Despite Falling DC Crime Rate, Liberal Authorities Empower Cops to Use Drones, CCTV Cameras and License-plate readers to Constantly Surveil Law Abiding Black People and Put Them in Greater Confinement

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From [HERE] D.C. will soon have more eyes in the sky.

The Metropolitan Police Department will start using drones in limited situations to try to protect residents from violent crime. It comes as Mayor Muriel Bowser adds hundreds of closed-circuit TV cameras and license plate readers.

Taking off from its base near the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Falcon 1 is ready for action. MPD unveiled the $6 million chopper at a press event Monday. The pilot called the helicopter a “game changer” because of its mapping technology and infrared cameras, which can help during car chases.

MPD’s air fleet now includes five drones. Chief of Police Pamela Smith said the drones will not be used for patrol operations but will be used in situations including barricades, crowd management, missing persons cases and major crash reconstruction.

“We will not be using artificial intelligence, and nor will we be using facial recognition with the drones yet,” she said.

Bowser said D.C.’s newly approved budget includes funding for 200 new CC TV cameras and nearly 50 more license-plate readers, which will be added over the next year.

CNN's Enten: We're Watching Historic Numbers Of Black Voters Under 50 Giving Up On Democratic Party

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CNN's Harry Enten takes a look at polls showing black voters under 50 defecting from the Democratic Party.

"Look at Black voters under the age of 50. Holy cow, folks," he said. "Joe Biden was up by 80 points among this group back at this point in 2020. Look at where that margin has careened down towards. It's just -- get this -- 37 points. That lead has dropped by more than half."

"I've just never seen anything like this. I'm, like, speechless... We are looking at a historic moment right now where Black voters under the age of 50, who have historically been such a big part of the Democratic coalition, are leaving it in droves." [MORE]

Contrary to Gas Lighting by The Dependent Media about the Economy BP Research Finds that Over half of Latinos are concerned about not being able to pay next month's rent or mortgage

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From [HERE] Over half of Latinos in Arizona, Texas and California say they are worried about not being able to pay next month's rent or mortgage, according to a new survey conducted by BSP Research on behalf of the Latino civil rights and advocacy organization UnidosUS.

The study, "titled Latino Banking and Financial Health Survey," sought to better understand the financial situation of the 62 million Latinos living in the United States.

Researchers surveyed 1,200 Latinos on economic issues such as their use of bank accounts, junk fees, and access to credit, as well as other financial health measures, including their saving levels, retirement savings, health care spending, and debt.

Among the most pressing concerns, 54 percent of respondents in Arizona and California said they were afraid of not being able to make their rent or mortgage payments, while 49 percent of respondents in Texas felt that way, UnidosUS specified during a briefing on the study on Tuesday.

These rates are higher among young Latinos. The findings show that about two-thirds (66 percent) of young Latinos aged 25-39 are concerned about next month's rent or mortgage payment, compared to 44 percent of those aged 40 and over.

Debt is also higher among younger Latinos. 59 percent of all respondents have $100,000 or more in mortgage debt, but that figure is 53 percent for those 40 and older and 81 percent for those between 25 and 39.

Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Identifies Death Penalty as a Legislative Priority Due to Legacy of Racial Violence and Bias

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From [HERE] On June 11, 2024, the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) held a press conference highlighting the group’s legislative priorities, which included the death penalty as a key concern. Noting “the racial cycle of injustice perpetrated by the death penalty,” State Representative Terrence Upchurch, who is also the president of the OLBC, insisted that legislative leadership move toward “dismantling this flawed system and establishing a new legacy of equality and justice in Ohio.”

Rep. Upchurch and other members of the OLBC espoused many of the key takeaways from the Death Penalty Information Center’s latest report, Broken Promises: How a History of Racial Violence and Bias Shaped Ohio’s Death Penalty. Chief among their concerns were the race of victim effect and the potential for innocent people to be sentenced to death due to bias among prosecutors, judges, and juries. As noted in Broken Promises, homicides involving white female victims are six times more likely to result in an execution than homicides involving Black victims. The report also revealed that innocent Black Ohioans collectively spent nearly 200 years on death row for crimes they did not commit. The stories included in the report underscore the OLBC’s concerns about racial bias tainting capital proceedings. Jurors, expert witnesses, and attorneys who made overtly racist statements participated in sentencing multiple Black Ohioans to death.

