Hands Up! Don’t Shoot! Death and Visibility in Black America
Black “innocence” always has to be proven and depends on attaining a “respectability” defined by white mores and the…
The Indypendent
Sean Bell
The Illusion of Post-Racial America
An Obama Victory Would be a Milestone, but Could Stall Struggles Against Racism Forty-one years ago, racial tensions —…
Institutionalized Racism and the Aftermath of Sean Bell
Check out IndyVideo’s newest vid: Sean Bell: 50 Shots and Counting. It looks at the institutionalize racism behind the…
Obama’s Father’s Day Rap Overlooks Sean Bell
Illustration by Gabriella Szpunt On Father’s Day, two black men passed each other. One stepped into glory, the other…
More than a month after the notguilty verdict in the Sean Bell case, community organizations are trying to build…
Today the value of my life dropped. It was on a scale held by Queens State Supreme Court Justice…