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Chicago’s Grim Era of Police Torture

The Chicago Torture Archive, an online research repository set to open early next year, provides a chilling insight into the grisly period from the 1970s to the 1990s when the Chicago Police Department’s infamous torture crew rounded up more than 100 African-American men who were shocked with cattle prods, beaten with telephone books and suffocated with plastic bags until many confessed to crimes.

Dr. Cameron’s Memoir To Be Presented at SE Wisconsin Festival of Books 11/4/16

Where to hear a talk about and get copies of the greatly expanded and awardwinning 3rd edition of A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story by lynching survivor James Cameron.

Critics of Police Welcome Facebook Live and Other Tools to Stream Video

After back-to-back killings of black men by police officers this week, scores of African-Americans declared on social media that they would be equipping themselves with a powerful tool: FacebookLive.

Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival

When Johnson Publishing, a black-founded and owned company, announced a little more than two weeks ago that it had sold Ebony and Jet to a private equity firm in Texas, there was a sense of loss. Traditional media companies have struggled for years to adapt to a digital world, but the pressure on black-owned media has been even more acute.

Time of Terror Book Talks & Exhibits in June 2016

Listing and descriptions of book talks and traveling exhibit locations in June 2016.

The Long Afterlife of a Lynching

Karen Branan returns to her ancestral home in Georgia to discover the truth behind the lynching of three black men and a black woman in 1912 – including the complicity of her family. She tells the story in a new book, The Family Tree.

More than 30 purported ‘White Student Unions’ pop up across the country

As of Tuesday morning, there are roughly 30 Facebook pages purporting to represent some form of a “White Students Union,” all of which were created within the past few days.

Residents of Poor Neighborhoods See More Than Their Share of Costly Municipal Citations

By Brendan O’Brien, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Johnny Ruffin reached into his wallet and pulled out $35…defiantly displaying most of the money he had to his name for anyone to…

Officials in Texas Grapple With Police Decision to Use Taser on City Council Member

Officials in a small Texas town are questioning a decision by the police to use a Taser on a member of the City Council before charging him with resisting arrest.

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Reflects On The Origins Of The Movement

How the movement began on social media, how it grew, and how it answers critiques that it provokes violence.