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Patrick Lyoya killed by the police: What did I do wrong?

Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Patrick Lyoya killed by the police: What did I do wrong? by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf

This work focuses on the tragic murder of Patrick Lyoya, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in April 2022. The case attracted national attention and drew reactions from around the world. It was also covered by international media outlets including BBC and Aljazeera. The author looks at the murder in the broader context of race relations and at relations between blacks and the police in Grand Rapids and across the country. He also addresses problems of re-adjustment to a new life in a new country African immigrants face in the United States. Patrick Lyoya faced those problems. He also explains, although only briefly, why the tragedy is inextricably linked with the fate of Lyoya's homeland in a geopolitical context where Western countries have played a critical role in determining the destiny of the country which has earned the unenviable distinction as “the bleeding heart of Africa.” He also briefly examines globalisation which he describes as “a new form of imperialism” in the post-Cold War era and how it is used to justify exploitation of Africa's natural resources including the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast amounts of minerals, and how industrialised nations have helped to impoverish the country and fuel conflict there, resulting in the death of millions of people and forcing countless others to flee and seek refuge in other countries including the United States. Patrick Lyoya and his family, and more than 8,000 other Congolese who settled in Grand Rapids, were some of them. Although the work briefly examines the ties the United States has had with the Democratic Republic of Congo since independence in the sixties when the country was known as Congo-Leopoldville, a relationship inextricably linked with the destiny of Congolese refugees who settled in Grand Rapids and other parts of the country, its main focus is on the murder of Patrick Lyoya, why he was killed, what contributed to his murder, and other factors about the tragedy. The uncertainty of the trial date for this case influenced publication of the book. Both sides, the defence and the prosecution, said they did not know when the trial would take place and implied it would be in 2023 and may be even in the last months of the year. They said in November 2022 that it would be many months before the case goes to court, a factor that played a major role in reaching the decision to have the book published before the trial. It complements the author's forthcoming work, “Shattered Dreams: Race and Justice.”

Shattered Dream: Race and Justice

Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Shattered Dream: Race and Justice by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf

The author looks at race and justice in the American context, including mistreatment of black people by the police. He contends that although race is quite often a factor in such mistreatment, there are black police officers who also mistreat fellow blacks. He states that it is an aspect of the problem that is often ignored or deliberately overlooked because of the prevalence of racism in the American society, shielding black police officers from criticism as if they do nothing wrong to fellow blacks and as if it is only white officers who mistreat black people and other non-whites. He looks at the the case of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee – that's just one example – where a black man was brutally beaten and killed by five police officers, all of them black, in January 2023 and contends that mistreatment of black people by black police officers is also a serious problem. The five cops were members of the SCORPION, a unit established to fight crime and which targeted mostly black residents, especially men. The author further contends that black people can assume responsibility for the safety of their own communities instead of waiting for the police to do that for them. There aren't even enough police officers to provide security for everybody and for all communities across the nation, he says, which is obvious. A former resident of Detroit himself, he gives an example of New Era Detroit, a group that helps to provide security in black communities in Detroit and whose efforts have led to the establishment of similar groups in other cities including Cleveland, Atlanta, and Dallas, and has even won the support of the Detroit Police Department. He recalls the early seventies when black residents of Detroit in the inner city were under siege at the hands of the members of a decoy police unit called S.T.R.E.S.S. – “Stop The Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets”. It targeted black men, mostly in the ghetto. Almost all of the undercover cops of STRES.S. patrolling the ghetto were black. And almost all those killed were black men, expect two, from 1971 to 1974. The unit was disbanded by the city's first black mayor, Coleman Young, who vowed to abolish it when he was campaigning to become mayor. Some blacks called it “a hit squad” that had targeted black people to kill black people; ironically, targeted by black cops and killed by black cops who worked for a system that is unfair to blacks in many cases. He has written about S.T.R.E.S.S. in his book and contends that there would be no need for such units to combat crime if black people provided security for themselves in their own communities as New Era Detroit is doing today even if on a smaller scale. But there is room for growth and expansion for such community-based security units. He also looks at racial injustice as a persistent problem and an integral part of the nation's history, a nation that was founded on slavery, not on the twin ideals of liberty and equality; which explains why racism still is a major problem even today. He has provided cases to demonstrate the disproportionate impact racial injustices have on blacks. But he also acknowledges that the country has made great progress in pursuit of racial equality. The United States today is not the United States in the fifties, or even in the sixties, he contends.

