May 18, 2019 by V Leigh

These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma.

Surveillance video shows #Chicago police dragging (Black) female student down stairs, using stun gun – https://t.co/G1b0mNWrQL

New Footage Of Police Beating Female Student – https://t.co/1fptFxfpvO

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) April 16, 2019

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So it turns out the Chicago Police Department lied when they said two police officers didn't push & drag a 16-year-old girl down a set of stairs, punch her, tase her, then hold her down as they stomped on her chest.

Cause they did and there's video.https://t.co/8Y6xtv8ObB

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 11, 2019

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Independent experts examined the house raided by Houston police, led by police officer Gerald Goines, during which Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle were killed. They found no evidence that the couple fired at the officers, as police have claimed. https://t.co/9Xv1wOiOus

— The Appeal (@theappeal) May 14, 2019

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#SandraBland speaks from the grave. This is gut-wrenching & further proves implicit/explicit biases and flat out anti-blackness endured by African Americans all life long. These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma. It’s unacceptable. https://t.co/AuQmJIoS3A

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) May 7, 2019

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May 17, 2019 by V Leigh

Here’s what you need to know about the advancing laws that will restrict abortion access across the U.S.

GOP leaders have begun distancing themselves from new, far-reaching state abortion restrictions that don’t allow exceptions in the cases of rape or incest. https://t.co/Mrt28zdahC

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 17, 2019

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Hundreds of women in Georgia and Alabama are calling Planned Parenthood to ask whether abortion is still legal in their states. The group has gotten so many calls that it had to set up an automated phone line with more information, a spokeswoman says. https://t.co/KJJxpDYQae

— CNN (@CNN) May 17, 2019

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‘The state of Alabama ought to be ashamed of herself.’ — These Alabama state senators spoke up against the abortion ban pic.twitter.com/S5KT79DdRL

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 17, 2019

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Here's what you need to know about the advancing laws that will restrict abortion access across the U.S. pic.twitter.com/U13bMGc73n

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 16, 2019

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May 17, 2019 by V Leigh

We cannot become numb to these images. We cannot let this become the new normal.

An armed pro-Trump militia in New Mexico appears to be detaining migrants at the border and working with Border Patrol agents to coordinate their arrests. ACLU says these are kidnappings by vigilantes: https://t.co/gjGyvsGaV2

— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) April 18, 2019

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16-year-old unaccompanied immigrant boy dies in U.S. custody after becoming “noticeably ill” – BuzzFeed News https://t.co/htXRo1UUHn

— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 7, 2019

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ICE Going Against Its Own Rules to Block Immigrants from Meeting with Lawyers – DiversityInc https://t.co/O2CN6iheWZ

— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 11, 2019

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People laughing is not proof that something is a joke. White people laughed at lynchings. Reporters calling this a joke don't know what a joke is and are offering an opinion favorable to Trump. 'It was a joke' is Trump's favorite defense. https://t.co/89Em9wYP9x

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) May 9, 2019

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This barely made headlines yesterday…

Vulnerable children.

Being forced to sleep outside.

On the ground.

On top of rocks.

In the dirt.

In CBP custody.

We cannot become numb to these images. We cannot let this become the new normal. pic.twitter.com/TTwNPezQvb

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May 15, 2019

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May 11, 2019 by V Leigh

#FreeBlackMamas for Mother’s Day

87% of people in cases where bail is set cannot make an amount of even $500.

The intervention that we are making can help stop tragedies like this from happening. #FreeBlackMamas https://t.co/EGeO30Jp6s

— #FreeBlackMamas (@NationalBailOut) May 7, 2019

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This week @NationalBailOut begins freeing Black mamas across 30 US cities to reunite them with their families in time for #MothersDay! Support by donating here: https://t.co/6U2lIG4SIm https://t.co/d4NbAqx19l

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 9, 2019

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After 8 hours of waiting, this Black mama has been freed in Baltimore County, MD thanks to the powerful Black women leading the #DMVBailout! She received flowers, a handmade card, and all the Black Joy as we met her. #FreeBlackMamas by donating here: https://t.co/upL3wqmONh pic.twitter.com/bIRqeZowMc

— ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) May 9, 2019

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Looking for an amazing Mother’s Day gift? Donate to #FreeBlackMamas and bail a Black mother out of jail in honor of your own mom https://t.co/KnvnGo8zpJ

— Tessa Brown (@tessalaprofessa) May 9, 2019

For the third year in a row, @NationalBailOut is bailing out black moms so they can spend Mother's Day with their children. Most of them stay in pretrial detention simply because they can't afford bail. Donate here: https://t.co/6D5WHzRGv8 #FreeBlackMamas ✊✊✊ pic.twitter.com/URRYVgxOI6

— Lush North America (@lushcosmetics) May 8, 2019

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If you want to download and print out some memes to include in your mother/caregiver day cards, here are a couple. #FreeBlackMamas pic.twitter.com/n2cbLgzZKQ

— Prison Culture Returns (@prisonculture) May 9, 2019

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All week, @NationalBailOut is bailing out Black mamas & caregivers across 30 U.S. cities to reunite them with their families for #MothersDay! Support #FreeBlackMamas — donate to pay bail for a mama who hasn’t been convicted of a crime & can’t afford bail: https://t.co/Y3ztBeJ82K pic.twitter.com/8R9IhAdkIk

— Prison Culture Returns (@prisonculture) May 7, 2019

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May 10, 2019 by V Leigh

Protect Kids from Gun Violence

One teen has died in the school shooting near Denver; seven other people were injured. https://t.co/7mYDnNkWUm pic.twitter.com/Ake3EB7uI3

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) May 8, 2019

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‘It is a uniquely American problem' — @CoryBooker plans to address the national gun violence epidemic with these 5 areas of policy action pic.twitter.com/7fmFWqTyol

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 9, 2019

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Once again, we are reminded why gun violence is a human rights crisis.

