*This is the second part in a two-part story Could What Happened In Egypt Ever Happen Here in the U.S.? Click here to read part one.* When folks in L.A. took to the streets in April 1992 after seeing those four officers acquitted over the beating of Rodney King, they were called violent gang bangers [...]

Below is a story about the huge amounts of surveillance that going on during the Oscar Grant protests.Some might say we shouldn’t be surprised about the strong presence of FBI, Homeland Security etc at Oscar Grant protests over the past couple of years.. That’s being a bit dismissive. The word is not surprised, but we [...]

So it looks like killer cop Johannes Mehserle‘s father Todd is predicting his son will be home in time for Thanksgiving.. You can peep  his remarks along with the sentiments of his police and pro-police supporters on the Face Book page they set up. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=166852450006653&id=100000656595688 Many have been hawking the police talking point that Oscar [...]

This is an important article on a number of fronts. First it details accurately much of what took place on Friday night after the sentencing was announced. Writer Joseph Anderson alone w/ photographer Jay Finneburgh not only monitored and documented the march, but kept a phone line open to our studios so folks not inside [...]

This is an important article on a number of fronts. First it details accurately much of what took place on Friday night after the sentencing was announced. Writer Joseph Anderson alone w/ photographer Jay Finneburgh not only monitored and documented the march, but kept a phone line open to our studios so folks not inside [...]

November 6, 2010 The Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant (ONYX Organizing Committee, The New Years Movement, The General Assembly for Justice for Oscar Grant) condemns the activity of the Oakland Police Department leading up to, during and following the rally held on November 5th, 2010 in response to the sentencing of Johannes Mehserle for [...]

Police might as well prepared Marshall Law in Oakland, because they arrested everyone in sight near 6th and east 17th. They declared the entire block a ‘crime scene’ and said everyone within it were arrested as agitators. Police claimed that a rock was thrown at them. Over 150 people were arrested including folks who weren’t [...]

Hard Knock Radio Oscar Montage: ‘The Verdict & the Letter-We Want Justice This is a montage put together by DJ Mike Biggz of HKR…This is what we opened our show with this aftermnoon… http://www.swift.fm/mrdaveyd/song/76109/ Today we had a gross miscarriage of justice.. Judge Robert Perry threw out the gun enhancement clause.. (10yrs) and then gave [...]