Oscar Grant

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February 25, 2011
OPINION - To this day, African-Americans are the most likely group to be shot by law enforcement and to have…
December 3, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Superior Court Judge Robert Perry said Friday he didn't think any of the arguments made by…
November 16, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mehserle was sentenced Nov. 5 in last year's fatal shooting of Oscar Grant on an Oakland…
November 9, 2010
OPINION - The sentence has opened old wounds, causing many to question the extent to which the justice system values…
November 8, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Police arrested 152 protesters, including seven juveniles, on suspicion of crimes including vandalism, unlawful assembly and…
November 6, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Police made more than 150 arrests as a crowd broke windows and knocked down fences, protesting…
November 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Johannes Mehserle was convicted in July of involuntary manslaughter in the videotaped, New Year's Day 2009…
November 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mehserle could face up to 14 years in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter for…
October 27, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors told a judge that prison time would be the only appropriate punishment for a white…
July 23, 2010
OPINION - President Obama has been as silent as a church mouse on some of the most riveting and racially-traumatic…
July 16, 2010
OPINION - As police departments downsize in order to meet budgetary needs, perhaps it's time for police departments to reconsider…
July 16, 2010
OPINION - The sentencing delay is part of the strategy to buy time to come up a plausible ground for…
July 12, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The uncle of an unarmed man fatally shot by a former transit police officer has harsh…
July 10, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Riots, looting and violence erupt in Oakland as many protesters feel that justice was averted in the Oscar…
July 9, 2010
OPINION - Our work is just beginning to make this situation more than just a moment of reflection; but rather,…
July 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice say the review will be conducted by its Civil Rights Division,…
July 9, 2010
SLIDESHOW - theGrio looks at controversial incidents where African-Americans were allegedly the targets to police violence and how the black…
July 9, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - 'This city is not the wild, wild west,' said Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts. 'This city…
July 8, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence of two to four years...
July 8, 2010
SLIDESHOW - A look at the outcry of public emotion over the trial of a former San Francisco Bay area…