Talking about Race in America: Conversations with conservatives, liberals, independents, immigrants and others

Author : Seth Elijah
Publisher : Kindle Direct Publishing
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Talking about Race in America: Conversations with conservatives, liberals, independents, immigrants and others by Seth Elijah Pdf

THIS work is a meeting of the minds. People of different political and ideological beliefs articulate their positions on the question of race in the United States that has bedeviled the nation since its founding. Conservatives, liberals and independents as well as those who don't have any political affiliation or ideological positions exchange views, debate, offer suggestions and provide solutions to race problems facing the United States. There are those who contend that the United States does not have a race problem. It is individuals who have problems and they are the ones who complain about racism blaming society for their own failures in life. Their problems have nothing to do with race. Then there are those who say the United States has a race problem but it is not a major one as it once was. Others contend that racism is one of the biggest and most urgent problems facing the nation. Immigrants from all parts of the world also express their views and beliefs from different political and ideological perspectives on a subject that has divided the nation and continues to be one of the most contentious in the history of the country. There are immigrants who don't see racism as a major problem in the United States even if they admit it exists. There are those who agree with many Americans that racism still exists and it is a major problem. Although immigrants, they also offer solutions to a problem that, from their own experience, is a major one and should be addressed to achieve racial equality. White nationalists also take part in the discussions on race, exchanging views with conservatives, liberals, independents and immigrants. They explain their position and offer solutions to the race question, some of which don't differ much from the solutions proposed by some people who would be considered to be an integral part of the mainstream and not on the fringes of the American society. There is no consensus on the final solution to the race problem, or an answer to the race question, in the United States. But there is some agreement on some race issues that cuts across racial and ideological lines, for example, with some black immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean articulating positions that are in conformity with the positions of those who are in the conservative movement, contrary to what most black Americans believe. Other immigrants, including black ones, are squarely within the liberal tradition of the Democratic party. And there are those who don't embrace Republican or Democratic positions but take an independent position on race matters that is also different from the position taken by independents in the American political mainstream. The race question may be far from being resolved. But the views, proposals ans solutions presented in this book may help to point in the right direction toward a final solution to the problem that the United States has faced since slavery.

Critical Race Theory and the Struggle at the Heart of Legal Education

Author : Paul Zwier
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781527536470

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Critical Race Theory and the Struggle at the Heart of Legal Education by Paul Zwier Pdf

This book is an examination of the reception of critical race theory (CRT) in America’s legal education system. Critical race theory has been roiling legal education since the aftermath of Obama’s presidency. The killings of unarmed Black people fueled Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in law schools, which created a sense of urgency behind the plea for the law to do more to stop the killings of unarmed Black people. Some BLM-led protests called for faculty and administers to be fired if they didn’t act. There has been an upsurge of states legislating against the teaching of CRT, and law schools are struggling to respond. How should legal education view CRT? What are the neutral unifying values in the law that offer hope in the fight to alleviate the wave of racism that seems to continually batter law schools and society as a whole? This book looks for answers, and encourages the recommittal to the foundationalist beliefs of free speech, equality, and the due process of law.

