The Reverend Al Sharpton is organizing a rally for black fathers this Saturday, the second in a series of demonstrations promised in the wake of the Sean Bell verdict.

The rally falls a day before Father's Day and is intended to encourage black fathers and families to address what organizers call a "Pandora's box of issues" that have surfaced following the acquittal of three detectives who shot Bell on his wedding day in 2006.

According to one of the march's organizers, Bishop Lester Williams, the rally will "dispel the myth of absentee black fathers" and will focus on demanding "a fair justice system through building police-community relations."

"Without fathers, we have no community," Bishop Williams, who had been scheduled to marry Bell and his fiancée, Nicole Paultre Bell, said.

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Anthony Morley: left (suspect), Damian Oldfield: right (victim)

They are now considering the possibility that some of the flesh was also eaten by the suspect Police believe that Oldfield, was stabbed to death before the leg was removed from his body. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "On arrival officers discovered the body of a 33 year old man and a 35-year-old man has been charged with murder." The force would not confirm any other information about the killing.

Anthony Morley, 35, who won the Mr. Gay UK competition in 1993 at the age of 20, appeared in court earlier this week charged with Oldfield's murder. He has been remanded in custody. He is due to appear before the courts in Leeds again.

Morley and Oldfield were thought to be friends but not lovers.

After being crowned the winner of the beauty pageant at a Blackpool nightclub in 1993, Morley enjoyed a brief spell as a minor celebrity on the gay scene, making a guest appearance at the London Pride festival and opening a holiday complex for gays in Gran Canaria.

Sean Bell & fiancée Nicole Paultre Bell with daughter Jada

The protest will be lead by the president of the National Action Network, Rev. Al Sharpton.

If you are interested in participating in the pray-in or in any other supportive role please contact Michael Hardy (212) 690-3070 at the Action Network

PROTEST LOCATIONS:

Sharpton is asking protesters to rally Wednesday at 3 p.m. around New York City:

Sean Bell's fiancée, Nicole Paultre Bell, and Trent Benefield, one of the wounded men are expected to be at the pray-in

The reason why this pray-in must be a success is because of the police brutality that seems to be plaguing our streets. Whether or not you are LGBT this is a problem. Police officers are supposed to be people that we go to when we need help. They are not supposed to be people that we fear. Police brutality has been problem, especially if you're black.

Black people do not trust the police, especially not the "boys in blue" from NYC. Are black people justified in being scared of NYPD? Looking at the recent past there have plenty of cases where the NY Police Department has overstepped their bounds and abused there powers. This listing doesn't include the cases that have not been reported, or where people have been intimidated to keep silent.

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I am just as astonished as everyone. Outraged like most. Saddened for my brother, and will join others in the pursuit of JUSTICE!

On Friday April 25th I joined hundreds of other Sean Bell supporters and media outside the Queens County Criminal Courthouse to hear the verdict of the Sean Bell murder trial. Sean Bell was a young UNARMED African American man whose body was riddled with bullets, killing him instantly, by three New York City Police Officers. Bell was to be married later the same day. The NOT GUILTY verdict sent a shockwave of raw emotion throughout the crowd outside the courthouse, as well as to people of African descent everywhere.

Below are some images that document the scene outside the courthouse moments after the verdict was read.

In memory of SEAN BELL and with my heartfelt condolences to the Bell's family and friends.

Awaiting the verdict.

One of several NYPD helicopters hover above the crowd.

By Jon Kelly

It took in crudely-forged documents, doctored videoclips, claims of illicit gay sex and the murkier end of Fleet Street.

Ian Strachan described himself as a fashion stylist and agent

But an Old Bailey jury has decided that defendants Ian Strachan and Sean McGuigan were guilty of trying to blackmail £50,000 from an unnamed minor royal - however comedic the pair's efforts sounded.

The acronyms employed to preserve the victim's anonymity added a frisson of intrigue to the court hearings. Who was "witness A", the member of Britain's monarchy the pair had targeted?

Above all, however, the case painted a rather desperate picture of the defendants' lives on the fringes of London high society.

'Walter Mitty'

Strachan, 31, of Fulham, west London, and McGuigan, 41, of Battersea, south London, spent a total of five months making eight hours of tapes which they hoped would earn them a huge payday.

