April 4, 2016 by V Leigh

The Counted has been recognized with a James Aronson award for social justice journalism

Lessons in how to build a world-changing online community from Black Lives Matter https://t.co/Pfa8a2Auij pic.twitter.com/65ZcWazhXL

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) April 4, 2016

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not:👩🏻👩🏼👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿>👨🏻👨🏼👨🏽👨🏾👨🏿
black lives matter is: 👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿👨🏿👨🏾👨🏿=👨🏻👩🏻👩🏼👩🏻👨🏼
not:👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿👨🏾👨🏿>👨🏻👩🏻👩🏼👨🏼👩🏻

— Himo(@HimoKash) March 30, 2016

"TheBlack Lives Matter movement is global."

Canadian activists want justice after an officer-involved shooting. https://t.co/aGS9XwxHKq

— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 29, 2016

The Counted has been recognized with a James Aronson award for social justice journalism. https://t.co/8i0890nRvb

— The Counted (@thecounted) April 1, 2016

February 5, 2016 by V Leigh

“being oppressed means the absence of choices” – bell hooks

#BlackLivesMatter activist @deray addresses #AllLivesMatter retort. Watch full episode >> https://t.co/6Xf30miSlb pic.twitter.com/arIDL1EenG

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 27, 2016

Michelle Alexander on racial justice, mass incarceration and #BlackLivesMatters https://t.co/tMwt87QWEj #cjreform pic.twitter.com/EAADhtkwMN

— Ford Foundation (@FordFoundation) January 12, 2016

#Chicago Police Have Been Sabotaging Their Dash Cams #CampaignZero https://t.co/1t5fV4d1vP via @intelligencer

— Benjamin YoungSavage (@benjancewicz) January 28, 2016

#ReproducitveJustice for #BlackFutureMonth. Poster by @snkhalifa. Article by @RBraceySherman https://t.co/4JWMNgItah pic.twitter.com/5xiQ3TVRf2

— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) February 3, 2016

January 23, 2016 by V Leigh

Campaign Zero Activists Launch “Police Use of Force Project”

Campaign Zero Activists Launch "Police Use of Force Project" https://t.co/qJDOuNyNFJ

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 20, 2016

December 26, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

“Gunfire By The Police!” Disturbing Audio Released In Laquan McDonald Fatal Shooting

More details from the night of the Laquan McDonald shooting are slowly being released, including a audio to the dispatcher.

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December 19, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 12.18

Why blacks are least likely to get a jury of their peers. Wrote this in 2013 but applies equally to #DanielHoltzclaw https://t.co/KSrZHbMD7Q

— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) December 11, 2015

Trump is the symptom. White supremacy is the sickness. #DumpTrump #StandUp4Refugees #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/NfKDqmCuqn

— Farhad (@Yahktoe) December 11, 2015

Americans who say racism is a big problem 2011 28% 2015 49% https://t.co/SheCoYsWro pic.twitter.com/pqt4duuOSX

— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) December 14, 2015

22 police shootings in Chicago, no audio in any of them. Police deliberately tossing the mics, disabling them. https://t.co/M0kByPVq2O

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) December 19, 2015

Death of man found unconscious in handcuffs ruled a homicide https://t.co/8kt16zst41

— Post Local (@postlocal) December 14, 2015

Today is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. All people deserve lives free from violence. pic.twitter.com/W4HOIw1H1D

— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) December 17, 2015

December 18, 2015 by V Leigh

BlackLivesMatter Activism Tweets 12.17

Here's a better photo of the rally and signs at the Federal Plaza. The crowd is peaceful. pic.twitter.com/sFqh2y0VG0

— Justin Madden (@IAmJustinMadden) December 11, 2015

Protesters have picked up the banner w/100 names of police brutality victims & are starting to march. pic.twitter.com/SohuZjFbtD

— Justin Madden (@IAmJustinMadden) December 11, 2015

Medical students stage a 16 min die-in in front of city hall calling for #RahmResign @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/svcLA0QUI9

— Tonya Francisco (@TonyaFrancisco) December 10, 2015

#MarioWoods Shot 21 times by a platoon of #SFPD War on the City Streets. No Justification.No Peace. @sfgov @SFGate pic.twitter.com/5A7VxtK1qy

