NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, … [Read more...]
Community in Outrage Over Handling of Eric Garner Police Killing
By A.B. Nickerson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News When a white police officer kills an unarmed Black man, as it happened last week on Staten Island, you can expect a … [Read more...]
Black Man Killed in a Chokehold by NYPD Officer
By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK – Rev. Al Sharpton was in the middle of his speech recounting how Eric Garner, 43, had been killed in a chokehold by NYPD officer when Garner’s wife … [Read more...]