Rudy Giuliani and Pat Lynch: New York’s Finest Covones
By Mike Caccioppoli How predictable that right wingers would use the tragedy of the assassination of two police officers to go after police brutality protesters…
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Eric Garner, NYPD Blues and Other Cop Crap
I was raised on Staten Island. I won’t say I hated every minute or it because that wouldn’t be true. Every other minute. Staten Island…
Spike Lee and His Gentrification Rant
Spike Lee sure knows how to catch headlines. This time, it has to do with something besides Kickstarter campaigns and making strange movies: gentrification. Spike Lee…
Black Female Voices: Melissa Harris-Perry, bell hooks, & The New School
This past Friday at The New School in New York City, as part of their Black Female Voices series, Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry sat down with famed feminist…
Slave Catcher Alert: Don Lemon Endorses NYPD’s Stop-And-Frisk
When it comes to stop-and-frisk, Don Lemon wants us to consider, that sacrificing the constitutional rights of minorities in the interest of safety is a…
‘Reflections Unheard’: Black Women, Civil Rights, & Feminism
This past spring, I had the pleasure of attending a screening of the feature-length documentary Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights, directed by up-and-coming filmmaker…
Stop-and-Frisk Trial: Whites More Likely to Have Guns and Drugs
After two months of testimony, the trial against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy has come to an end. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin presided over the case,…
Real Bronx Tours: Final Stop on the Ghetto Express
If you’re a curious suburbanite or someone who lives a … sequestered life of comfort and privilege, every now and again after turning off the…
The Central Park Five: Another Example of Institutionalized Racism
I missed the premiere of the Ken Burns film The Central Park Five on PBS last night. It wasn’t until a few people following me…
Stop-And-Frisk is Racist and Not Just a New York City Problem
I’ve blogged about the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy on occasion (check the links at the end of this post). As I’ve stated quite plainly in the past,…