February 25, 2021 by V Leigh

A year ago, Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while on a run.

http://frescohealth.com/shop/?add-to-cart=1657 A Black man should be able to go for a jog without fearing for his life. Today, we remember Ahmaud Arbery’s life and we dedicate ourselves to making this country safer for people of color.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 23, 2021

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A year ago, Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while on a run. As we remember Ahmaud today, we commit to building a future where Black Americans no longer have to live in fear— simply because of the color of their skin.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) February 24, 2021

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“They took a part of me they never going to be able to put back. I’ve got to get justice for my boy, and I’ve got to make sure those three men never walk the streets again. I’m starving for justice for him. And we’re going to get justice.”https://t.co/dmNPPmNOpw
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) February 23, 2021

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One year ago today, Ahmaud Arbery was murdered. I poured my thoughts and emotions into “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?”

“The black man can’t escape the fear of the black man.”

Ahmaud was running but couldn’t escape. 🎨 @Denny_Ow4real https://t.co/esM0zzhMGD pic.twitter.com/gH8B2r1xKO
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) February 23, 2021

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#AhmaudArbery was killed 1 year ago today. He was 25.

3 white men chased and shot him while he was jogging, using racist slurs over his body. They claimed they believed he was a burglar.

It took over 2 months for Georgia authorities to arrest and charge them with murder. pic.twitter.com/mDsjMK0jYD
— AJ+ (@ajplus) February 23, 2021

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February 21, 2021 by V Leigh

This impeachment trial was a referendum on white supremacist violence.

This impeachment trial was a referendum on white supremacist violence.

43 Republican senators confirmed they condone it. They enable it. They must be expelled.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) February 13, 2021

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The impeachment trial was not just about Trump’s speech on January 6. It was about whether we remain a democracy or move toward authoritarianism: big lies, racism, divisiveness, violence and one-man rule. That’s what the trial was about and that’s what 43 Republicans voted for.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 14, 2021

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Trump’s attorney got laughed at on the Senate floor during day 5 of Trump’s second impeachment trial pic.twitter.com/ul1wqYUASd
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 17, 2021

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“Trump’s acquittal exposed a republic in peril,” writes @DavidAFrench https://t.co/r45svQOWe9
— TIME (@TIME) February 16, 2021

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Read Donald Trump’s full statement on Mitch McConnell, his first since impeachment https://t.co/fC5YamI2xv
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 16, 2021

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WATCH: Impeachment manager Plaskett says GOP senators privately told her she “made the case” against Trump https://t.co/fcL7JH6lU8 pic.twitter.com/Gga7c93nfi
— The Hill (@thehill) February 16, 2021

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“At least 57 GOP State And Local Officials Were At The Capitol Insurrection… Almost all of them are resisting calls to resign.”https://t.co/HlAGxwf4Oc
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) February 16, 2021

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February 20, 2021 by V Leigh

Let’s talk about what the latest research tells us about police violence.

Let’s talk about what the latest research tells us about police violence. A thread. (1/x) https://t.co/GcbgOdZS8A
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 12, 2021

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Baton Rouge police dogs bit people at extremely high rates, higher than those at any of the departments in the country’s 20 largest cities. In a three-year period, almost every person bitten was Black, and more than one-third were children. https://t.co/obPpL9a6vD
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) February 12, 2021

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Roughly one of every three people bitten by Baton Rouge police dogs were teenagers 17 or younger — some as young as 13. That’s one teen bitten every three weeks, on average.https://t.co/MNa2BsKmV6
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) February 17, 2021

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NEW: For months, New Yorkers have awaited a flood of NYPD misconduct records, but so far they’ve only got data on civilian complaints. We obtained hundreds of secret NYPD misconduct findings + are making them public here:https://t.co/6gYtxA0fMk
— George Joseph (@georgejoseph94) February 17, 2021

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February 18, 2021 by V Leigh

Domestic extremists killed 17 people last year, down from 45 in 2019 and 54 in 2018. All but one of the incidents was linked to a far-right suspect.

This is unfortunate but it’s America. The same way they had to do Emmett Till’s sign can we do something to make this headstone bulletproof, put in a casing? I don’t know but this is disrespectful. This was a 21 year old man that just wanted to make us better. https://t.co/frGWcYdXcR
— Hannah Drake (@HannahDrake628) February 14, 2021

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“As Rosanne Boyland lay dying on the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6 after being crushed by a mob, fellow rioters were charging over her to attack police officers with crutches, a hockey stick and pepper spray, new police body camera footage shows.”https://t.co/EJs2lkkJNX
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) January 30, 2021

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DHS Issues National Terrorism Alert for Domestic Extremists – The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/KTOynwooJn via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) January 27, 2021

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“We can’t use race-neutral policies to undo hundreds of years of racist policies…The undergirding of this entire nation was built on a belief of a hierarchy of human beings based upon skin color. You can’t undo that with just a couple of proclamations.” @doccrearperry pic.twitter.com/bBOkkAhDmM
— Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw (@IMKC_podcast) January 30, 2021

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It’s easy to see the hateful abusive comments all the time in my mentions, but good god I didn’t know it was as bad as the analysis shows.

