Author: kevinlimiti
Genocide is Forever: The Armenian Genocide
I wrote this a year ago as a project for my human rights class. I interviewed two survivors of the Armenian Genocide about their experiences. On April 26, people will gather in Times Square to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this tragic event. You can view their event site on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/756981021040455/ On August […]
Read More Genocide is Forever: The Armenian GenocideBlack Lives Matter Part 2: People’s Tribunal
NEW YORK CITY–April 2nd, 2015–A people’s tribunal was held at the National Black Theater on 5th avenue and 125th street.The speaker’s there gave testimony to violence inflicted on them by police in their neighborhoods. Kenneth Chamberlain JR. spoke about his father’s, Kenneth Chamberlain SR, death in White Plains, NY on November 19th, 2011. Police responding […]
Read More Black Lives Matter Part 2: People’s TribunalBlack Lives Matter Part 1
The reason black lives matter isn’t because white lives don’t. It’s because all lives matter once black lives do. This is a concept I only really began to grasp recently. As a freelance journalist, I’ve tried to cover to the best of my ability the outrage over the killings of black men throughout the United […]
Read More Black Lives Matter Part 1Teachers and allies rally in Lynbrook, NY and across Long Island to protest against Governor Cuomo’s education policies
LYNBROOK, NY–March 28th, 2015–Teachers and others rallied across Long Island on Merrick Road from Valley Stream to West Islip in attempt to draw attention to what they perceive as an attack on public education and teachers. Cuomo’s plan would allow standardized test scores to account for 50% of a teacher’s evaluation while the other 50% […]
Read More Teachers and allies rally in Lynbrook, NY and across Long Island to protest against Governor Cuomo’s education policiesWhat I saw at the #ThankYouNYPD Rally and Marches
On December 19th, a small group of protesters rallied outside City Hall in support of the New York Police Department amid criticism of excessive force in the cases of Eric Garner and Akai Gurley. Both sides showed the worst of themselves that day. First of all, the NYPD’s handling of these two protests was extremely […]
Read More What I saw at the #ThankYouNYPD Rally and Marches#MillionsMarchNYC attracts 50,000 plus protesters. Videos/Photos
It all started with a single event page post by 23 year old Synead Nichols and turned into one of the largest protests against police brutality since the non-indictment of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who killed the unarmed 18 year old black man Michael Brown. Protesters marched in support of those killed […]
Read More #MillionsMarchNYC attracts 50,000 plus protesters. Videos/PhotosSonic Weapon Used on Protesters in NYC
It is wonderful that those in the media want to talk about the NYPD’s supposed ‘restraint’ when it came to policing these protests in Manhattan but, eventually, we as a country are going to have to have a discussion about whether or not it is right and/or moral to use sonic weapons against predominantly peaceful protesters in one of the most densely populated areas in the world. If you were on the receiving end of a sonic weapon such as the one used in the aforementioned video, you may think twice about taking to the streets. Perhaps that is what the NYPD has in mind.
Read More Sonic Weapon Used on Protesters in NYCRiots: The Language of the Unheard
President Obama, live on CNN, called for calm and peace whilst rioting was occurring on the opposite side of the screen after the Grand Jury announcement that Officer Darren WIlson would be not be charged in the killing of unarmed 18 year old Michael Brown. I cannot think of anything more insulting than the President […]
Read More Riots: The Language of the Unheard#FergusonSolidarity March in NYC
Protesters marched through the streets of the Lower East Side last night. I heard there were four arrests but can’t confirm. Police were very hands off and let them march to Union Square where there was a rally and open mic.
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