August 24, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Survived Car Crash. Killed By Cop. (UPDATED)

In the aftermath of the mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of Randall Kerrick, the former Charlotte-Meckenberg police officer who shot and killed 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell in September 2013, you will inevitably hear law enforcement experts providing explanations about why the jury did not vote to convict Kerrick and possibly send him to prison for 11 years. Many of these experts will be current and former police officers. This is what you need to know about these “experts.”

Sourced through Scoop.it from: jeffwinbush.com

#JonathanFerrell #SayHisName

August 23, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Separate & Unequal: This is why political cartoons matter

Pulitzer-Prize-winning political cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – and avid Daily Kos reader – Mike Lukovich has created an iconic political cartoon. In my view, it’s the most powerful, evocative visual representation of the injustices America has witnessed, and the black community has suffered, these past two weeks.
Here’s Separate, Unequal

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.dailykos.com

August 22, 2015 by V Leigh

#Politics #HateCrime #Discrimination Tweets 8.22

Bernie Sanders Announces Bill To Abolish For-Profit Prison Industrial Complex http://t.co/e6PCgxBSLf

— john osalvo (@jojokejohn) August 20, 2015

50% of youth detentions are private—Confining kids for profit does not keep kids & communities safe, says @NJJNetwork http://t.co/rEHjFKSSDD

— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) August 20, 2015

Police: Invoking Trump, 2 men beat up homeless man because he is an 'illegal immigrant' http://t.co/9j1AMX7YMb

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 21, 2015

Someone please count the amount of times a non-white has been kicked out of school for their natural hair https://t.co/8uBXk8lKG2

— better (@keonahwinters) August 20, 2015

As if enough wasn't erased already through assimilation… this sickens me https://t.co/ASgGP2BxiZ

— Rossi (@skrattrisus) August 20, 2015

August 22, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

This Hijabi Uber Driver Just Went Viral for the Wrong Reason

Sonia Martinez of Denver, CO has taken the public by storm after reporting yet another case of racial discrimination. As part of the Facebook group “Uber’s Woman Driving Network”, Martinez was attacked by Rene Hunter, another alleged Uber client, concerning her identity as a Muslim Driver for Uber. Her post containing racist sentiments has gone viral, spreading across Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Reditt, and many other forums. Here, she shares her thoughts concerning the recent incident.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: muslimgirl.net

August 21, 2015 by V Leigh

#PoliceBrutality #DeathByPolice Tweets 8.21

Virginia Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man In Own Home Charged With Murder http://t.co/F5TmAlT45h

— Rod TBGWT (@rodimusprime) August 19, 2015

New Mexico policemen to stand trial for murder in shooting death of homeless man #JamesBoyd http://t.co/THQEItZekr

— deray mckesson (@deray) August 19, 2015

Chicago Police Board meeting shut down as activists demand firing of cop in #RekiaBoyd case http://t.co/zELwO8lOO2 pic.twitter.com/quk3CmzAbw

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) August 21, 2015

6 Police Officers Across US Were Charged w Murder This Week, Proving Strength of Protests; Need more says @Carl_Dix http://t.co/97P8jeYUih

— StopMassIncarceratio (@StopMassIncNet) August 21, 2015

#MansurBallBey murdered 5 days before he was supposed to start college #BlackLivesMatter

— #MansurBallBey ⛅️ (@YUNGGTAZZ) August 20, 2015

#MansurBallBey. pic.twitter.com/mdxzKYQBEU

— deray mckesson (@deray) August 20, 2015

August 21, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Man killed by St. Louis police died from gunshot in the back #MansurBallBey

ST. LOUIS • An autopsy on Mansur Ball-Bey, whose death from police gunfire this week stirred protests, showed that he died from a single wound in the back, police officials said.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.stltoday.com

#MansurBallBey

August 20, 2015 by V Leigh

#Politics #FederalPolicy Tweets 8.20

Sanders: 'I'll fight hardest to end racism' ………………………………………….. http://t.co/VgpEcyH7EN

