Poverty and Racism

Chicago Police Murdered Adam Toledo

June 22, 2021 UNAC Editor Immigrants, Police Brutality, Racism, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by Crystobal Cavazos, published on Socialist Action, June 17, 2021 By Cristobal Cavazos Thirteen-year old Adam Toledo was shot to death in the Mexican working class neighborhood of Little Village, among the most poverty stricken in Chicago. CPD officer Eric Stillman did this heinous deed on March 29, but a Chicago police cover-up reported otherwise. Months later video footage showed[…]

Black Alliance for Peace Calls on United Nations to Address U.S. Human Rights Crisis

May 29, 2020 Judith Bello Racism, War on the Poor

Statement by Black Alliance for Peace, May 29, 2020 The extrajudicial murders of African/Black people, such as Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, by agents of the U.S. government and armed civilians have sparked urban rebellions in cities across the United States. Such murderous acts cannot be understood outside of the context of the U.S. state’s ongoing assault on[…]