“Ohio’s death penalty system reflects a legacy of racial violence and bias,” said Rep. Upchurch. “Black defendants face a prejudiced process, making a fair trial nearly impossible.” Senate Bill 101 and House Bill 259, both advocating for death penalty abolition, have bipartisan support in both chambers. Neither bill has progressed since being referred to committee in 2023.

Justice for the Rich and White: Pennsylvania Public Defense System is Unconstitutional, Underfunded by at Least $100M, New ACLU Suit Says

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From [HERE] Pennsylvania has failed to live up to its constitutional responsibility to provide an effective defense to people who can’t afford attorneys and will need to spend at least $100 million to fulfill this obligation, the ACLU of Pennsylvania said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.

The group brought the suit on behalf of 17 people facing issues including little to no contact with the public defenders they are entitled to, according to the lawsuit.

It was also filed on behalf of all current and future indigent people, those accused of a crime and unable to pay for a private defense attorney. If the court approves this group as a class, any outcome will extend to all of those affected.

The suit blames the state, not the counties, for failing to properly fund these constitutionally mandated services and names Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, state Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R., Westmoreland) and state House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D., Philadelphia) as defendants.

At the moment, Pennsylvania only provides $7.5 million to support indigent defense. Counties must make up the rest with limited local funds, and public defenders’ offices are often shut out from funding opportunities available to prosecutors, the suit asserts citing Spotlight PA reporting.

The suit asks Commonwealth Court to rule the current public defense system unconstitutional and retain oversight until the state fully complies with the constitutional right to counsel.

Rather than seeking damages for specific plaintiffs, the suit is pursuing holistic reform, said ACLU of Pennsylvania Legal Director Vic Walczak.

“You’re trying to change how an institution works — here we’re actually talking about how 67 institutions work,” he told Spotlight PA.

Suit Claims a Columbus Cop Misidentified and Shot a Black Man in the Back and Testicles. Says Police Fail to Properly Investigate Cop Violence and Shootings of Blacks in White, Liberal City

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From [HERE] A 20-year-old Black man is suing Columbus police, accusing an officer of “sadistic and malicious use of excessive force” for shooting him after mistaking him for a suspect in a shooting. 

Jaylen Fisher was pursued and shot in the back while he was attempting to get away from a live shooter at a gas station on South High Street. Officers misidentified Jaylen Fisher as the suspect and pursued him in a car and on foot, according to the lawsuit filed in February in U.S. District Court in Columbus.

Fisher was not charged with any crime related to the initial shooting, which prompted the police response and resulted in no other injuries.

According to the complaint:

‘On March 1, 2022, at approximately 4:22 pm police responded to a shots-fired call at 3377 East Livingston Ave Columbus, Ohio. Without justification, Defendant Kissee escalated the situation with the use of hostile commands. Ultimately without justification, Defendant Kissee shot Jaylen Fisher in the back while Jaylen Fisher was attempting to surrender to police.

It was clear to an average observer that Jaylen Fisher was suffering from an injury requiring immediate emergent medical treatment.

Jaylen Fisher was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. It was discovered that he suffered a gunshot wound to the left mid-thigh and a gunshot wound to his testicles.’

It further states that “Columbus Police Department had interrelated de facto policies, practices, and customs which included

a) The failure to properly hire, train, supervise, discipline, transfer, monitor, counsel, and/or otherwise control Columbus Police Department Officers who engage in unjustified use of excessive and unreasonable force, including unjustified shootings;

b) a code of silence

c) The failure to properly investigate the use of excessive and unreasonable force

against civilians, particularly African Americans, by Columbus Police Officers and/or

d) The failure to properly train and supervise Columbus Police Department

Officers with regard to discharging their weapons at civilians, particularly at

African Americans.

The Columbus Police Department has engaged in little or no meaningful disciplinary actions in response to Mr. Kissee’s own misconduct, thereby creating a culture or climate that members of the Coumbus Police Department can escape accountability with impunity.”

Fisher accused Columbus Black strawboss police Chief Elaine Bryant and the city in the lawsuit of a prolonged practice of using excessive force, which was the “moving force” behind Kissee’s “excessive, malicious and sadistic” use of force. 

In February, the city filed a motion to have two legal claims made in the lawsuit dismissed and to remove Bryant as a defendant. Fisher’s attorneys said in a separate filing that they do not oppose dismissing Bryant or the legal claims.  

