Jill Nelson

  • Letters to the editor

    Grand Funk Railroad killed rock 'n' roll?! Plus: Sun Microsystems scientist's doomsaying isn't convincing; white New Yorkers need to protest police brutality.
    April 13, 2000

  • Do white New Yorkers care about police brutality?

    The only way Giuliani and the NYPD will be held accountable is if white people join the protest.
    By Jill Nelson April 10, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Reactions to Diallo verdict Plus: Hard work pays off for post-docs; does AARP stand for Association for the Advancement of Rich People?
    Letters to the editor March 1, 2000

  • The beating goes on

    Just another acquittal of police officers who killed a black man. I'm angry, but I'm not surprised.
    By Jill Nelson February 26, 2000

  • Letters to the Editor

    Attack on Louima showed supreme arrogance; why don't "Buffy" producers worry about sexual content?
    Letters to the Editor June 2, 1999

  • Is sodomy with a stick worse than death?

    The outcry over Justin Volpe's abuse of Abner Louima -- compared with comparative silence about decades of police killings -- suggests assaulting someone's manhood is worse than killing him.
    By Jill Nelson May 26, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    The race angle on Littleton massacre; Conason just doesn't get punk music.
    Letters to the Editor May 11, 1999

  • White lies

    Asking "How could it happen here?" reveals the racism behind our thinking about violence
    By Jill Nelson May 4, 1999

  • Pryor Knowledge

    Jill Nelson on the rage, vulnerability and painful honesty of Richard Pryor's comedy.
    By Jill Nelson November 25, 1998
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