Can we sage Twitter, I am only half kidding. https://t.co/ceitZsbiSH pic.twitter.com/iwCEfDvDZU
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 6, 2021

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We can never forget that at the core of this was an attempt to throw out Black, brown, and Indigenous votes. Those were the votes that they did not want to count.

The Confederate battle flag leading the charge confirms that. https://t.co/H9SJpL3yWP
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) February 12, 2021

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Senators are the jurors in the former president’s trial, but how can you be a juror if you were an accomplice to the crime?

Looking at you, Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) February 10, 2021

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5 years ago today in Chapel Hill, Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohamed, & her sister Razan Abu-Salha were murdered by their neighbor. For too long, the narrative was masked as a parking dispute and not what it was: a hate crime. An injustice upon a tragedy https://t.co/iBprO5ZczM
— Rowaida Abdelaziz (@Rowaida_Abdel) February 10, 2020

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Domestic extremists killed 17 people last year, down from 45 in 2019 and 54 in 2018. All but one of the incidents was linked to a far-right suspect. The report attributed the lower death toll to the absence in 2020 of hate-fueled mass shootings. https://t.co/NUEEMMEjPX
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) February 8, 2021

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February 17, 2021 by V Leigh

Inmates in St. Louis’ City Justice Center stage third uprising since December. In protest to unsafe conditions.

A man died from COVID in a Houston jail cell last week because he couldn’t afford the $100 bail. He died for the crime of being poor, awaiting trial for the alleged crime of stealing food.

His name was Preston Chaney.

Mass incarceration is a public health crisis.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) February 9, 2021

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Brittany Kittrell died 4 days after being arrested and held on a $5000 bond. $5,000 and 4 days were the determining factors for Brittany’s life. Never Again. We demand an end to the money bail system. https://t.co/jOAIrPN6Kj #BrittanyKittrell #DurhamCountyJailKills #EndMoneyBail pic.twitter.com/L3UoIdaWol
— BYP100 (@byp100) January 27, 2021

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Sandra Bland should have turned 34 today. Instead, she died because she could not afford the $5,000 bail.

Unfortunately, this is far from unique. In 2016 there were over 800 deaths among those in lockup because they could not post bail. https://t.co/vY6qAclIME #BlackLivesMatter
— Boston Review (@BostonReview) February 7, 2021

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Oregon considers allowing people to vote in prison. Black people disproportionately incarcerated. But Secretary of State @Shemia_Fagan needs “to be persuaded on why it’s important to expand this civil right to everybody.” This is white supremacy in action. https://t.co/JCKVCFZsu4
— pdx law grrrl (@pdxlawgrrrl) February 12, 2021

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We should all be outraged that ppl sit in jail for years waiting for trial simply because they don’t have the money for bail. Think about what it is to spend 3 years in jail, go to trial + win. You don’t get that time or the life you had back. You don’t even get an apology.
— Olayemi Olurin (@msolurin) February 11, 2021

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This week, inmates at the City Justice Center in downtown St. Louis are once again protesting the jail’s inhumane holding conditions, weak COVID-19 precautions, and unconstitutional bail practices. Their demands must be heard and met! Follow @actionstl & @stlactivist pic.twitter.com/eemKn1bVKd
— Allied Media Projects (@Allied_Media) February 11, 2021

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Inmates in St. Louis’ City Justice Center stage third uprising since December. https://t.co/XSjaypwDXW
— Complex (@Complex) February 7, 2021

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Photos from the inmate uprising at the St. Louis City Justice Center jail have been circulating on here today. So I’d like to draw attention to one specific photo: this sign here which reads “what about Anthony Smith” (thread) pic.twitter.com/troB54vB8P
— sophie hurwitz (@sophiehurwitz) February 7, 2021

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JAIL UPRISING: Video shows dozens of inmates setting objects on fire and throwing items outside of windows at the St. Louis City Justice Center, with an officer also attacked. @elwynlopez reports as activists say the move was a protest against conditions. https://t.co/Kveze0ZFTb pic.twitter.com/zVfsOEC7mk
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) February 7, 2021

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February 13, 2021 by V Leigh

While the pandemic’s long-lasting impact has affected public health and the economy, the Asian-American community has also experienced the fallout of COVID-19 — being unfairly blamed for the pandemic and becoming the target of discrimination and violence

