Civil Liberties

Activists Say Police Kill Black Person Every 36 Hours

Release a report on domestic extrajudicial killings

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Using government documents and direct investigations a group has issued a call to action, citing that in the first six (6) months of 2012 a Black person was killed by a police officer, security guard or vigilante [every 36 hours].

"The Report on Black People Executed without Trial by Police, Security Guards and Self-Appointed Law Enforcers January 1 – June 30, 2012", was produced by Arlene Eisen and Kali Akuno for the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM). Special assistance was given by Ajamu Baraka. It is available online at mxgm.org