If you can’t feel safe from gun violence in your home, school, or place of worship, your rights to safety, education, and free religious practice are threatened. pic.twitter.com/gga3qMLKjt

— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) May 8, 2019

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I’m fed up with the inaction on gun violence. People are dying. Too many lives have been lost and too many communities are left to heal. We need leaders who will address this horrifying epidemic and have the courage to speak up.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 5, 2019

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It is a disgrace that kids today go to school fearful that they could be shot and killed. The American people agree: we must take immediate action to end the epidemic of gun violence in this country. Enough is enough! https://t.co/cYXs6B56ve

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 8, 2019

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20 years later.
7 miles from Columbine.
0 actions taken in Washington to protect kids from gun violence.

This is sickening. We have to keep demanding action even when it feels like we’re screaming into a void. GUN CONTROL NOW.https://t.co/z5HZaXNHRt

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) May 7, 2019

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The Colorado school shooting was the 115th mass shooting in the U.S. so far in 2019, according to @GunDeaths.

1,082 children across the country have been killed or injured by gun violence this year. pic.twitter.com/790GJxHaSB

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 8, 2019

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May 9, 2019 by V Leigh

Troubled South Florida police departments

A cop who sexually assaulted a woman with mental illness; a police chief ousted over sexual misconduct claims; an officer who placed a prisoner in a scalding shower for two hours who later died, promoted – all part of a troubled South Florida police dept. https://t.co/nMd9Awwugx

— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 19, 2019

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A South Florida officer has been arrested after a woman was filmed being put in a headlock by police after calling 911 about an assault. https://t.co/UI3Q2KiAKp

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) May 6, 2019

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Broward teen slammed by deputies leads rally to denounce police brutality https://t.co/9j4jkdp3tK pic.twitter.com/Qha5Zbq7HX

— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) May 6, 2019

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May 8, 2019 by V Leigh

New cellphone video shows what Sandra Bland saw during arrest by Texas trooper

New cellphone video shows what Sandra Bland saw during arrest by Texas trooper. New @TwitterMoments. https://t.co/FOpWU0h86r

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 7, 2019

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The woman who said Emmett Till came onto her lied about what he said. The officer who killed Oscar Grant lied about what he did. The police withheld video of Sandra Bland that tells a different story.

There’s a long history of black ppl being killed based on someone else’s lie.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) May 7, 2019

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This is evil. Sandra Bland was set up to die from the moment she was stopped. https://t.co/o15ipYBjiS

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) May 7, 2019

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Sandra Bland’s family demands answers over new video of her arrest https://t.co/SfSHJCSNds

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 7, 2019

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"I'll light you up," the officer says as he arms his stun gun and sticks it right in Sandra Bland's face after she…forgot to use her turn signal when she literally just tried to get out of the way for his speeding police car.

This whole ordeal was about white power. https://t.co/VVS3BSGYPB

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 7, 2019

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The family of #SandraBland — who died in a Waller County jail cell — is calling for a re-opening of the criminal investigation into Bland's arrest and death after seeing footage for the first time. https://t.co/XATCksepCg

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) May 7, 2019

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May 7, 2019 by V Leigh

The city of @BrowardCounty needs to hold the entire police department accountable. #JusticeForLucca

Officers in Broward County are under fire after video appears to capture two sheriff's deputies pepper spraying a high school student before tackling him and shoving his head into the asphalt, drawing blood. The case is going viral under #JusticeForLucca.https://t.co/7XliJ5AiHz

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) April 20, 2019

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This brutality is always unacceptable & this is a high school kid who was maced, walked away & was then attacked 😡

"Fire The Police Officer That Used Excessive Force on Lucca" – Sign the Petition ♻ #justiceforlucca #PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/pRZYXkNPj6

— 🌊 💙 Lola 💙🌊 (@Lola15363615) April 21, 2019

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Medical Opinion

ATTEMPTED MURDER
1) Enraged adult male slams child's 14 craniofacial bones x2 against concrete (then attempts again)
2) Strikes child's R temple (a major pressure point) over the medial meningeal artery w/ closed fist.#browardsheriff #JusticeForLucca #CNN

— laughingMao🖋 (@tirghrathoir) April 21, 2019

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The sheriff's office in Broward County, Florida, found itself under scrutiny last week after footage emerged of two deputies pepper spraying, punching and slamming a 15-year-old's head into the pavement https://t.co/P0T121bt6G

— CNN (@CNN) April 29, 2019

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Don’t merely like/retweet. Send an email. Make a phone call. Let @browardsheriff know that we won’t be silenced & that we demand justice for our children. Respond to @shaunking’s calls to action & let our voices be united. #tearswecannotstop #justiceforlucca #protectourchildren pic.twitter.com/grIS4z7SzF

— Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) April 21, 2019

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