They believed their ticket to riches was "witness D" - an aide to A whom Strachan met in 2006, and who he covertly filmed apparently describing a sexual encounter with his employer.

The aide - who was drunk while most of the recordings were made - also told how another royal "flashed his willy in his face", the jury heard.

If he knows what's good for him he will ring me back

Phone call to witness A's aide from 'Kent Logan'

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But, unlike the television series, where unquestionable forensic evidence usually leads suspects to make neat and tidy confessions, the Sean Bell case ended in a messy court case.

Arrows show the trajectory of the bullets which hit Mr Bell's car

The saga began in the early hours of 25 November 2006, when the 23-year-old left the Kalua strip club in the New York suburb of Queens with his friends Trent Benefield and Jose Guzman.

A heated dispute broke out with another patron of the club and the three friends apparently tried to drive away before pandemonium broke out.

No gun found

Five undercover police officers, who had been investigating prostitution allegations at the Kalua club, fired a total of 50 shots at the car carrying Mr Bell and his friends.

Two detectives, Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora, were later charged with manslaughter and a third officer, Marc Cooper, was accused of reckless endangerment.

Mr Isnora and Mr Oliver face up to 25 years in jail if convicted.

Mr Isnora said he decided to follow the trio to their car because he believed they were going to carry out a drive-by shooting. No gun was ever found in their car.

Two detectives, Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora, faced charges of manslaughter. A third, Marc Cooper, had been accused of reckless endangerment.

Bell was due to marry his girlfriend Nicole, with whom he had a child

In a packed Queens courtroom, Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman cleared the three men of all charges.

The case had generated accusations of police racism and brutality.

Shouts of "No!" erupted in the crowd outside the courthouse as word of the verdict spread, said reports. Some people wept on each other's shoulders.

Protesters were angered by revelations that the officers had fired 50 shots between them - a use of force they argued was excessive.

But the police officers insisted they suspected one of Bell's companions was armed.

Undercover

Bell and two friends were apparently trying to drive away from the Kalua club when the incident occurred early on the morning of 25 November 2006.

The police officers who fired were among five undercover officers who had been investigating prostitution allegations at the club.

Bell was killed and his friends were seriously injured.

Mr Isnora said he decided to follow the trio to their car because he believed they were going to carry out a drive-by shooting. No gun was ever found in their car.

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New South Wales  police this week acknowledged the global reach of American gangs in dangerously influencing wayward Australian youth.

Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said police were closely monitoring the trend of so-called gangs on the internet, which had given youngsters a new avenue in which to boast and brag.

"The concern for police is the Americanisation of these young men who are influenced by the criminal gang culture in the US, by parading themselves and thumbing their noses at the law," he says.

"These hoodlums take great delight in showing off."

Influence ... rappers Biggie Smalls aka Notorious BIG (left) and Tupac Shakur, whose music has glamourised violent gang culture

Known as the gang capital of America, Los Angeles has spawned the most infamous - and globally influential - gangs in the US. American government figures show there were at least 30,000 gangs and 800,000 members active in the US last year.

The number of gang members has grown steadily over the past five years, up from 731,500 in 2002 and 750,000 in 2004.

Gangs are predominantly divided on racial lines, with members usually belonging to the same race.

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Raina Johnson

The 35 year old Washington DC woman was handed a 28 year prison sentencing. According to the Post that sentence was 12 years more than the maximum outlined in the voluntary sentencing guidelines for such charges.

The victim, Toni Brown, 32, is not paralyzed from the neck down because of the injuries she endured from the shooting.

According to the Washington Blade the women started dating in 2006
Whether or not Brown knew about Johnson past is unknown. Johnson started displaying a violent side towards Brown

The mother of four had a history of domestic violence charges involving former lovers (boyfriends and girlfriends).
Brown had obtained a civil protection order against Johnson. The shooting occurred outside the Safeway on Columbia Road N.W. Washington D.C., where Brown worked, about 12:15 a.m. on Sept. 25.

Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge in December.

She expressed penitence in court, the Post said.

She apologized to Brown and her family.

"I am deeply sorry for my actions," the Post quoted Johnson as saying. "I want to apologize to Brown, her family, the court and society."

Brown told the Post the first nine months of her relationship with Johnson were "good," but arguments led to Brown's decision to move out of the residence they shared last summer. Johnson had threatened to kill Brown if she left, the Post said.