Buffalo, N.Y.: Justice for Sean Bell

As organizers in New York City declared that demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience to protest the Sean Bell verdict would begin this weekend, activists rallied in Buffalo, N.Y., to speak out against justice denied Sean Bell and all victims of police violence.
One after another, outraged speakers declared that the New York Police Department's murder of Bell was not isolated or random, that it happens in all U.S. cities, including Buffalo, and that here, as in New York City, justice is not colorblind, and the cops feel free to target communities of color. The rally called for community control of police departments to make them accountable, and for jailing killer cops.
—Report and photo by Ellie Dorritie