On March 31st, 2016, three African teenage girls, Laniya Miller (15), Ashaunti Butler (15), and Dominique Battle (16), were drowned and murdered by Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputies in St. Petersburg, Florida. They were illegally chased by Deputy Howard Skaggs and pursued down a winding path that led to a pond. The car of the
The Uhuru Movement, on behalf of the African community, has called for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to investigate the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for the murder of black teenagers, cover-up of evidence that would indict the deputies, and a pattern of illegal stops, police chases, searches, and arrests which violate the 4th
The following is the political overview that will be presented to the April 18-19 Black is Back Coalition National Conference on Black Community Control of Police. It was written by Coalition Chairman Omali Yeshitela and approved for publication by the Coalition Steering Committee. The International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement is a member organization of the
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