— Gregory B. Lewis (@GLew1970) December 10, 2015

Beautiful montage from last night #MarioWoods demonstration at SF Police Commission Meeting #JusticeForMarioWoods https://t.co/XkEuyPyVZb

— thc (@nysrene) December 10, 2015

"This is a healthcare crisis" chants dozens of medical students demanding the resignation of Rahm Emanuel. @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/4ooUhEqxOi

— Tonya Francisco (@TonyaFrancisco) December 10, 2015

"Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail! The whole damn system is guilty as hell!" Nearing Dearborn/Monroe pic.twitter.com/4LnQyYhgPS

— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 11, 2015

.@BCCBloc Students Respond to @BaltCitySchools CEO Letter Criminalizing Student Protest https://t.co/liKmBUH9ub pic.twitter.com/FR04GYok3e

— Baltimore BLOC (@BmoreBloc) December 15, 2015

December 15, 2015 by V Leigh

#MarioWoods Tweets 12.14

#MARIOWOODS FULL 2 MINUTE EXECUTION VIDEO RELEASED: https://t.co/ITZBZ2eD7A @SFPD = KILLERS #JusticeForMarioWoods

— JUSTICE MARIO WOODS (@occupythebay13) December 12, 2015

SF school kids march in protest of police shooting of #MarioWoods https://t.co/9crlQi80vX pic.twitter.com/5CBeUQ5LZX

— SF Examiner (@sfexaminer) December 12, 2015

NEW VIDEO: #Mariowoods appears to not have threatened officers before he was killed. https://t.co/l9mxfZxaCm pic.twitter.com/wlV8MyOfNp

— SF Examiner (@sfexaminer) December 11, 2015

Atty says he has new video that confirms @KQEDnews analysis that chief's account of #MarioWoods shooting is "bogus" https://t.co/2EolN0wKMK

— Vivian Ho (@VivianHo) December 11, 2015

.@BerkeleyLawNews expert on #MarioWoods: unnecessary killings by police are an American epidemic. https://t.co/94jXUA40Jl

— Vivian Ho (@VivianHo) December 11, 2015

Story from tonight's meeting: Chief must answer for #MarioWoods' death, crowd says https://t.co/fN5plBLYyr

— Vivian Ho (@VivianHo) December 10, 2015

After killing of #MarioWoods, Mayor Ed Lee says San Francisco isn't "that kind of city." He's wrong. https://t.co/T3z2XCmZEl

— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) December 10, 2015

I'm at the bus stop & I turned around & realized where I'm at RIP #MarioWoods pic.twitter.com/HsrRVtxX23

— • (@SS_PRHYME) December 10, 2015

#MarioWoods pic.twitter.com/C6AvvClHUF

— Mir (@Moneymirweather) December 12, 2015

December 2, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter #LaquanMcDonald Tweets 12.1

16 shots #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/OJb4n36E5P

— ChicagoStudentsUnion (@StudentUnionChi) November 27, 2015

#16at17 #MoreThanBullets #LaquanMcDonald #Chicago pic.twitter.com/8UXypKPhzF

— BalladOfADeadSouljah (@BaburRealer) November 27, 2015

"They covered it up, we shut it down" Protests are still going strong #16at17 #LaquanMcDonald https://t.co/h72rhtgPKX

— BalladOfADeadSouljah (@BaburRealer) November 28, 2015

If you're not going to hear us then you will feel us! We will #ShutItDown #BlackLivesMatter #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/sR3mQcqiSq

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) November 27, 2015

November 24, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Mercutio Southall

is it safe to order Pregabalin online Mercutio Southall (c. 1985- ), a Black Lives Matter protester, was beat up at a Donald Trump rally in Birmingham, Alabama on November 21st 2015.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: abagond.wordpress.com

November 13, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

#BlackOnCampus

disgustedly #BlackOnCampus (2015) is a Twitter hashtag that went viral this week in the wake of protests against racism at US universities – Yale, Mizzou and, now, at Ithaca College. In all three cases, those in authority refused to face up to the racism at their universities.

Racism at universities is nothing new: PWIs (Predominately White Institutions) have always been racist. First by not admitting Blacks at all, then by making them and other students of colour feel unwelcomed and unsafe, turning a blind eye to the racism they face, writing it off as “isolated incidents”, being “oversensitive” and so on.

Black Twitter weighs in:

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