Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement Tuesday night after a police dashboard video [below] was released showing the arrest of the late Sandra Bland: This video of the arrest of Sandra Bland shows totally outrageous police behavior. No one should be yanked from her car, thrown to the ground, assaulted and arrested for a […]
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has come under recent scrutiny for his position regarding gun rights and what some are characterizing as indifference to civil rights and racial justice. Most recently, Sanders came under fire while speaking at last weekend’s annual meeting of Netroots Nation, the country’s largest gathering of progressive activists when a group of […]
A federal judge asked lawyers representing the state of Arizona whether the state’s motivation in refusing to give driver’s licenses and ID cards to young undocumented immigrants was due to racism. In 2012 the Obama administration initiated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an immigration policy allowing certain undocumented immigrants (DREAMers) who entered the country […]
On July 13th 28-year-old Chicago #BlackLivesMatter activist Sandra Bland was found dead in her Waller Country, Texas, jail cell, just three days after her arrest during a traffic stop for allegedly assaulting a public servant. USA Today reports that “As the story continues to unfold — the arresting officer was just found to have violated […]
There has been a lot of talk this year about the Confederate flag , but the flag has remained a source of controversy in American politics for decades. Many, like South Carolina’s Republican Gov. Nikki Haley, say the Confederate flag is “a way to honor ancestors who came to the service of their state during […]