Columbus Cops Continue to Terrorize Blacks While Providing UnDeclinable Public Service: White Cop Fired but Not Charged w/a Crime for Slamming Black Teens Face to the Ground, Dragging Him by His Hair

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 From [HERE] A white Columbus police officer is out of a job thanks to his actions caught on bodycam during a 14-year-old Black boy’s arrest. However, the oofficer has yet to be charged with any crime after his aggravated assault on the child.

In a document dated for Tuesday, the Columbus police chief and director of public safety decided to terminate Officer Donovan Bever. They charged him with violating the division’s rule of conduct, noting abusive or violent behavior and violating its policy on use of force.

The document details multiple examples of Bever’s conduct during a Feb. 19 arrest of a 14-year-old boy as the reasoning behind his termination:

  • While arresting the teen, Bever grabbed him by his dreadlocks and “forcefully caused his head/face to strike a concrete walkway.” The facts of the case did not justify the use of force as “objectively reasonable,” according to the document.

  • Bever “forcefully pushed” the teen’s face into the concrete walkway.

  • Bever removed a phone charger and another unidentified object from the teen’s pockets during a search, then threw them at him and struck him in the face.

  • After placing the teen in handcuffs, Bever told the teen “you move, I will break your face.”

  • Making the teen stand up, Bever then escorted him by his dreadlocks to a police van.

  • While conducting another search of the teen, Bever “aggressively struck him in the groin” with his hand.

The officer was one of two to be fired within a week. In a separate case, Chief Elaine Bryant decided to terminate Officer Robert Spann after saying he engaged in “excessive” sex acts with a store employee while working special duty at an area Kroger.

The video from the same Feb. 19 arrest showed Bever was conducting a traffic stop with another officer for a pedestrian in the roadway while patrolling in Linden. At about 4 p.m., they rolled up on two 14-year-old boys they had seen earlier. When the officers approached the pair of teens, they took off running.

The second officer got out of the police car within the apartment complex and ran toward the boys, while Bever drove the car around to a different area. When the second officer spotted the two teens across the lawn, he pulled out and aimed his firearm in the boys’ direction and shouted “Drop to the ground right now.” 

Continuing to advance on the pair, the second officer yelled “Get on the f***ing ground or I’ll shoot you.” He then strained his voice to shout “On the ground” several times. The teens followed the officer’s instructions. He then approached and began to place one of the boys into handcuffs while he was face down on the ground. 

While the second officer began to arrest the first teen, Bever caught up to the group. Bever’s bodycam recorded him running over to the other teen, grabbing the boy’s dreadlocks and shoving him face down into the sidewalk. Bever continued to pull on the teen’s dreadlocks to steer him, as Bever used his other hand to place the boy into handcuffs.

The footage showed Bever continuously pushing the boy’s face into the ground, while the teen is heard repeating “I’m sorry” several times. One of the teens can also be heard repeating “I’m complying, I’m complying.”

When Bever then rolled the teen onto his back, he could be heard saying, “You move, I will break your face.” While searching the teen’s pockets, he pulled out a phone charger and another unidentified object and threw them in the 14-year-old’s face. After forcefully rolling the teen around to his other side, the teen was visibly bleeding from his mouth. 

Bever then took the teen to a police van for another search, holding him by his dreadlocks. Once there, Bever could be heard asking the teen “you got AIDS?”

Unless You’re Black, Open carry and concealed carry are legal without a permit in Indiana: Ring Video Shows a Provocative White Indy Cop Murder a Black Man Calmly Siting on a Porch w/a Gun in His Hand

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From [HERE] Indy police have released additional video from a May incident where officers shot and killed an armed Black man on the front porch of a stranger’s home. Bodycam footage of the initial responding officer wasn’t included as the officer’s camera wasn’t activated.

Although the dependent media has emphasized in its “reporting” (here that means parroting whatever police say) that the Black man was armed, in Indiana open carry and concealed carry are legal without a permit. That is, at least in regard to white citizens. Individuals 18 years old or older not prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are no longer required to obtain a license to carry a handgun as of July 1, 2022. Open carry and concealed carry are legal without a permit. Individuals 18 years old or older not prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are no longer required to obtain a license to carry a handgun as of July 1, 2022. [MORE] In other words the black man had not committed a crime but merely possessing a gun in Indiana - if you believe in the existence of “rights.”

