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AMY GOODMAN: Democracy Now! was at the protest and march on Thursday. This is Katrina Games, the aunt of Sam Sharpe. But first, we hear from Nayisha Mitchell, the big sister of D’Vontaye Mitchell.
A song that proclaimed "Jehovah is your name" repeatedly was played at the start of the memorial service for Sam Sharpe Jr. on Saturday. The man who became known to many as Jehovah or Jah — due ...
AND KENDALL, YOU SPOKE TO THE MAN’S FAMILY TONIGHT RIGHT. THEY TELL ME SAM SHARPE JR LIVED NEARBY IN A TENT WITH HIS DOG. MANY IN THE COMMUNITY ARE JUST HEARTBROKEN. THERE’S A MEMORIAL IN THE ...
"We expected the same decision to be used that has justified the actions of killer cops that have stolen the lives of thousands of Black people before Sam," said Angelique Sharpe, in reference to ...
Columbus, Ohio, police shot and killed Sam Sharpe as he wielded two knives and moved toward another man, bodycam footage shows. The situation happened rapidly, with about 15 seconds passing ...