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) August 16, 2015

BREAKING: @CornelWest endorses @BernieSanders as best option for #blm http://t.co/dYmgMIdn4n #blacklivesmatter #FeelTheBern

— Auraria4Sanders (@Auraria4Sanders) August 14, 2015

Must read piece on the subversion of federal policy to perpetuate housing segregation: http://t.co/VNITUDVEIn pic.twitter.com/EWedfh2Sfq

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) August 15, 2015

Stop calling them low-wage workers, let's call them workers in low wage paying jobs. YUP! #apalacon15

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) August 15, 2015

Ohio's governor said he's open to signing a state law requiring cops to wear body cameras. http://t.co/b1PdzRZ53q v @washingtonpost

— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) August 15, 2015

My piece for @CultureStrike's #VisionsfromtheInside project #immigration #not1more #art4 http://t.co/tkCDQW6tke pic.twitter.com/A7XkEfdD5j

— favianna rodriguez (@favianna) August 14, 2015

what doesnt she understand? there is a movement. there are people trying to change laws? https://t.co/OsES5stfNW

— E (@emilybeige) August 20, 2015

Since the Affordable Care Act, the US Uninsured Rate Has Fallen Below 10% For First Time http://t.co/TOFmqi8lPm pic.twitter.com/Ms0qV1O9Ui

— SPLC (@splcenter) August 12, 2015

August 20, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Two Cops Charged with Murder After they Repeatedly Tasered a Handcuffed Man Until He Died

Two Georgia cops are facing murder charges after they tasered a handcuffed man more than a dozen times until they killed him.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: thefreethoughtproject.com

August 19, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.19

What's the history of "resisting arrest" as a crime? I can only imagine the circumstances in which this "crime" originated.

— deray mckesson (@deray) August 15, 2015

Sitting in the Barnes & Noble at 18th and Walnut. They just called the police on a young black male for no good reason.

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) August 15, 2015

This #Kentucky woman shot at two 7-year-old children & pointed her loaded gun at an officer today. She's out on bond. pic.twitter.com/uzn8VW3EUD

— Phillip M. Bailey (@phillipmbailey) August 15, 2015

Even when there is no "violence" to report, CNN demonizes by reporting the assumption of violence that never happened pic.twitter.com/dBwTiN7OQJ

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) August 18, 2015

Racism in the Air You Breathe: When Where You Live Determines How Fast You Die …………………….. http://t.co/Nf0qMNNKnn

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) August 18, 2015

Outside Mokabe's today the most kick-ass cafe in St. Louis. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/IB2f7AP0Ev

— ChuckModi (@POPSspotSports) August 15, 2015

University of MD class looks at how housing segregation, education & other laws played a role in #FreddieGray's death http://t.co/8qZblrdhIL

— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) August 15, 2015

Notice how we never knew #TrayvonMartin went to Space Camp. how media shapes black boy narratives. #GeorgeZimmerman pic.twitter.com/18NjL0fwz2

— Raqiyah Mays (@RaqiyahMays) August 18, 2015

.@JanelleMonae's new song 'Hell You Talmbout' is an ode to the #BlackLivesMatter movement: http://t.co/G5epCJfsrU pic.twitter.com/sHFd8IZjBF

— The Root (@TheRoot) August 14, 2015

August 18, 2015 by V Leigh

#SayHerName Tweets 8.18

It seems I spoke too soon. #KandisCapri maybe the 3rd trans woman of color murdered this week #SayHerName http://t.co/ApFctGiPDE

— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) August 14, 2015

Black Women With Mental Illness Suffer Horrific Abuses In LA County Jails http://t.co/pj6wyCD1Ha Atrocious inhumanity.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 14, 2015

This week's #PeoplesMonday is dedicated to #MalissaWilliams, unarmed, committing no crime, killed by barage of shots. pic.twitter.com/6hFgpqKhVd

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) August 17, 2015

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