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department published a critical incident video Thursday with details on a May 2 incident where two IMPD officers shot and killed Brandon Qualls while responding to reports of an armed man waving a gun.

The shooting

IMPD previously said officers were called shortly after 2 p.m. to the 600 block of 38th Street on Indy’s north side after receiving multiple calls about Qualls, 35, waving and pointing a gun at strangers in the area. He was also reportedly threatening to shoot people.

FOX59/CBS4 previously obtained three-minute-long doorbell camera footage that showed the moments before, during and after the shooting that left Qualls dead. 

The beginning of the video shows an unknown man reclined on the porch calmly talking with Qualls about how carrying a gun is common in Indiana. Soon after, an IMPD officer is shown walking up on the porch toward Qualls, who is holding a handgun in his right hand.

“You’re fine, you know me,” Qualls can be heard saying. “I wouldn’t do this if it wasn’t what it is. If I’m wrong, tell me, please.”

While pointing his gun at Qualls the officer can be heard telling Qualls to put his hands up before Qualls who is startled by the cop’s quick appearance, reflexively raises his right hand while holding the gun. The cop was not under any imminent threat before he pointed the gun at the black man.

Kilyn Lewis was Holding a Phone w/Both Hands Up when an Aurora Race Soldier Murdered Him. Cops say 'Phones Look Like Guns' in Black Peoples Hands as Cop Murders of Blacks in White Liberal City Roll On

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BLACK MAN DIDN’T POINT A CELL PHONE AT COPS.

From [HERE] Body-worn camera video released Thursday shows that Kilyn Lewis was holding a cellphone with both hands up when an Aurora Police officer shot and killed him last month.

Three camera angles show the 37-year-old Lewis behind a red Chevy Monte Carlo with both hands visible when SWAT teams attempted to arrest him in connection to an attempted homicide that occurred earlier that month. Three officers shout multiple commands and Lewis can be seen putting his left hand into his pocket and his right hand behind his back as he turns toward two of the officers.

He then puts both hands up and is holding a black object in his right hand. That turned out to be a cell phone. He does not point it at the officers. Officer Michael Dieck, one of three surrounding Lewis, fired a single shot from his rifle.

The video released by APD is narrated by Interim Chief Heather Morris and edited to show the perspective of three officers. It shows the moment they first confront Lewis until the moment he is shot. Seven seconds pass between the time he is ordered to “get on the ground” and when the shot is fired by Dieck. 

“As you will see, Lewis took several steps and placed his right hand behind his back out of view,” Interim Aurora Police Chief Heather Morris said in the video. “When his hand came back into view, he was holding an object and one of our officers fired a single shot.”

Lewis appears to be bending his knees as though he is going to comply with the command to get on the ground when Dieck fires the shot.

“I don’t have nothing! I don’t have nothing! I don’t have nothing!” he shouts as he falls to his side. He died two days later in the hospital.

At a press conference held shortly after the video was released, an attorney for Lewis’s family called the incident a “murder.” [How was this unprovoked assault not a murder? what is this deluded “journalist” talking about here??]

“Aurora police officers had a duty to enforce the law that day. They failed. They didn't arrest one of their own when he clearly committed murder. What we all saw on that video is not policing,” said attorney Edward C. Hopkins.  “When he took that shot, the rest of the officers looked at him with perplexity. There was a reason why they didn't take the shot. There was no reason to take the shot.”

Lewis died at the hospital two days after he was shot. Dieck is on paid administrative leave as standard policy. A Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) led by the 18th Judicial District is leading the investigation to determine if Dieck’s actions complied with state law.

“I know that nothing I can say can ease the pain this family is feeling. What I can do is ensure that a complete and thorough investigation is conducted and share those findings with our community,” Morris said. “We are committed to transparency and we will always seek ways to improve how we serve the people of Aurora.” 

Dieck is a decorated 12-year veteran of the Aurora department. He previously was cleared in a 2018 shooting of a domestic violence suspect in which he fired seven shots at a man who had first fired at officers from a taxicab. That suspect survived.

Lewis’s family is being represented by Hopkins, from the firm responsible for some of the largest police misconduct settlements and verdicts in the state, Rathod Mohamedbhai. At the press conference at the firm’s offices, Lewis’ mother, LaRonda Jones, called for accountability on the actions of Dieck. Jones did not watch the video. But, she can only visualize what happened to her son.

