Say her name: Akeelah Jackson.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) October 16, 2021
She was 12-years-old and run over by a St. Louis County cop who was driving nearly 60 MPH in a 30 MPH zone with no lights or sirens on. Yesterday, he was acquitted.
Black girls deserve to know our lives matter. Black girls deserve to grow old. pic.twitter.com/4spM3FidhY
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Police in Ohio forcibly pulled a paraplegic man out of his vehicle and threw him to the ground, despite his repeated appeals and him saying that he has no use of his legs, according to body-camera video. https://t.co/IPKbg0AuG8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 9, 2021
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Three police officers went to an *elementary* school in Tennessee & arrested four Black girls.
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
One girl fell to her knees. Another threw up. Police handcuffed the youngest, an 8 yo with pigtails.
Their supposed crime? Watching some boys fight — and not stopping them. (THREAD)
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This is sick. Targeting Black children isn’t a justice system so let’s stop calling it that. This is a evil, inhumane, and racist system.
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) October 9, 2021
The trauma this causes will live in our communities for generations. Enough. https://t.co/XszwsnBHF0
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Today, we uncovered that the FBI has no protocol to address members of law enforcement belonging to white supremacist organizations.
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) September 29, 2021
Just this year, more than 30 active or retired police officers joined the Jan. 6th attack. We must eliminate violent extremism in law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/dkuUkrB70z
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Dayton Police Dragged Paraplegic Man Clifford Owensby from His Car; NAACP Says Arrest Was “Unlawful” https://t.co/TMklamLXct via @democracynow
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) October 12, 2021
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Black Paraplegic Dragged From Car Calls Dayton, Ohio, Police ‘Inhumane’ and Files Civil Rights Complaint https://t.co/lcWSHiqNTS
— Black Enterprise (@blackenterprise) October 12, 2021