There’s been a dramatic surge in the reported cases of hate crimes directed against members of the Asian American community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

But to the dismay of many, those attacks have come and gone with far too little outcry.https://t.co/bsMMtLi3SN
— NBCLX (@NBCLX) February 11, 2021

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Actors @danieldaekim and @danielwuyanzu are offering a $25K reward for information that leads to an arrest.@christicarras explains. https://t.co/1YR65rgGnj
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 8, 2021

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in light of a recent increase in violence against As/Am communities, a reminder that we can condemn anti-asian racism without being anti-Black OR supporting the police. a few resources follow 🧵
— Asian & Asian American Classical Caucus (@AznClassics) February 11, 2021

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Understandably, there is real fear in Asian American communities across the country. @StopAAPIHate reported 2,700 anti-Asian American hate incidents between March and Oct 2020. https://t.co/jc58Gap58x
— MoveOn (@MoveOn) February 12, 2021

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While the pandemic’s long-lasting impact has affected public health and the economy, the Asian-American community has also experienced the fallout of COVID-19 — being unfairly blamed for the pandemic and becoming the target of discrimination and violencehttps://t.co/2p9NJUiKAG
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) February 12, 2021

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February 12, 2021 by V Leigh

A Grand Jury chose not to charge two Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old Martin Gugino to the ground (fracturing his skull) during a protest last June

A 9-year-old was pepper-sprayed instead of receiving help. It’s part of the ‘dehumanization of Black girls,’ experts say – https://t.co/p8O9mikKbO

Protests In #Rochester As Lawmakers Move To #Ban Use of #ChemicalIrritants On #Minors – https://t.co/EDj6jRltxk
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 5, 2021

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Today in 1999, Amadou Diallo was was killed by NYPD in a hail of 41 bullets in the vestibule of his own home. The officers said they thought he had a gun, it turned out to be his house keys. #OTDIH #OTD #BlackHistory #BHM #NAN #NeverForget #BlackHistory365 pic.twitter.com/yRHjlLpH8F
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 4, 2021

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2 Buffalo police officers, who violently pushed a 75-year-old man to the ground, had their assault charges dismissed by a grand jury.

The man was filmed bleeding and suffered a fractured skull. Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe have been suspended with pay since July. pic.twitter.com/yCLqZbYaCS
— AJ+ (@ajplus) February 11, 2021

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A Grand Jury chose not to charge two Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old Martin Gugino to the ground (fracturing his skull) during a protest last June, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced pic.twitter.com/H2ZqSm4NHc
— Michael Holmes (@holmescnn) February 11, 2021

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February 7, 2021 by V Leigh

Remembering Sandra Bland and Trayvon Martin

Sandra Bland should be alive to see her 34th birthday.

I’m sending so much love to her mom, her siblings, her Sigma Gamma Rho sisters and all who loved her. #SandyStillSpeaks and, if we are listening, we know we must do more to #ProtectBlackWomen. #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/7AXUO3LDYM
— Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton (@LtGovStratton) February 7, 2021

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trayvon martin was the first time, for many people in this generation, to witness injustice against black people in real time in the media, it was a moment that changed how i view this country and will always be something i remember. happy birthday trayvon
— formerly known as “put atla back on netflix” (@iampimone) February 5, 2021

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“Do what you can to be a positive light in someone’s life. I hope that I’ve done that for you. Know that somebody loves you. Somebody is out there praying for you, and hoping the best for you.” Sandra Bland

Today would have been her 34th birthday. #JusticeForSandra pic.twitter.com/wDaFmfFiJY
— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) February 7, 2021

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Praying for Trayvon Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin. 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/o6HR5hti0l
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) February 5, 2021

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Sandra Bland would have turned 34 today. Too often, the stories of Black women are pushed to the sidelines, but we will never forget. We will always fight to protect Black women. #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/tEB5iTaBxN
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) February 7, 2021

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Trayvon Martin should be turning 26 today. Michael Brown Jr. should be turning 25 in May. Aiyana Stanley-Jones should be turning 19 in July.

Our children were killed and none of them got justice. We’re fighting to change that in Congress. https://t.co/KMCWmSjqsR
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) February 6, 2021

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February 6, 2021 by V Leigh

The House removed GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her 2 committee assignments over her history of trafficking racist, anti-Semitic and baseless conspiracies and promoting political violence

House Removes Far-Right Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene from Committees https://t.co/9dxuxaPON0
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) February 6, 2021

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JUST IN: The House removed GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her 2 committee assignments over her history of trafficking racist, anti-Semitic and baseless conspiracies and promoting political violence.https://t.co/9Cu0K1JIq6
— NPR (@NPR) February 5, 2021

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer displays post of Marjorie Taylor Greene post holding a gun next to image of Democratic lawmakers.