“He should be alive right now. Right here in this very presence amongst all of us. But he's not,” Jones said. “It just really don't feel reel right now to me. I can't even begin to process what has happened to my son… But justice will not be denied. Just as you Officer Dieck stripped my son of his rights, I demand that you too face the consequences of your actions.”

More ‘Teddy Bear Code Politics’ from the NAACP as it Files Suit Over Restored Confederate School names in VA while Black Kids Can Barely Read, Talk or Think

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From [HERE] The Virginia chapter of the NAACP and a group of five students plan to file a lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board after it approved a proposal to rename two public schools after Confederate military leaders.

The lawsuit, first reported by NBC News, is the latest development in an ongoing battle over Mountain View High and Honey Run Elementary, originally named Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School.

“My belief is the Shenandoah County School Board reaffirmed their commitment to White supremacy and the celebration of a race-based rebellion against the United States of America with their vote to name public schools after military leaders of the Confederate States of America,” Rev. Cozy Bailey, president of the chapter, said in a statement.

“When students walk through the halls of renamed Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School, they will do so with inescapable reminders of Confederate legacies that enslaved and discriminated against African-descended people. This community deserves better,” he added.

The two schools were renamed in 2020 after racial justice advocates around the nation urged institutions to change building names and remove statues that honored Confederate figures.

But critics of the schools’ name changes argued the renaming was hasty and undemocratic. Attempts to restore the schools’ Confederate names have persisted since. [MORE]

“THE TEDDY BEAR CODE.” Chancellor Williams and Dr. Frances Cress Welsing both explained that Black sheeple 'continue to live in a dream world where they believe that singing, marching, dancing, chanting, having cookouts, releasing balloons into the air, making fantastic speeches, being ‘great hopers’ and ‘staying prayed up’ will solve problems plaguing Black lives and their communities. Neely Fuller calls such activity “the Teddy Bear Code” or "protest" that is actually in cooperation with and submission to white supremacy/racism and government authority - whether or not the advocates are aware of it.

Another form of Teddy Bear Code activity is the symbolic politics engaged in by so-called “Black leaders” such as advocacy for; the removal of statues, federal holidays, policing the words used by white people, demanding apologies for bigotry, unorganized (individual consumer choice) “boycotts” and travel advisories. In this category we can also put meeting, thoughting and arguing about reparations, a futile quest for an elusive pot of gold possessed by elite racists or “a strategic diversionary tactic in the rebellion toward liberation.” All the above is a cowardly way for Black people to avoid dealing with their present reality. The “Niggerati” would rather in engage in fantasy discussions, than deal with the nuts and bolts work of economic development, the creation of sustainable independent communities and institutions and providing a real “education” to Black children that teaches them how to solve their communities problems and defend their group interests, not mere training to serve elite whites, dominate their own people and enhance the system of authority.

The presence of confederate statutes at a school is a relatively minor concern when you consider that nationwide 80% of African-American fourth-graders can barely read and understand mathematics and only 19% scored proficient in math. [MORE] According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) just 18% of Black eighth-graders reach reading “proficiency.” [MORE] And NAEP recently found that only 17% of Black 12th graders were proficient at reading. [MORE] Please read that again. It means an overwhelming amount of Black youth are functionally illiterate or unable to articulate thoughts or speak in complete sentences. A recent study found that many graduating 12th graders in Washington, D.C. couldn’t read and write. A recently settled lawsuit in Detroit claimed authorities “deliberately" denied black children “the right of access to literacy" and provided “education” in its ‘chaotic and under-resourced schools’ where “illiteracy is the norm." According to the complaint,

‘Black children sit in classrooms where not even the pretense of education takes place, in schools that are functionally incapable of delivering access to literacy. This abject failure makes it nearly impossible for young people to attain the level of literacy necessary to function—much less thrive—in higher education, the workforce, and the activities of democratic citizenship.’

Similar educational disparities are found in nearly all urban areas where substantially more Black people reside (than Virginia or Florida) such as, Newark, NYC, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, DC, Baltimore, Boston, etc. Another ‘failure to educate Black kids’ lawsuit in Baltimore (home of the NAACP headquarters) claims, ‘schools performed abysmally on State tests for reading, writing, geometry, and mathematics; dropout rates and absenteeism were unacceptably high; over a fifth of the schools’ performance was so deficient that the State could take over if the schools they did not improve; and a substantial proportion of the system’s physical facilities were in poor condition.’ Clearly NAACP is aware of the above.

