.org Havana – "A Black uprising is shaking Cuba's Communist regime," read The Washington Post's headline on the recent unrest on the Caribbean island. "Afro-Cubans Come Out In Droves To Protest Government," wrote NPR. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal went with "Cuba's Black Communities Bear the Brunt of Regime's Crackdown" as a title. | These were examples of a slew of coverage in the nation's top outlets, which presented what amounted to one day of U.S.-backed protests in July as a nationwide insurrection led by the country's Black population — in effect, Cuba's Black Lives Matter moment. | Apart from dramati…
(2021-09-17). US Civil Rights Leader Applauds Police Chokehold Ban, Urges Congress to Move on Floyd Act. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik), Barrington M. Salmon – The US Justice Department's decision to ban law enforcement from using chokeholds is a welcome step but more needs to do be done to curb police violence against Black people, including the passage of the George Floyd Act, National Urban League CEO and former New Orleans Mayor, Marc Morial, told Sputnik.
(2021-09-17). Hunger Strike Erupts in Notorious Florida Jail as Haitians Fight Deportation. truthout.org 
A mass hunger strike has reportedly erupted in a notorious immigration jail in Florida, where Haitian immigrants are demanding to be released rather than deported to the island nation already reeling from a deadly earthquake and violent political crisis. | The Glades County Detention Center is run by a local sheriff in Moore Haven, Florida, and incarcerates immigrants under a federal contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At least 100 people are staging a hunger strike at th…
(2021-09-17). Legal observers sue the NYPD over assault and detention at Bronx Protest. mronline.org 
Police violated the constitutional rights of National Lawyers Guild observers during racial justice protests in Mott Haven, a new lawsuit alleges.
(2021-09-17). The Handcuffing of Joe Biden. counterpunch.org The far right would like to impeach Joe Biden, kick him out of the White House, perhaps even throw him in jail. "Lock him up" has been a predictable chant at Trump rallies going back to before the 2020 election. Even Republicans in Congress have joined this chorus. Bipartisanship? As Donald Trump would say in
(2021-09-17). Derek Chauvin pleads not guilty to beating black teen. nationofchange.org Chauvin is currently serving 22 Ω years in state prison for killing George Floyd. He pleaded not guilty.