Since the murder of my sister Miriam Iris Carey I have lit a white candle and kept it burning by the life size photo I have of her in my vestibule along with fresh flowers. Who was Miriam Carey? She was a mother to one, a daughter to another and a sister. But the world … Continue reading
More than three months after an unarmed woman was killed in a hail of police gunfire on Capitol Hill, her family’s lawyer is calling for authorities to release the results of their investigation, and for Congress to use its own powers to look into the case. And some lawmakers agree. “While we understand police shootings … Continue reading
Interview With Melissa Harris-Perry About the ‘Avoidable’ Shooting Death of Miriam Carey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, July 10, 2014 – Today, after nine months of “utter” silence by government officials we were not surprisingly told by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia they are ‘declining prosecution’ because after an exhaustive review of the available evidence they will not be able to meet … Continue reading