Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

A Setback for Cop-Control in Newark
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
02 Apr 2018
🖨️ Print Article

If a New Jersey court decision diluting the powers of the local Civilian Complaint Review Board is allowed to stand, the Newark-based People’s Organization for Progress may be compelled to give up its seat on the body. “In our estimation, if the board doesn’t have subpoena power and investigatory power, it’s a toothless body,” said POP chairman Larry Hamm.

Police brutality

Related Podcasts

Robert Brooks memorial
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Robert Brooks, Rikers Island and the Fight Against New York Incarceration
10 January 2025
The subject of our discussion is mass incarceration in New York City and New York State.
Black Agenda Radio March 10, 2023
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio March 10, 2023
10 March 2023
This week we hear about the absence of home rule in Washington DC and the congressional and white house decision to overturn its city council’s cri
Community Control of Police in Chicago
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Community Control of Police in Chicago
09 December 2022
Frank Chapman is Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.

More Stories


  • BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner
    Build Back Better Street Heat- Shoe Leather Legislators-Pavement Policymakers
    10 Nov 2021
  • Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: David Lester’s Book “Prophet Against Slavery”
    10 Nov 2021
  • Pascal Robert
    Are Black People the Crash Test Dummies for Democrats?
    10 Nov 2021
  • Ready for Revolution
    The Hood Communist Guide to the US Blockade on Cuba
    10 Nov 2021
  • Fouad Mami
    Book Review: The Black Mediterranean: Bodies, Borders and Citizenship
    10 Nov 2021
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us