The elite white liberals who control the NAACP would prefer Black people to misperceive their actual reality and to make believe confederate statues in VA or ‘the Florida AP curriculum,’ which triggered the NAACP’s unorganized “travel ban,” are high priorities among a range of less serious problems facing Black people. Within this delusion “the state of Black America” is somehow believed to be progressing and not in a continuous state of checkmate.

[Sleeping Toms Believe They are Free b/c They Get to Choose Their Own Master] Billy Porter Kisses Biden’s Hand in Ritual to Celebrate Juneteenth. Will Elites Reward Him w/Trinkets, Prestige or Both?

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mmwuhh. Billy Porter kisses corpse Biden's hand at Juneteenth celebration. [MORE] FUNKTIONARY explains,

Statism - the belief "citizens"' and "states" exist and the memetic thought patterns supporting such beliefs. 2) the religion of oppression and domination coupled with the science of exploitation and sociopathic control. 3) the opiate of the so-called Elites. 4) a philosophy that idealizes majority rule gang force (authority) over individual authenticity (autonomy). 5) servitude over liberty and statutes over humanity. [MORE]

Undeceiver Larken Rose explains, “There is a big difference between striving for a new, wiser, nobler master, and striving for a world of equals, where there are no masters and no slaves. Likewise, there is a big difference between a slave who believes in the principle of freedom, and a slave whose ultimate goal is to become the new master. And this is true, even if that slave truly intends to be a kind and generous master . . . As long as the people believe in the myth of “authority,” every downfall of one tyrant will be followed by the creation and growth of a new tyrant.“ [MORE]

The Black Caucus Claims it Functions to Provide Opportunities to Students and Businesses but Records Show it Spends Most of its Money on Salaries and Fundraising [BOHICANS Serve Elite White Liberals]

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From [HERE] Like-minded members of Congress have created hundreds of caucuses to help them work on specific issues – including the Arthritis Caucus, the Freedom Caucus, the U.S.-Japan Caucus, the Special Operations Forces, and the Bipartisan Candy Caucus.

But two of them – the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – stand out for the unparalleled fundraising they do through independent but closely aligned nonprofit arms. Filled with current members of Congress and representatives from some of America’s largest corporations, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute operate outside of normal campaign finance laws to raise millions of dollars each year.

Websites and tax returns for the two nonprofits say they are designed to provide scholarships and opportunities to minority students and promising businesses. But records show they spend a much smaller percentage of their revenue on those programs than they do on salaries, fundraising, and hosting conferences.

“What you have is a very cozy relationship that complies with the law, yet it’s elected officials and corporations working together and there’s lots of money involved,” said Joe Postell, a professor of politics at Hillsdale College. “It claims to be philanthropic but it’s obvious it’s just another avenue for special interest money.”

And it’s a lot of money. 

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation raked in more than $45 million between 2020 and 2022, the last full year for which figures are available, and that includes the down year in which the COVID pandemic shutdowns crippled the U.S. economy. During that stretch, Foundation revenues increased nearly 89%.

But only a fraction of that appears to be spent on the programs it trumpets. For example, in 2022, the foundation brought in $18.4 million, and of that total, it spent more than $16 million, or 86%, on staff salaries and benefits, management fees, fundraising, and conferences, records show. Its fundraising cost in 2022 – $5.4 million – was more than double the $2.5 million it reported spending on scholarships.

In April, the foundation received a $4 million donation that it says is earmarked for college scholarships.

Still, that amount is less than the foundation spends on salaries. In the COVID year of 2020, when fundraising reached $9.8 million, the foundation spent nearly $3 million on compensation and benefits for staff and just $525,000 on scholarships, according to tax returns. In 2022, it spent close to $5 million on salaries, records show.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute also raises large sums. Between 2020 and 2022,  it took in $30.5 million, tax records show, in many cases from the same Fortune 500 players that give to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Of its $12.5 million raised in 2022, the institute spent $7 million, or 56% of its revenue, paying staffers, holding an annual conference, and for travel, records show. The $4.4 million the institute paid its staff that year was more than it spent on fellowships and interns combined.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute aren’t the only nonprofits linked to congressional caucuses, but others, like the Republican Main Street Partnership which raised less than $2 million in 2022, are nowhere near as big financially. [MORE]

Is BLM Getting Reformed Into the System? BLM’s Leaders Used Charitable Funds To Enrich Themselves And Their Families, New Documents Show

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From [HERE] Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has paid out millions in contracts to insiders, newly released tax documents show.

