Monthly Archives: August 2011

      RELEASE; BROADCASTER TAVIS SMILEY AND PRINCETON PROFESSOR CORNEL WEST EMBARK ON THE POVERTY TOUR Jul 14, 2011             16-city national tour hopes to raise awareness about the plight of the poor   LOS ANGELES (July 20, 2011) … Continue reading →

Grandmother seized daughter illegally, CPS upheld action weeks later, targeting a poor family in favor of the well-to-do grandmother  By Diane Bukowski  Aug. 2, 2011 DETROIT – In yet another extra-legal seizure of a child, the family of Luis and … Continue reading →

Probation officers routinely stamp Family Court judge’s signature  By Diane Bukowski Aug. 1, 2011  DETROIT – Children are routinely being removed from their homes in Wayne County on the word of a state worker with a bachelor’s degree, and a … Continue reading →

  By The Associated Press Published: Monday, July 25, 2011, 1:14 PM     Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 7:37 AM A lawyer trying to overturn a teenager’s four murder convictions closed her case Monday with testimony from an investigator who … Continue reading →

  Greg Thrasher at mass rally in Lansing against Snyder attacks April 13 By Greg Thrasher, VOD Contributing Editor    For the Black community whenever there is a discussion about prisons and inmates the media and politicians always plaster the … Continue reading →

By LincolnDidn’tLie Upper East Side of The MidWest, June 25, 2011 MDOC Mission: provide the greatest amount of public protection while making the most efficient use of the State’s Resources. Greed, fear, deception and double standards make for a thick … Continue reading →

 by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/27/13-year-old-boy-shot-8-times-by-chicago-police/ CHICAGO — Jimmell Cannon, 13, was shot 8 times in the shoulders, hand, and leg by Chicago Police on Monday [July 26]  in West Humboldt Park neighborhood. While he is at Stroger Hospital … Continue reading →