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The Civil Liberties Defense Center filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Springfield, its police chief, and 28 officers on Monday in

Lawsuit: Springfield police violated civil rights at protest The Columbian Share: SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield police officers stifled protesters’ free-speech rights during protests against the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, particularly during a July 29 march, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Black Unity, individual members of Black Unity and others allege in a federal lawsuit that Springfield Police Department officers “engaged in several uncon...

Screenshot from CLDC March 8 federal filing The July 29 Thurston neighborhood clash between Black Lives Matter-related protesters, police and counter-protesters continues. This time in federal court.  On March 8, the Civil Liberties Defense Center and Black Unity protesters filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Springfield, the police department and several other named and unnamed officers.  The lawsuit divulges new information about police interaction with counter-protest...

Black Unity files civil rights lawsuit against Springfield police The lawsuit filed by the Civil Liberties Defense Center alleges Black Unity members were assaulted and arrested during a peaceful march on July 29, 2020, in Springfield. Posted: Mar 9, 2021 8:55 AM Posted By: KEZI Staff EUGENE, Ore. – Black Unity filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday against the City of Springfield, Springfield Police Chief Richard Lewis and other members of the Springfield Police Department. Amber Fos...

Transcript: In conversation with Linton Kwesi Johnson Paul Gilroy: Hello, Im Paul Gilroy, Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre at University College London. Im joined today by Linton Kwesi Johnson, poet and activist; somebody whose voice has been absolutely fundamental to presenting and to interpreting the consciousness of Black people in this country for many, many decades now. In the vernacular philosophical language of the 20th century Black freedom movement, to which Linton’s work a...

Archie Shepp on jazz, race and freedom: Institutions continue to abuse power Lanre Bakare © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images One night at Five Spot Cafe in the early 1960s, two gangsters were sitting at the bar when Cecil Taylor’s group started to play. Taylor, a pianist, poet and leading figure in the new vanguard of jazz musicians, was known for his intense sets that could – on the wrong night – clear bars completely. This particular ev...

At 83, the saxophonist has somewhat mellowed his funkily avant-garde music – but his anger at the racial injustice he has fought all his life remains undimmed

From special jewellery collections to partnerships and product launches, more brands than ever are celebrating Black History Month this year in ways that truly give back. As we enter the back half of the important month, following a year of historic protests and calls for change thanks to movements like Black Lives Matter, it’s crucial that we put our money where our mouths are. Thanks to companies like Apple and entertainers like Tynomi Banks, we can. Here, some of the month’s best Black ...

The program is part of Apple's $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.

In Oaklands Chinatown, community leaders are going public with their pleas for help in combating an increase in violent crime, an effort deemed especially important with the Lunar New Year celebration kicking into high gear. On Thursday, Feb. 11 his security cameras captured one of his customers being robbed as she left the shop. She was about to get into her car when another car pulled up and a suspect got out and stole her purse. "She had her son in the back seat," said Nguyen. "Two or three ...