WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
April 21, 2021 New Orleans The Minneapolis trial of former policeman Derek Chauvin, whose more than nine-minute chokehold killed George Floyd, was a classic case where the jury was confronted by the prosecutor with a version of the famous Richard Pryor line: “Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?” …
March 8, 2021 New Orleans In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we heard from a former mayor and activist in the area. He wanted to do something, almost anything, as he watched television and witnessed the demonstrations. He was horrified by the police tactics. Groping to respond, he …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CN06162020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The New York Times print edition featured a two-page spread overlaying the map of the United States in a special Black Lives Matter section. Across the map were the names of the 2000 cities and towns where there had been protests in a recent …