Police Murder Oscar Grant. Involuntary Manslaughter? Wtf!!!

By now i hope most of ya'll are aware of Oscar Grant, who was murdered by Police in Oakland, California.  He was handcuffed and on the ground when Officer Mehserle shot and killed him on the subway platform in front of hundreds of people.  Many people videotaped the incident on their phone.  Officer Mehserle was in court this month, and he was found guilty of "involvuntary manslaughter".  anyone who has seen the video must be outraged by this verdict and the continued unaccountability of the so-called justice system to Black and Brown people in the U.S.  Remember Oscar Grant, Amadiou Diallo, Sean Bell, and the millions of other victims of the racist police.  Just wanted to present ya'll with some links on the background to this incident, some discussion, and some response to the verdict, in the interest of increasing the push to organize and build an alternative to this oppressive system.  Thanks to Becca from Bring The Ruckus for providing many of the links.

Background on the case:


The Verdict:

Reaction to Mehserle Verdict: Oakland, CA: 8 July 2010 from Oriana Bolden on Vimeo.

Discussion:

OPINION: How Much Is One Black Man Worth? LeBron vs. Oscar Grant

Audio Interview on Oscar Grant, nonprofits & the state with George Ciccariello-Maher and Dave Id

Bring The Ruckus: Oscar Grant, Police Brutality, and Our Alternatives to the Police: Organizing against the Police from L.A. to Portland

New Neo-Soul flavored Hip-Hop Mix. Enjoi!

Here is a new quick mix i did last week.  Mostly neo-soul flavored hip hop.  it includes tracks from Apathy, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Dwele, Q-Tip, Bilal, Case, Raphael Saadiq, Phonte, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, etc. You get the idea. Hope you enjoi it.







Download the mix here.