In a show of support for the demonstrations against police violence in the United States (and elsewhere), a photo was posted to Twitter by Dëneze Nakehk’o, a member of grassroots collective Dene Nahjo, showing aboriginals (and people of other ethnic backgrounds) in Canada holding a banner that reads: “Black lives matter.” It was taken in […]
In New York, Sunday night marked the fifth consecutive evening of demonstrations against a Staten Island jury’s decision to not indict a cop for the death of Eric Garner. The New York Times reports that about 250 protesters gathered in Union Square and marched to Grand Central Station to hold a “die-in” before going to […]
Perhaps sensing the historic nature of the protests for Eric Garner and other unarmed black men and women who have been killed without any recourse from the law, some parents brought their children out to Foley Square on Thursday night. The massive event drew thousands of people, who used the location as a gathering point. […]
The NYPD was prepared for heavier protests on Thursday night, and New Yorkers, frustrated by Wednesday’s failure to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, delivered. Gathering in Union and Foley Squares around 5:30 PM, thousands of people swarmed the city, eventually spilling into roadways and blocking traffic on essentially every major […]
CNN, the network that attempted to turn the Ferguson protests into amateur improv hour, has earned the ire of those protesting the Eric Garner case. The network, routinely disparaged by The Daily Show for its vacuous, inaccurate, and out-of-touch coverage, is now almost as reviled as the white officer who fatally choked Garner. Here’s footage […]
Soon after a Staten Island jury decided to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, the unarmed black man who died after being placed in a prohibited chokehold, protests erupted all over America. Just before people around the city took their outrage and sorrow to the streets, ANIMAL asked New Yorkers […]
New Yorkers expressed their collective anger, frustration, and disappointment over a grand jury’s decision not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo over the death of unarmed black man Eric Garner on Wednesday night, launching a 50-person “die-in” in Grand Central Station, sending dozens to the Staten Island street where Garner was arrested this summer, and […]
Following the announcement Wednesday afternoon that a Staten Island grand jury has decided to not indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo with criminal charges related to the death of Eric Garner, protests have begun in NYC. Mayor Bill de Blasio criticized the outcome, saying, “This is a deeply emotional day — for the Garner Family, and all New Yorkers. […]
A Staten Island grand jury has announced its decision to not indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo with criminal charges related to the death of Eric Garner. Pantaleo used a prohibited chokehold while arresting Garner back in July. A medical examiner later ruled the incident a homicide and confirmed Garner’s death was a result of the chokehold, which exacerbated […]
Patrick Lynch, head of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, condemned officers who helped Eric Garner’s mother change a headlight yesterday. After Gwen Carr received a traffic ticket over the expired light in question, an NYPD officer showed up to her house to fix it. Carr is the mother of the man whom the NYPD used a homicidal and […]