The nation’s largest BLM organization approved lucrative contracts to firms owned by members of the organization’s leadership and their family members between July 2022 and June 2023, tax filings show. The shuffling of charitable funds to private companies owned by interested parties raises considerable ethical concerns given the lack of oversight and the possible conflicts of interest, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“Whether a person loves this charity’s mission or hates it, they should be angry that significant amounts of charitable dollars are being channeled to interested parties without adequate oversight in place,” Charity Watch Executive Director Laurie Styron told the DCNF. “Charities are expected to avoid both real and perceived conflicts of interest to maintain public trust. This charity is doing the opposite. The optics here are really, really bad.”

BLMGNF “has no independent oversight” as the charity’s board is too small to effectively guard against the misuse of funds from those in charge of the organization, Styron said.

The organization paid the consulting firm BOWERS* nearly $2.6 million during the time frame for “staffing and management services,” according to tax filings. Shalomyah Bowers, the secretary of the charity’s board, owns at least 35% of that firm. [MORE]

DOJ says Phoenix Cops Routinely Unlawfully Stop, Detain and Arrest Black, Latino and Homeless People and DA Disproportionately Charge and Over Charge Them w/Crimes, Violating Their Imaginary "Rights"

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QUICK QUIZ FOR LEGAL SCHOLARS: DO SO CALLED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS EXIST A) ON THE STREET B) ONLY IN LAW BOOKS C) ONLY IN THE COURT HOUSE OR D) ONLY IN YOUR MIND? [MORE]

Thanks for Your Vote NGHR but Keep the Change: Treadmilling Black Puppeticians Run Their Mouths About Police Brutality But Cops are Murdering Black People in Cities Where White Liberals are in Control

From [HERE] The U.S. Department of Justice found on Thursday that the Phoenix Police Department uses excessive force, violates constitutional rights, particularly those of homeless people, and discriminates against Black, Hispanic and Native American people.

The results came after a lengthy investigation, which found a "pattern" of violations by the police department, saying they frequently stop, detain and arrest homeless people without reasonable suspicion that they've committed any crime. The city and its police department also seize and destroy the property of homeless people without providing adequate notice of fair opportunity to collect their belongings, the DOJ said.

The DOJ also said certain laws, which include drug-related crimes and certain misdemeanors, have been applied with greater severity to Hispanic, Black and Native American people, also finding that the Police Department used "dangerous tactics that lead to unnecessary and unreasonable use of force."

The behavior violated the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution, which protect free speech, prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures and guarantee equal protection under the law, according to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. She recapped the Department's finding in the 126-page report.

"This finding is historic," Clarke said. "This marks the first time that the Justice Department has found violations of the civil and constitutional rights of people who are homeless." [what a clown! homeless people’s so-called “rights” have been destroyed by authorities for decades. the real question is where do these MF rolebots come from?]

She also highlighted that about 37% of the department's misdemeanor offenses were against unhoused individuals.

At the same time, she noted, officers are disproportionately targeting communities of color. For instance, Black drivers in Phoenix are 144 times more likely than white drivers to be arrested or cited for low-level moving violations, while Hispanic drivers are 40% more likely to be arrested or cited for the same thing.

Similarly, DOJ data shows that Phoenix cites and arrests Black people for marijuana possession at nearly seven times the rate of white people and Hispanic people more than three times the rate. Black, Hispanic and Native American people are disproportionately charged with pedestrian traffic violations and loitering, the Justice Department said.

These behaviors are applied to children of color as well, who are often treated the same as adults, according to the DOJ.

"Not only does such conduct harm children but it can contribute to fear and distrust of law enforcement by the next generation of Phoenix residents," Clarke said.

The police department referred requests for comment about the findings to the city. Then, Mayor Kate Gallego said the city had received the report at the same time as the public.

"The City Council will meet this month— in Executive Session on June 25— to receive legal advice, better understand the report, and discuss next steps," Gallego said in a statement. "I will carefully and thoroughly review the findings before making further comments."

Clarke said the DOJ will work with the city to find solutions. She stopped short of saying the department would be out under a consent decree, which typically is used to create and enforce changes within a local or state governmental agency when evidence of misconduct is found, according to NBC News.

