The Student Coalition Against Racial Profiling was formed as a reaction to severe police brutality against black and brown youth in the Bushwick, Brooklyn community.
The Brooklyn 4: Going to Trial – June 16, 2009 Now…more than ever…all the brothers and sisters must come together…all the brothers and sisters everywhere, must feel that the time is in the air… - Bro. Gil Scott Heron As you may know, many of the students known as the “Bushwick 32″ recently sued New York [...]
The Ujima Alliance was created by an intergenerational coalition of organizations that were brought together to address issues surrounding police brutality, racial profiling and overall violence in the community. After months of mobilizing the community around the abuse and mistreatment surrounding 32 youth who were wrongfully profiled and arrested in May, 2007 (see articles here [...]
On Janurary 3rd, 2008, Lurie Daniel-Favors and Brian Favors spoke on WBAI’s program, Education at the Crossroads with Basir Mchawi, about the Police abuse of African-American and Latino/Hispanic people and the formation of the UJIMA Alliance. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]