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The weekly newspaper article archives of
THE BLACK WATCH
in the CHICAGO DEFENDER
written by:
Executive Director Pat Hill
The Black Watch
May 29, 2007
We live in a culture where the majority of the population has either been
a victim of a violent act or, is, or has been a perpetrator by committing
violent acts. The violent robbery at Illinois Federal Savings and Loan,
the bank where I've personally been a customer since 1972,
further demonstrates that we live in what I classify as a violent...
The Black Watch
May 21, 2007
Each time one of our children in the community succumbs to an act of what is described as arbitrary and unnecessary violence, the community responds the same. The cries of "the violence must stop", "how are they getting the guns?", "where are their parents"? resonate over and over again.
Last week's tragic death of 16 year old Blair ...
The Black Watch
May 14, 2007
Sankofa. Sankofa is an ancient Akan (Ghana) term that figuratively means, "go back and fetch it". Its significance today pertains to the criminal justice system in general but specifically I site it as being germane to the recent trial of Burlington police officer Howard Morgan. Morgan was on trial this week at the criminal ...
The Black Watch
May 7, 2007
The recent announcement by the mayor that he was making adjustments as to how the Office of Professional Standards would continue to function after not having a person in charge of that agency for almost a year, once again clearly demonstrates that this administration has no intentions of seriously attempting to bring the necessary reform to the Ch...
The Black Watch
April 30, 2007
Ironically, most recently being reported, the newest practice emanating from the Hip-Hop community is one that police officers have engaged in for years when it comes to one of their own. "Snitching" as the term is commonly referred, is a highly regarded taboo in these two segments of society that function on opposite ends of the social spect...
The Black Watch
April 23, 2007
The United States Olympic Committee has given Chicago the bid to become the city to represent North America in the competition to determine which city in the world will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Of the approximately twenty-one other potential cities that may bid on the upcoming Olympics, only three other than Chicago have confirmed their...
The Black Watch
April 16, 2007
Don Imus is symptomatic of the problem, not the problem. The problem, white man's entitlement buttressed by white male supremacy. Ironically, we just witnessed young Black women scholar athletes verbally denigrated by a white male 88t years after a Black man graduated as one of the most outstanding scholar athletes this university has ever produced...
The Black Watch
April 2, 2007
The behavior of some police officers in Chicago, both on and off duty has been questionable at best for decades if not centuries. When former Superintendent James Rochford was in charge of the Chicago Police Department in 1975, the late Congressman Ralph Metcalf declared the department "rotten to the core". He made this statement after ...
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