Critical Race Theory and the American Justice System

Author : Paul Zwier
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781527593688

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Critical Race Theory and the American Justice System by Paul Zwier Pdf

When a trial lawyer stands before a jury to argue a case about a Black victim killed by a white person, how should the lawyer best argue the case? Critical race theorists (CRTs) are pessimistic that a white jury can set aside its own racism in judging the Black victims’ actions, and are skeptical of a jury’s ability to fairly judge a white actor’s motives. Before the George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery killings, there was strong evidence (The Innocence Project) that the CRTs were right. After all, the prosecutors in the Ahmaud Arbery case were so convinced that a white jury in a Georgia county would not convict white vigilantes, that they initially didn’t even charge the killers with a crime. However, then, back-to-back, in both cases, prosecutors prosecuted, and the jury returned guilty verdicts. They convicted Derrick Chauvin of murder. They convicted Travis and Gregory McMichael and “Roddie” William Bryant of murder. This book examines the how and why of these verdicts and asks whether they hold lessons vital to withstanding CRT challenges to the American justice system.

The 32 Principles

Author : Rener Gracie,Paul Volponi
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781637743669

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The 32 Principles by Rener Gracie,Paul Volponi Pdf

Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Overcome any obstacle life throws at you by thinking and responding like a world-class martial artist—without ever setting foot on the mat. Jiu-jitsu is more than a martial art; it is a lifestyle that promotes health, confidence, self-determination, and balance. Famed jiu-jitsu instructor Rener Gracie, who has coached more than 350,000 students in 196 countries, presents the core teachings of jiu-jitsu and explains how they can apply to all of our daily lives, including: • The Pyramid Principle: the importance of investing in a strong foundation • The Acceptance Principle: recognizing when it’s better to yield than to resist • The Pivot Principle: the value of changing your perspective to increase your effectiveness • The Redirection Principle: using unfavorable circumstances to create favorable outcomes Intended for both longtime fans and practitioners of jiu-jitsu as well as those completely unfamiliar with martial arts, The 32 Principles—and 32 companion videos on each principle’s physical application for self-defense from Rener himself—will help you take control of your personal and professional pursuits, supercharge your entrepreneurial spirit, and balance your relationships at work and at home. Along with multi-award–winning author Paul Volponi, this book features contributions from more than 40 champion athletes, topflight coaches, and others who have benefited from the everyday life applications of these timeless jiu-jitsu principles.

Humanizing Immigration

Author : Bill Ong Hing
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807008034

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“Incisive and compelling, reflecting the painful wisdom and knowledge that Bill Ong Hing has accrued over the course of fifty years..." --Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow First book to argue that immigrant and refugee rights are part of the fight for racial justice; offers a humanitarian approach to reform and abolition. Representing non-citizens caught up in what he calls the immigration and enforcement “meat grinder”, Bill Ong Hing witnessed their trauma, arriving at this conclusion: migrants should have the right to free movement across borders—and the right to live free of harassment over immigration status. He cites examples of racial injustices endemic in immigration law and enforcement, from historic courtroom cases to the recent treatment of Haitian migrants. Hing includes histories of Mexican immigration, African migration and the Asian exclusion era, all of which reveal ICE abuse and a history of often forgotten racist immigration laws. While ultimately arguing for the abolishment of ICE, Hing advocates for change now. With fifty years of law practice and litigation, Hing has represented non-citizens -- from gang members to asylum seekers fleeing violence, and from individuals in ICE detention to families at the US southern border seeking refuge. Hing maps out major reforms to the immigration system, making an urgent call for the adoption of a radical, racial justice lens. Readers will understand the root causes of migration and our country’s culpability in contributing to those causes.

Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death

Author : Werner U. Spitz,Francisco J. Diaz
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780398093129

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Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death by Werner U. Spitz,Francisco J. Diaz Pdf

This is not just a new edition but a different book, emphasizing trauma and wound analysis. The addition of a new co-editor, Dr. Francisco J. Diaz, has brought new ideas to this fifth edition. A chapter by Doctor Jan Leetsma, world-renowned neuropathologist, has also been included. Doctor Leetsma’s vast experience in forensic neuropathology will certainly enhance this book. Several chapters have been eliminated that are no longer applicable or which are adequately covered in other publications. Over time, in the past 48 years, since this book was first published, Medicolegal Investigation of Death has been dubbed the “Bible of Forensic Pathology.” The fifth edition includes over 600 case reports and hundreds of color photographs. The cases are from files the authors have personally handled. According to author Spitz, “We have found many times analysis of small wounds will lead to understanding of a giant case—like the case in Hawaii, where a body was found under a full-size van, with a thread mark on the cheek consistent with having been hit with a black pipe used for gas lines that were found in a bucket in the rear of the van. As it turned out, this was a murder, not an accident.” The book is full of such cases. This book will help you understand the details of injuries and how a person was injured and how they died and how these injuries, perhaps at first blush possibly seemingly insignificant, can shed new light on a case. Medicolegal Investigation of Death now embraces not just basic forensic pathology but also includes death during restraint, conscious pain and suffering and new concepts related to the interpretation of injuries by detailed wound analysis. The continued use of simple, non-technical terminology makes this book a truly unique treatise and source of information.

Rest in Power

Author : Sybrina Fulton,Tracy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812997248

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Rest in Power by Sybrina Fulton,Tracy Martin Pdf

Trayvon Martin’s parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement. “A reminder—not only of Trayvon’s life and death but of the vulnerability of black lives in a country that still needs to be reminded they matter.”—USA Today Now a docuseries on the Paramount Network produced by Shawn Carter Years after his tragic death, Trayvon Martin’s name is still evoked every day. He has become a symbol of social justice activism, as has his hauntingly familiar image: the photo of a child still in the process of becoming a young man, wearing a hoodie and gazing silently at the camera. But who was Trayvon Martin, before he became, in death, an icon? And how did one black child’s death on a dark, rainy street in a small Florida town become the match that lit a civil rights crusade? Rest in Power, told through the compelling alternating narratives of his parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, answers those questions from the most intimate of sources. The book takes us beyond the news cycle and familiar images to give the account that only his parents can offer: the story of the beautiful and complex child they lost, the cruel unresponsiveness of the police and the hostility of the legal system, and an inspiring journey from grief and pain to power, and from tragedy and senselessness to purpose.

How to be a Great Cop

Author : Neal E. Trautman
Publisher : Standards & Training, Incorporated
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0962753602

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How to be a Great Cop by Neal E. Trautman Pdf

An easy-to-read handbook that incorporates years of law enforcement training and experience, "How to Be a Great Cop" shares the insights and experiences of officers who have been there. Written to provide readers with an accurate view of the realities of the job, the book outlines surviving on the street and the emotional and medical implications of the job, as well as, the history of law enforcement, dealing with the criminal justice system and guidelines for what it takes to be an outstanding officer. The author outlines the importance of integrity, dealing with the judicial system, surviving the street, emotional health, and staying physically fit. For law enforcement professionals and individuals interested law enforcement.

Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery

Author : Richard Lustig
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Gambling
ISBN : 9781452077468

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Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery by Richard Lustig Pdf

In his book, Richard discusses the ins and outs and dos and don'ts of buying lottery tickets to increase your chances of winning. He has created a method that he and members of his family use that has enabled them to WIN several lottery game GRAND prizes. This is a very easy to use method and will work with any type lottery games (scratch tickets or number games) in any state or country. Here are some quotes from people who have used his method: "My husband and I used Richard Lustig's lotto method and within months of starting the method we hit a Mega Money jackpot for 2 million dollars! It was really easy to follow. You only play what you can and you can still win! Shaun and I will only play lotto from now on using these strategies." -Jennifer and Shaun, Florida "Since we've been using your method, we have definitely been winning more that we used to. It's easy to follow" -Dale, Florida "I just wanted to let you know that my husband and I read through your lottery method last night. It seems great. It seems to be just simple logic and makes sense." -Kate, Illinois

I Can't Breathe

Author : Matt Taibbi
Publisher : Random House
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812988857