DOJ Probes Trenton Cops Use of Excessive Force, Violating Civil Rights of Black People, Racism Not Alleged [enforcing "Rights" After they are violated means rights only Exist if an Authority says so]

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From [HERE] The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a federal civil rights investigation into New Jersey's capital city and its police department's use of force, stops, searches and arrests.

The "pattern or practice investigation" will determine whether the Trenton Police Department has systemically violated federal law or the Constitution. It will include a comprehensive review of the department's policies, training, supervision, internal investigation protocols, disciplinary decisions and other protocols regarding complaints, the Department of Justice said in a statement Tuesday.

"Unfortunately, we have reviewed numerous reports that Trenton police officers may have used force inappropriately and conducted stops, searches, and arrests with no good reason in violation of individuals’ constitutional rights," U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Tuesday. "Today’s announcement reflects our office’s commitment to ensuring effective, constitutional policing in Trenton and throughout New Jersey."

The investigation was welcomed by Mount Laurel attorney Gregg Zeff, who represents a former Burlington City resident who was shot and paralyzed by Trenton police in February 2022.

"I'm also frustrated that it took the paralysis of Jajuan Henderson to bring this to the attention of the federal government, but it did not wake up Trenton," Zeff said.

Henderson's lawsuit contends police officers approached his parked car shortly after midnight, smashed the driver's side window and shot him as he tried to call for help on his cellphone.

But police said Henderson, then 29, was unable to produce an ID or driver's license, and that he refused to leave the vehicle after being told he was under arrest. Police also alleged Henderson reached around the vehicle's interior, "including below seats."

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the Justice Department's civil rights division, said the investigation was not prompted by a specific incident and the department is not alleging racial discrimination.

Jefferson Parish Cops Claim They Had to Shoot Calvin Cain to Death b/c He Started to Drive Toward Them but a Witness says the Car Never Moved. 1 Year Later Cops Refuse to Release Body Cam, Suit Filed

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From [HERE] A Black family in New Orleans has announced they're filing a lawsuit against Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto and some of his deputies accusing them of using excessive force. Last summer a deputy shot and killed a man they say was trying to escape and then drove towards a deputy. 

WWL Louisiana's Eleanor Tabone sat down with Calvin Cain's mother and his best friend days after the shooting, now the family is suing the sheriff's office.

At the time of the shooting, Lopinto said NOPD asked for help in locating the man suspected in a shooting in New Orleans. Armed with the information that the suspect lived in The Lumiere apartment complex in the 3300 block of West Esplanade, Lopinto said officers found a car identified in the New Orleans shooting and waited for the suspect."

At a press conference after the shooting, the sheriff said, "They attempted to block that vehicle in which he tried to make his escape from it. Running into the back of the fence, turning the vehicle wheels forward, where I had one of my deputies approaching him at that time. My deputy ended up firing shots into the windshield."

Mallory Woodfork, Calvin's mother told Eleanor Tabone last year she watched her child die, saying, "My son Calvin, walked out the building...  I'm watching my son, I could tell he was on FaceTime because of how he was holding the phone. I saw when he turned where the car was at, and as soon he got in the car, I saw a white F-150, whatever pickup truck, when boom, bam, and I heard shots instantly."

The family maintains Calvin never started the car and drove towards a deputy. Woodfork said last year, "He didn't move, he didn't have the opportunity to move. And I was there. His mama witnessed his murder. I was just 15 feet away."

Martin said on that fatal day she was on Facetime with him as he was walking to his car, saying, "He put the phone up, he sit down. As soon as gets ready to start the car, I just heard a car crash, the phone just dropped to the floor. So I am like 'Calvin, Calvin, Calvin,' he's not saying nothing. So I hung up the phone. I call back he doesn't answer. I call back again, he doesn't answer. I call back, he doesn't answer."

Now the family is calling for justice. Lawyer Bobby DiCello said, "She needs to know that her community is safe and this lawsuit is about exploring the problems in Jefferson Parish." 

The family's legal team is pushing for JPSO to release the body camera video.

DiCello said, "It's a chance to get to the bottom of the story, a story the Jefferson Parish sheriff will not allow to be told. If Calvin did wrong, it would be on that video."

Woodfork said, "I want him to release the bodycam, release the camera." 

Lawyers say the suit is being filed in federal court. Calvin would have turned 20 next week.