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#ACCESS901: Memoir Provides Lens to ‘See’ Cyntoia Brown-Long
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#ACCESS901: Memoir Provides Lens to ‘See’ Cyntoia Brown-Long

Joy Doss, Special to the New Tri-State DefenderOctober 18, 2019

As for “Young Cyntoia” specifically, “I would tell her, you don’t know half the things that you think you know,” she said. “I thought I knew better than my mother and anyone else around me. You couldn’t tell me anything! I would tell (Young Cyntoia), ‘you have no idea what life is really about. You’re not equipped, you’re not ready…to be grown… God has it so you’re in your home with your parents for a reason… so you learn the ways of the world.’”

Report: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
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Report: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 18, 2019

“From their very first interaction with the police, to being arrested, booked, charged, convicted, and sentenced, Black people are discriminated against and disproportionately criminalized at every stage of the criminal justice system,” according to the Innocence Project report, #BlackBehindBars: Sparking a conversation on the Black wrongful conviction experience in the U.S.

Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?
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Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2019

“America has an ugly history of racism,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said after addressing Democrats at an annual state dinner in New Hampshire, according to The Boston Globe. “We need to confront it head-on. And we need to talk about the right way to address it and make change.”

The Walking Dead: Public Policy is Problematic for People of Color
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The Walking Dead: Public Policy is Problematic for People of Color

Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Political AnalystFebruary 7, 2019

“Once you get a felony conviction, your life is practically ruined based off of the current laws on the books in many states,” said nationally-recognized civil rights attorney Benjamin L. Crump. “It is as if you are walking dead, but they just haven’t given you the death certificate.”

Sen. Cory Booker Announces 2020 Run for the White House 
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Sen. Cory Booker Announces 2020 Run for the White House 

Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor February 7, 2019

“I believe that we can build a country where no one is forgotten, no one is left behind, where parents can put food on the table. Where there are good paying jobs with good benefits in every neighborhood. Where our criminal justice system keeps us safe, instead of shuffling more children into cages and coffins. Where we see the faces of our leaders on television and feel pride, not shame,” said Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, during a video announcing his bid for President of the United States.

Criminal Justice Reform Long Overdue for Black America
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Criminal Justice Reform Long Overdue for Black America

Dr. Benjamin ChavisNovember 29, 2018

For 40 long years, until North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed “Pardons of Innocence” documents for each member of the Wilmington Ten (including myself), the issues of unjust and disproportionate mass incarceration, bail reform, racism in the judiciary, prosecutorial misconduct, and reentry challenges were not matters of partisanship, but were matters of fundamental civil and human rights.

Michael Brown’s mom seeks reinvestigation, City Council seat
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Michael Brown’s mom seeks reinvestigation, City Council seat

JIM SALTER, Associated PressAugust 16, 2018

Lezley McSpadden said earlier in the day that she’d launched an online petition seeking a new investigation into her 18-year-old son’s death, a case that sparked months of protests and helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement nationally. McSpadden also announced that she planned to run for a seat on the Ferguson City Council in April.

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DSA-LA Host Free Brake Light Clinic to Combat Police Violence

StaffFebruary 5, 2018

Feb. 10 Amid growing concerns about California’s punishing, often abusive criminal justice system, members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America will host a clinic to replace broken brake lights for area residents free of charge. The event will be held at the northwest corner of Florence and 8th Avenues in Hyde Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 10th. It aims to prevent unnecessary police stops, expensive tickets and fines, and possible court appearances. More info about DSA-LA Online at: http://www.dsa-la.org, http://ww.dsausa.org. Also follow them on socal media at https://twitter.com/DSA_LosAngeles and https://www.facebook.com/DSALosAngeles/