Sandra Bland would have been 37 today.
— NAACP (@NAACP) February 7, 2024
We’ll continue to say her name and fight for justice against police brutality. Black people deserve to grow old.
Sending love to her loved ones. đź–¤ pic.twitter.com/k7PRd9frs2
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A Florida sheriff’s deputy has resigned after he mistook a falling acorn for a gunshot, claimed he had been hit by a bullet, and fired at an unarmed, handcuffed Black man sitting in the back of his police car. Fortunately, Marquis Jackson in the back of the car was not injured. pic.twitter.com/0i11nYx1cl
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 14, 2024
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WOW! A New Orleans police officer has been removed from parade duty after he pushed a member of high school marching band mid-song. The NOPD has launched a misconduct investigation into the encounter, which the student’s mother says left her son’s mouth bruised. pic.twitter.com/GrKr4Kt2vi
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) February 14, 2024
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The city of Memphis on Wednesday released additional documents tied to the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers, a brutal attack captured on video that sparked outrage and intensified calls for police reform. https://t.co/vNgeydoJ2j
— ABC News (@ABC) February 14, 2024