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14-year old Emmett Till, who was tortured and killed in Mississippi in 1955

UN To Consider US Government’s Role In Ignoring Civil Rights Era Murders

Bill Would Make ‘Policing For Profit’ Ticket Schemes A Federal Civil Rights Violation

“The time has come to end the practice of using law enforcement as a cash register, a practice that has impacted too many Americans and has disproportionately affected minority and low-income communities.”

March 16th, 2015
S. Wooten
Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News
March 16th, 2015
By S. Wooten
And Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News

Police departments all over the United States are raking in the money from average citizens. These aren’t hardened criminals, they are every-day people whose rights are being violated by greedy departments and cities which have criminalized victimless behavior in order to make millions off of people who are just minding their own business. In

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DOJ Finds Racist, Profit-Driven Police Practices In Ferguson

Between 2012 and 2014, black drivers were more than twice as likely as others to be searched during routine traffic stops, but 26 percent less likely to be carrying contraband.

March 5th, 2015
Jim Salter
Eric Tucker
March 5th, 2015
By Jim Salter
And Eric Tucker

Police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo.  Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal investigation into the police killing of an unarmed, black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, lays bare what officials contend are racist, profit-driven law enforcement practices in the

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Cop Who Assaulted and Took Phone From Woman With Disabilities Will Now Face Criminal Charges

Sgt. Naomi Penrod will face three misdemeanor charges. These include interfering with civil rights, assault and disorderly conduct.

January 27th, 2015
Moreh B.D.K. | Counter Current News
January 27th, 2015
By Moreh B.D.K. | Counter Current News

The small town of Yellow Springs, Ohio is known as a haven for artists and activists. The legendary comedian Dave Chappelle calls the village home, as does Antioch College and University, the institution from which Martin Luther King, Jr’s wife Coretta graduated. One such activist who has been involved in the protests demanding justice for John

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White Supremacy And Homegrown Terrorism Pose A Growing Threat In The US

The recent explosion at an NAACP chapter in Colorado has brought back memories of past violence directed toward the national civil rights group by members of domestic hate groups — a segment of the population that experts warn is on the rise.

January 16th, 2015
Sean Nevins
January 16th, 2015
By Sean Nevins
National Socialist Movement

Members of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement hold flags as they salute and shout "Sieg Heil" during a rally in front of the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Photo: Mel Evans/AP WASHINGTON --- The first thing Heidi Beirich, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), thought of when she heard about the

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America Needs Another Civil Rights Movement

“This nation is steeped in racial violence and racial prejudice, and anyone who thinks differently is living in a dream world,” a trial attorney and author tells MintPress, stressing the need to address the underlying issues driving police violence.

December 19th, 2014
Frederick Reese
December 19th, 2014
By Frederick Reese
Police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (Photo/Jeff Roberson,AP)

Police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (Photo/Jeff Roberson,AP) The recent rash of acquittals and refusals to prosecute for police-initiated deaths has triggered national outcry against police brutality in the United States. The Staten Island grand jury’s acquittal of Officer

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NYPD To Muslims: Don’t Try To Assert Your Rights, Because If You Do, We Will Undermine Them Even Further

How could the city possibly justify this bold attempt to further undermine the civil rights of Muslim New Yorkers? The answer is shocking, even for the NYPD.

September 11th, 2014
MintPress News Desk
September 11th, 2014
By MintPress News Desk

The NYPD has a message for Muslims who even consider asserting their rights by filing suit against the department's religiously-motivated, unconstitutional spying: If you sue us to demand your rights, we will try to undermine them even further. Just Security describes how, in the ACLU's Raza v. City of New York, NYPD lawyers are demanding wide

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