WSWS (2022-04-15). Black Lives Matter purchases $6 million property with donation money. wsws.org The 6,500 square-foot mansion was purchased in October 2020 without being disclosed to the public or even the group's donors.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-15). Mayo Clinic, Rochester branch of NAACP seek mentors for RISE for Youth program. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org This summer, 40 high school and college students will be the first participants in RISE for Youth, a strategic collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the NAACP. The program is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. "Not all students have the same opportunities to realize their full potential," says Dr. Anjali Bhagra, medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion….

Staff (2022-04-15). 16 April, Brighton: Stand to Free all Palestinian Prisoners. samidoun.net Saturday, 16 April | 12-2 pm | Clocktower | Brighton, England | More info: Organized by Brighton PSC — stand in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners…

Staff (2022-04-15). 16 April, Gothenburg: Rally to free all Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net Saturday, 16 April | 2 pm | Brunnsparken | Gothenburg, Sweden | Facebook: Manifestation fà∂r alla palestinska fà•ngars frihet | — Frihet à•t alla palestinska fà•ngar | — Slut pà• repressionen mot Palestina i Europa…

Our Reporter (2022-04-15). Court dismisses Mabirizi's application for transfer from Luzira prison. plusnews.ug The Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate's Court has dismissed Male Mabirizi's application for transfer from Luzira Maximum Security Upper Prison to Kitalya Mini Max Prison. Mabirizi made the application early this week when he appeared before the Buganda Road Court Grade One Magistrate, Sanula Nambozo, where he is battling charges of offensive communication instituted by Robert …

A Guest Author (2022-04-15). Alex Saab case: Imprisoned Venezuelan diplomat contests extraterritorial judicial abuse. workers.org Alex Saab The following article was published April 11 in Dissident Voice. Roger D. Harris is with Task Force on the Americas. April 11 — Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab's case took a dramatic turn as his legal defense team denounced the U.S. government's flagrant failure to respect long-standing diplomatic immunity . . . |

Allison Fiedler (2022-04-14). New Trends May Help TikTok Collect Your Personal, Unchangeable Biometric Identifiers. aclu.org People post pictures and recordings of themselves every day online. It feels harmless, and for the most part, it is. But new technologies can add a dangerous layer to casual social media posting: the possible extraction, without our knowledge or consent, of our biometric identifiers. | Biometric identifiers are measurements of our personal, unchangeable biological characteristics that uniquely identify us — like fingerprints and faceprints. Biometric identifiers can also be captured from the patterns in our eyes or the sound of our voices. Unlike other forms of personal information, biometric identifiers…

Ann Brown (2022-04-14). Black Couple Sues N. Carolina Commission For Racial Discrimination Over Sale Of Historic School. moguldom.com Black educators Tyson and Regina Bates were eager to buy a school property in a historically Black neighborhood that is fighting gentrification in Huntersville, North Carolina. Instead, white buyers snatched up the property, getting what the Bateses claim was a more favorable deal. Now the couple is suing a North Carolina commission for racial discrimination. …

Martha Grevatt (2022-04-14). Struggle launched against new Cuyahoga County jail. workers.org Credit: Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition Cleveland Over the past four years the Cuyahoga County Jail has become especially notorious for deplorable conditions. These include poor food and medical care, overcrowding, prisoners sleeping on floors, extreme abuse by guards, and the understaffing and neglect that have contributed to over a dozen . . . |

Joseph Love (2022-04-14). Russian Dissenters Are Helping Ukrainians Escape Putin's War. truthout.org This interview was conducted via Zoom on March 9, 2022. Joseph Love is based in Tennessee; the translator is based in Los Angeles; fixer is in Boston; interview subjects are in the Republic of Georgia. | Dissent looks different in Russia. It has to. Protesters are arrested for criticizing Vladimir Putin's government. Under certain conditions like mass protests and arrests, prisons may enact fortress protocols to isolate prisoners from the outside world. As a result, detainees are denied access to lawyers and police can do as they please: threats, psychological pressure, physical abuse and torture are common alleg…

Roger D. Harris (2022-04-14). US's Flaunting of Diplomatic Immunity Challenged in Court. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Apr 11, 2022 | Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Contests Extraterritorial Judicial Abuse. | Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab's case took a dramatic turn as his legal defense team denounced the US government's flagrant failure to respect long-standing diplomatic immunity conventions. Saab's lawyer, David Rivkin,

Kelly Hayes (2022-04-14). Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done. truthout.org "For anybody who is caught up in the systems that are shaped by extractive capitalism and organized violence, there is a cumulative and compounded effect on their persons and their lives," says scholar and activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Gilmore talks with Kelly Hayes about prison abolition, the climate crisis and what must be done. | Music by TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly Hayes:…

Martha Grevatt (2022-04-14). Struggle launched against new Cuyahoga County jail. workers.org Credit: Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition Cleveland Over the past four years the Cuyahoga County Jail has become especially notorious for deplorable conditions. These include poor food and medical care, overcrowding, prisoners sleeping on floors, extreme abuse by guards, and the understaffing and neglect that have contributed to over a dozen . . . |

Silky Shah (2022-04-13). The Movement to Defund and Abolish Immigration Jails Is Winning Major Victories. truthout.org Last month, the national movement to end immigration detention achieved two major campaign victories that invite our attention and signal opportunities ahead. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer incarcerate immigrants at the A couple days later, President Joe Biden released his…

WSWS (2022-04-13). New York state budget—millions for the rich, lengthy jail time for the poor. wsws.org The Democrats, who control the governorship and both houses of the legislature, are using a budget surplus to build a new sports stadium while forcing more poor defendants to languish in the Riker's Island hell hole.

JANET (2022-04-13). Ramsey Clark: Why he is missed. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto April 12, 2022 One year ago on April 9, Ramsey Clark — an internationalist and human rights fighter — died at the age of 93. No one up to now has taken his place. It was a special, unique one: He had been an attorney and member of the U.S. ruling establishment who, nevertheless, dedicated the second half of his life to speaking up for the oppressed of the earth. This meant defending the peoples of Panama, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria — among others — from invasions by the army of U.S. imperialism and its allies. It meant defending the political prisone…