On an average day, I receive several hundred personal emails. Half of them describe some type of personally experienced bigotry, racism, or police brutality.
Each person is asking me to please share their story.
I feel guilty when I don't, but guilty when I do.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) August 13, 2018
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I know that sharing so many painful stories of injustice has an accumulative impact on all of us – so I am now more hesitant than ever to share because of that.
When I don't share, though, the people who desperately want their story known are crushed. It's a real dilemma.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) August 13, 2018
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Armando Frank was killed by police in Louisiana after he was tased and put in a choke hold. Video shows, “He’s not attempting to flee, he’s not assaulting anybody, he’s sitting on a tractor and he’s asking reasonable questions they are refusing to answer.” https://t.co/jzTQmxzhrM
— The Appeal (@theappeal) August 3, 2018
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“He’s not attempting to flee, he’s not assaulting anybody, he’s sitting on a tractor and he’s asking reasonable questions they are refusing to answer,” explained Gilbertson, one of two experts on use-of-force who reviewed the footage for the… https://t.co/DVYaHAtc7g
— The SkepDick (@The_SkepDick) August 4, 2018
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Bijan Ghaisar was unarmed when US Park Police shot him to death during a traffic stop; his family filed a $25 million lawsuit, calling the shooting "egregious, senseless, an unlawful killing of a young man by two out-of-control law enforcement officers." https://t.co/h4hZDNIkmh
— The Appeal (@theappeal) August 5, 2018
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Charges have been dropped against an 11-year-old Ohio girl who was struck with a taser by an off-duty cop after she was suspected of shoplifting https://t.co/6cl6o2JFXM
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 9, 2018
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This is the second time in two years Nashville police have shot a black man in the back as he was running away. pic.twitter.com/7yAJur3vA2
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 11, 2018
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Our #TomOBrien will join @errollouis and others on @InsideCityHall tonight to discuss how Bronx prosecutors intentionally slow cases. More below 👇👇👇 https://t.co/b6QB3snpOT
— The Legal Aid Society (@LegalAidNYC) August 10, 2018
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Mike Brown’s murder was completely unjustified and the case needs to be reopened.
Brilliant piece here from @Blackstarjus. https://t.co/da8fL1VFWG
— Shaun King (@shaunking) August 10, 2018
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Man spent five years in prison and was then deported and now proseuctors admit cops framed him https://t.co/psHA09COvm
— deray (@deray) August 11, 2018
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Biscayne Park, FL cops said they would pin burglaries on “anybody black walking through our streets." Clarens Desrouleaux was one of their victims; prosecutors just asked to strike his burglary conviction. But it was too late: he was deported to Haiti. https://t.co/kDwI5qB629
— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) August 10, 2018
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"I need you to speak up in defense of those who are being targeted in your presence. This is hard work, and we're in it for the rest of our lives. I need you to join forces with other people when you get tired." – SPLC Outreach Director Lecia Brooks
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) August 10, 2018