Author Archives: Brian Dolinar

About Brian Dolinar

Brian Dolinar has been a community journalist since 2004.

Busy Week for Community Courtwatch

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Brian Dolinar

Courtwatchers have been busy keeping an eye on the criminal justice system in Champaign County. Again it is volunteers, individuals doing their duty as citizens, that have done more work than paid staff in the mainstream media or salaried public … Continue reading →

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Vigil For Quentin Larry and Terrell Layfield

Posted on 07/25/2006 by Brian Dolinar

 , July 22 at 8pm a vigil will be held for Quentin Larry, Terrell Layfield, and others who have died while in police custody at the Champaign County jail. Bring a candle and meet us at 204 E. Main, … Continue reading →

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Five Deaths at County Jail

Posted on 06/25/2006 by Brian Dolinar

With the death of Quentin Larry on May 28, now five inmates have died in the Champaign County Jail over a three year period. Individuals should not die in police custody – even if they are drug addicts. Citizens must … Continue reading →

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Police Stage Attacks on Garden Hills

Posted on 06/25/2006 by Brian Dolinar

Police have long been regarded by many in the African American community as an occupying army. The recent use of overwhelming force by police in Garden Hills, a predominantly working class African A m e r i c a n … Continue reading →

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U-N-I-T-Y in U-C: What are YOU marching for?

Posted on 11/25/2004 by Brian Dolinar

In the pouring rain Saturday, October 23, spirited members of our community marched for unity and weathered the storm. They met at two locations – Douglass Park on the North side and Scott Park on the South side – to … Continue reading →

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From Profile to Prison: Criminalization of a Community

Posted on 10/25/2004 by Brian Dolinar

While news of police mistreatment in African-American communities is nothing new in the post-Rodney King era, what is new is the nation-wide organizing against it. From Los Angeles to New York, Chicago to Champaign—grass roots organizations have come together to … Continue reading →

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