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    Black in White Plains: The Police Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr.

    By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan

    “My name is Kenneth Chamberlain. This is my sworn testimony. White Plains police are going to come in here and kill me.” And that’s just what they did.
    Apr 05, 2012 | Columns & Articles
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    Exclusive: Cop in Fatal Shooting of Ex-Marine Kenneth Chamberlain ID'd, Sued in 2008 Racism Case

    In a broadcast exclusive, we reveal the name of the police officer who allegedly killed 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain, the retired African-American Marine who was shot dead in his own home in White Plains, New York, in November after he inadvertently triggered his medical alert pendant. Documented in audio recordings, the White Plains police reportedly used a racial slur, burst through Chamberlain’s door, tasered him, then shot him dead....
    Apr 05, 2012 | Story
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    J. Edgar Hoover vs. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Book Exposes FBI's Targeting of the Civil Rights Leader

    Today marks the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time, his every move was being tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We speak with journalist Tim Weiner, author of "Enemies: A History of the FBI," about the fanatical zeal with which the agency pursued the civil rights leader and peace activist. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover...
    Apr 04, 2012 | Story
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    Trayvon Martin Family Attorney on Mounting Evidence Against Killer & the Attacks on Trayvon's Memory

    Over a month after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, his gunman George Zimmerman remains a free man despite growing questions over Zimmerman’s claim that he acted in self-defense. A new witness has spoken out saying Zimmerman did not show any signs of injuries after he shot Martin, while another has reportedly alleged police pressured him to change his testimony to match Zimmerman’s story. Meanwhile, Zimmerman’s...
    Mar 30, 2012 | Story
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    Walking While Black: Killing of Trayvon Martin Evokes Memories of Civil Rights Martyr Emmett Till

    The killing of Trayvon Martin has drawn comparisons to that of civil rights martyr Emmett Till, who was slain at the age of 14 in Mississippi in 1955. We’re joined by Cynthia Dagnal-Myron, a writer who was taught by Till’s mother, Mamie Till Mobley. Dagnal-Myron is a former reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and Arizona Daily Star who has also spent over 20 years as a teacher and administrator. Her most recent article for Salon.com...
    Mar 30, 2012 | Story
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    "Trayvon Martin Was Ours" - Author Alice Walker on How Killing is Symptom of Unaddressed Racism

    Pulitzer Prize-winning author, poet and activist Alice Walker joins us talk about the death of Trayvon Martin. "It’s a symptom of our illness," Walker says. "We are a very sick country. And our racism is a manifestation of our illness and the ways that we don’t delve into our own wrecks. ... As a country, we are a wreck. And part of it is that we have never looked to see where we went off the trail. ... [Trayvon Martin]...
    Mar 30, 2012 | Story
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    Killed at Home: White Plains, NY Police Called Out on Medical Alert Shoot Dead Black Veteran, 68

    As the Trayvon Martin case draws national attention, we look at another fatal shooting of an African-American male that has received far less scrutiny. Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a 68-year-old African-American Marine veteran, was fatally shot in November by White Plains, NY, police who responded to a false alarm from his medical alert pendant. The officers broke down Chamberlain’s door, tasered him, and then shot him dead. Audio of the entire...
    Mar 29, 2012 | Story
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    New Yorkers Call for Justice at Million Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin

    Thousands of New Yorkers chanted "we want arrests" as Trayvon Martin’s parents joined them for a protest calling on police to arrest George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed their unarmed 17-year-old son but has yet to be arrested. [includes rush transcript]
    Mar 22, 2012 | Web Exclusive
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    Walking While Black: The Killing of Trayvon Martin

    By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan

    On the rainy night of Sunday, Feb. 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin walked to a convenience store in Sanford, Fla. On his way home, with his Skittles and iced tea, the African-American teenager was shot and killed.
    Mar 22, 2012 | Columns & Articles
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    NAACP's Ben Jealous: Justice for Trayvon Martin Begins with Killer's Arrest, Police Chief's Ouster

    The parents of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed African-American teenager shot dead a month ago, addressed thousands at a "million hoodie" march in New York City calling for the arrest of his killer. Meanwhile in the Florida town where the murder took place, the Sanford City Commission cast a 3-to-2 no-confidence vote in the police chief. Legislators are talking about changing the state’s gun laws as George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin’s...
    Mar 22, 2012 | Story