“This is an AR-15 in the hands of Ms. Greene…Look at that image and tell me what message you think it sends.” https://t.co/NBf7xW09WK pic.twitter.com/e7ClsQYZhC
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 4, 2021

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“This is about whether it is okay to hold an assault rifle next to Members’ heads in a campaign ad.”

“This is about whether it is okay to encourage the murder of the Speaker of the House.” –@IlhanMN on removing Marjorie Taylor Greenepic.twitter.com/U9cdoAvB2S
— Justice Democrats (@justicedems) February 4, 2021

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“On my very first day of orientation, I got my first death threat.” –@RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/ScWStkNjYr
— Justice Democrats (@justicedems) February 5, 2021

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Wow….Rep Dean Phillips talking about how he realized his colleagues of color in Congress would not be able to blend in if the insurrectionists had reached the House Floor. https://t.co/15gkKoX2rw
— Atima Omara (@atima_omara) February 5, 2021

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“They’re not ‘The Squad’ They’re Ilhan. They are Alexandria. And they’re Rashida. They are people. They are our colleagues … this is an AR-15” — Steny Hoyer printed out one of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incendiary tweets pic.twitter.com/pXOmMtyrFs
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2021

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “So now I have a lot of free time on my hands.” https://t.co/6QJwrDB6qO pic.twitter.com/ao3ScB9OYr
— The Hill (@thehill) February 6, 2021

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February 3, 2021 by V Leigh

Covid and Vaccine

A teacher’s dying wish was for people to wear masks during the pandemic. 3 Cobb County, GA educators have died during COVID. At a school board meeting Thursday, 2 board members & the superintendent refused to wear masks even during a moment of silence. A staff member responds: pic.twitter.com/QR75zdzQXP
— Brendan Keefe (@BrendanKeefe) January 22, 2021

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Timely reminder from ⁦@vanbadham⁩ that wage stagnation and poverty results in poor health, increased inequality and adverse social outcomes.
Decades of pandering to business and reducing bargaining rights coming home to roost! Fair IR laws needed. https://t.co/fMfU7UAC39
— Doug Cameron (@DougCameron51) January 25, 2021

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Learning disability vaccine plea: ‘Don’t leave us to rot’ – BBC News: As high risk groups continue to be immunised there are growing concerns that many people with learning disabilities have been missed out.
More on this story on ⁦@BBCNews⁩ tonight. https://t.co/pe2ILGL42S
— Nikki Fox BBC (@FoxNikkiFox) January 24, 2021

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I was out on the street last week and only met one person who is adamant about refusing the vaccine. The rest had questions or are trying to figure out how to get it. Read my perspective on #vaccineacceptance https://t.co/3NXDyCZPn2
— Lisa Fitzpatrick,MD (@askdrfitz) January 23, 2021

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In all 16 states reporting COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity, the share among Black people is smaller than their share of cases.

We need the proper information across all states to determine the best course of action to ensure equity in access to and uptake of the vaccine. https://t.co/FoSErymVVx
— Latoya Hill (@hill_latoya) January 22, 2021

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If the GOP was ok with 400,000 dead Americans, it’s not surprising they’re ok with a president inciting a coup that left 5 dead
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 26, 2021

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The 22 year old startup CEO, who was somehow put in charge of Philly’s covid-19 vaccine distribution, admits to stealing doses for his buddies https://t.co/QlAtDFiu8W pic.twitter.com/CprcoJcgrm
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) January 29, 2021

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A powerful winter storm pummeled much of the Northeastern U.S. on Monday, canceling flights, shutting down parts of the nation’s largest subway and postponing the distribution of some coronavirus vaccines.https://t.co/KR88ZOskxR pic.twitter.com/92AMKiBjl3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 1, 2021

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On Jan. 13 — after members tested positive for COVID-19 after being locked down with her on Jan. 6 — Marjorie Taylor Greene came up from behind me, loud and unmasked. I called out to her to put hers on.

Her staff yelled at me, “Stop inciting violence with Black Lives Matter.” pic.twitter.com/GtN5AmGrkO
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) January 29, 2021

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Month: February 2021

A year ago, Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while on a run.

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This impeachment trial was a referendum on white supremacist violence.

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Domestic extremists killed 17 people last year, down from 45 in 2019 and 54 in 2018. All but one of the incidents was linked to a far-right suspect.

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Inmates in St. Louis’ City Justice Center stage third uprising since December. In protest to unsafe conditions.

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While the pandemic’s long-lasting impact has affected public health and the economy, the Asian-American community has also experienced the fallout of COVID-19 — being unfairly blamed for the pandemic and becoming the target of discrimination and violence

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A Grand Jury chose not to charge two Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old Martin Gugino to the ground (fracturing his skull) during a protest last June

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