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A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police—from the bestselling author of The Divide NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST On July 17, 2014, a forty-three-year-old black man named Eric Garner died on a Staten Island sidewalk after a police officer put him in what has been described as an illegal chokehold during an arrest for selling bootleg cigarettes. The final moments of Garner’s life were captured on video and seen by millions. His agonized last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for the nascent Black Lives Matter protest movement. A grand jury ultimately declined to indict the officer who wrestled Garner to the pavement. Matt Taibbi’s deeply reported retelling of these events liberates Eric Garner from the abstractions of newspaper accounts and lets us see the man in full—with all his flaws and contradictions intact. A husband and father with a complicated personal history, Garner was neither villain nor victim, but a fiercely proud individual determined to do the best he could for his family, bedeviled by bad luck, and ultimately subdued by forces beyond his control. In America, no miscarriage of justice exists in isolation, of course, and in I Can’t Breathe Taibbi also examines the conditions that made this tragedy possible. Featuring vivid vignettes of life on the street and inside our Kafkaesque court system, Taibbi’s kaleidoscopic account illuminates issues around policing, mass incarceration, the underground economy, and racial disparity in law enforcement. No one emerges unsullied, from the conservative district attorney who half-heartedly prosecutes the case to the progressive mayor caught between the demands of outraged activists and the foot-dragging of recalcitrant police officials. A masterly narrative of urban America and a scathing indictment of the perverse incentives built into our penal system, I Can’t Breathe drills down into the particulars of one case to confront us with the human cost of our broken approach to dispensing criminal justice. “Brilliant . . . Taibbi is unsparing is his excoriation of the system, police, and courts. . . . This is a necessary and riveting work.”—Booklist (starred review)

Feminist Rhetorical Practices

Author : Jacqueline Jones Royster,Gesa E Kirsch
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780809330690

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Feminist Rhetorical Practices by Jacqueline Jones Royster,Gesa E Kirsch Pdf

This book reviews major developments in feminist rhetorical studies in recent decades and explores the theoretical, methodological, and ethical impact of this work on rhetoric, composition, and literacy studies. The authors argue that there has been a dramatic shift in what is studied (diverse populations, settings, contexts, communities, etc.); how these communities are studied (methodologically, epistemologically); and how work in the field is evaluated (new criteria are required for new kinds of studies).

Open Season

Author : Ben Crump
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062375117

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Open Season by Ben Crump Pdf

Genocide—the intent to destroy in whole or in part, a group of people. TIME's 42 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019 Book Riot's 50 of the Best Books to Read This Fall As seen on CBS This Morning, award-winning attorney Ben Crump exposes a heinous truth in Open Season: Whether with a bullet or a lengthy prison sentence, America is killing black people and justifying it legally. While some deaths make headlines, most are personal tragedies suffered within families and communities. Worse, these killings are done one person at a time, so as not to raise alarm. While it is much more difficult to justify killing many people at once, in dramatic fashion, the result is the same—genocide. Taking on such high-profile cases as George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and a host of others, Crump witnessed the disparities within the American legal system firsthand and learned it is dangerous to be a black man in America—and that the justice system indeed only protects wealthy white men. In this enlightening and enthralling work, he shows that there is a persistent, prevailing, and destructive mindset regarding colored people that is rooted in our history as a slaveowning nation. This biased attitude has given rise to mass incarceration, voter disenfranchisement, unequal educational opportunities, disparate health care practices, job and housing discrimination, police brutality, and an unequal justice system. And all mask the silent and ongoing systematic killing of people of color. Open Season is more than Crump’s incredible mission to preserve justice, it is a call to action for Americans to begin living up to the promise to protect the rights of its citizens equally and without question.

A History of Prayer

Author : Roy Hammerling
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004171220

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Ancient prayers exist in a rich variety of often unexamined forms, and so they require a comprehensive study. This volume includes diverse scholars, who reveal the wondrous breadth of prayerful religious traditions from the first to the fifteenth centuries.