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Tag: Eric Garner

Pollution from factories continue to destroy the environment. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inOpinion

MABSON: Eric Garner, Earth Day and the EPA at 50

by WI Guest Author April 14, 2021December 21, 2021

We can use our voices, our fight, and our resilience to reduce pollution, increase environmental justice, and live healthier futures.

Sherman Hardy, wearing prison garb, displays a "I Can't Breathe" sign during a demonstration at Eastover Shopping Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, protesting the killing of George Floyd. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Too Many African American Children are Born in Shackles

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. June 15, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

NYPD Fires Officer for 2014 Choking Death of Eric Garner

by WI Guest Author August 19, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inColumnists, D Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Five Years Since Being Choked to Death, Black Men Like Eric Garner Still Can’t Breathe

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor August 14, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Judge Recommends Firing NYPD Officer Over Eric Garner’s Death

by Stacy M. Brown August 2, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inColumnists, Marc Morial

MORIAL: To Be Equal NYPD Must Terminate Officer Who Used Excessive Force

by Marc H. Morial July 26, 2019December 21, 2021
NATIONAL UNREST: Scores of blacks and other Americans, continue to march and protest in solidarity, determined to change police policies and laws that affect the lives of black men, women and children — even resulting in their deaths. The hashtag #blacklivesmatter has gained a life of its own as its message remains one of profound magnitude. (Courtesy of everyvoice.org)
Posted inBlack Experience, National

Black Lives Matter: Three Years on America’s Scene

by WI Guest Author April 19, 2017October 30, 2020
The National Action Network holds a march and rally in D.C. on Jan. 14, ahead of the impending Trump inauguration. (Hamil Harris/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational

Demonstrators Brave Weather for March, Rally on Eve of Trump Inauguration

by Hamil R. Harris January 14, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: What We Can Learn From the Black Panther Party Today

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux January 4, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

Cop Killings Bear Strange Fruit for the Families of Black Victims

by NNPAFreddie May 31, 2016October 30, 2020

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