- Police Brutality Watch

A crowd of people gathered in Clark Park on Saturday to rally against what they called "America's other war" -- the injustices committed against the country's black community. Racial profiling, police brutality, lower pay scales and exploitation of black prison workers were just some of the group's overall list of injustices. International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement Chairman Omali Yeshitela also cited Penn as an example of white gentrification and encroachment on the black community. The rally followed a five-kilometer "March for Social Justice," which took place simultaneously in Oakland, Calif., and St. Petersburg, Fla., as well as West Philadelphia. The event in Clark Park, which is located at 43rd Street and Chester Avenue, was organized by the African People's Solidarity Committee, a group of white community members who say they support the plight of their black peers. That group is under the larger umbrella of the Uhuru Movement. Uhuru is the Swahili word for "freedom," but the group is also known as the African People's Socialist Party. [more

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