Jeremy Segal - RebelPundit.comNational Bar Association to Investigate Police Brutality Marie Dennis September 8, 2014 Hood Report, News 1 Comment The National Bar Association (NAB) is set to file open records requests in 25 cities, including Milwaukee and Chicago, relating to police brutality allegations. Pamela Means, President of NBA, called police brutality the new civil rights era. Pamela Meanes, president of the Black lawyers and judges group, said that the NBA was already making plans for a nationwide campaign to fight police brutality when Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a White police officer following a controversial midday confrontation in a Ferguson, Mo. Meanes called police brutality the new civil rights issue of this era, an issue that disproportionately impacts the Black community. “If we don’t see this issue and if we don’t at the National Bar Association do the legal things that are necessary to bring this issue to the forefront, then we are not carrying out our mission, which is to protect the civil and political entities of all,” said Meanes. The other 23 cities where open records requests will be filed are Birmingham, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; Phoenix; Los Angeles; San Jose, Calif., Washington, D.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Miami; Atlanta; Louisville, Ky.; Baltimore; Detroit; Kanas City, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo.; Charlotte, N.C.; Las Vegas; New York City; Cleveland, Ohio, Memphis, Tenn., Philadelphia; Dallas; Houston; and San Antonio, Texas. The NBA is is the nation’s oldest and largest association of African American lawyers and judges. One Response GIDEON ODINGA October 1, 2014 organ. networking Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.