Bethania Palma Markus

Bethania Palma Markus is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist.

Protests Rise Over Los Angeles Police Killing of Mentally Ill, Black Homeless Man

Protesters demanded police training to deal with mentally ill after LAPD caught on video shooting and killing a homeless black man.

By: Bethania Palma Markus ,; Truthout

March 10, 2015

News

Obama Announces Order Allowing Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Safety, for Now

President Obama's executive order will allow some 5 million immigrants the right to live and work legally.

By: Bethania Palma Markus ,; Truthout

November 21, 2014

News

Childhood Friend of Ezell Ford Demands Apology After Police Wrongly Claim He Is a Gang Member

A Los Angeles-based rapper and protester of recent police killings says he fears becoming a target of gang violence because police falsely identified him as a member of the …

By: Bethania Palma Markus ,; Truthout

September 3, 2014

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LA Police Refuse to Release Information on In-Custody Deaths, Community Pushes Back

The LAPD refuses to release autopsy reports and the names of officers involved in the deaths of Ezell Ford and Omar Abrego in South Central Los Angeles, frustrating a …

By: Bethania Palma Markus ,; Truthout

August 26, 2014

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Angelenos Take to the Streets for Ezell Ford, Omar Abrego and Ferguson Solidarity

While standing in solidarity with Ferguson and outraged over police killings of people of color, Los Angeles protesters express weariness over the continuous violations of their rights and fear …

By: Bethania Palma Markus ,; Truthout

August 20, 2014

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Borderland Deaths of Migrants Quietly Reach Crisis Numbers

While most media attention has been focused on the surge of children fleeing Central American countries for the United States, the immigrant death toll on the US-Mexico border has …

By: Bethania Palma Markus ,; Truthout

July 27, 2014

News Analysis

Activists Working to Transform LA County Sheriffs Hope Changes Will Apply for the Entire Country

Los Angeles activists' vigorous push to reform the violent and corrupt Sheriff's Department may develop into an effective national program to reduce police violence, racism and classism.

By: Bethania Palma Markus ,; Truthout

May 27, 2014

News Analysis

Racism and Criminalization in the Media

A recent 'People' magazine cover sparks consideration of the hiding-in-plain-sight but never-discussed racism that characterizes the United States and the ways US media subtly sustain that racism.