Author: V Leigh

Ah, yes, racism. Or as it’s better known, “a string of slights”
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Ah, yes, racism. Or as it’s better known, “a string of slights”

How white racism and a complicit media are keeping Trump close https://t.co/IGnzViLbIv

— Salon (@Salon) September 9, 2016

Add this piece to the conversation on racism and mapping: https://t.co/SEoJAUQ7ol

— LEFT✍🏾 (@LeftSentThis) September 8, 2016

A Flowchart For People Who Get Defensive When Talking About Racism https://t.co/lfogLdgRLI

— PMbeers(@PMbeers) September 8, 2016

Josh Williams is a political prisoner. Serving The Longest Sentence From The Ferguson Protests
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Josh Williams is a political prisoner. Serving The Longest Sentence From The Ferguson Protests

Darren Seals, a Ferguson protester, found dead in burned vehicle in St. Louis suburb
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Darren Seals, a Ferguson protester, found dead in burned vehicle in St. Louis suburb

Ferguson isn’t about Black rage against cops. It’s about White rage against progress.
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Ferguson isn’t about Black rage against cops. It’s about White rage against progress.

Five facts about #JanetWilson, an unarmed black woman shot & killed by police this year
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Five facts about #JanetWilson, an unarmed black woman shot & killed by police this year

In Era of Black Lives Matter, Films Focus on Emmett Till Lynching https://t.co/3rBGyhoYza

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) August 31, 2016

Another good read: What a Black Lives Matter economic agenda looks like https://t.co/GjelFtvLgP

— Donna Brazile(@donnabrazile) August 30, 2016

At Pretoria Girls High School, #SouthAfrica’s ‘Bornfree’ Population Still Isn’t Free
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At Pretoria Girls High School, #SouthAfrica’s ‘Bornfree’ Population Still Isn’t Free

@zapiro @TimesLIVE on Pretoria Girls' High school's hair policy-https://t.co/YcTSD4lmEt pic.twitter.com/hMIcJAJGOT

— Zapiro(@zapiro) August 31, 2016

Please know Pretoria Girls High School are not just protesting about hair: https://t.co/MciDikKZFW pic.twitter.com/sYxqebDUaX

— ESSENCE (@Essence) August 31, 2016

For Pretoria High School girls.
Lots of love and pride,
Your big sister from Nigeria. 💛 pic.twitter.com/l9V1NCJL1J

— IjeomaUmebinyuo(@ijeomaumebinyuo) August 31, 2016

Keeping people in jail before trial increases the rate of guilty pleas, and decreases job prospects
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Keeping people in jail before trial increases the rate of guilty pleas, and decreases job prospects

Transgender woman found dead in prison during legal battle with corrections officials https://t.co/KXRdwaCKSa pic.twitter.com/pzPhxlTFqy

— ThinkProgress(@thinkprogress) August 23, 2016

U.S. To Stop Federal Prison Privatization After Investigation Shows
Contractor Run Facilities Are More Dangeroushttps://t.co/O4w5Om0GKu

— CorpWatch(@CorpWatch) August 20, 2016

Mourners remember deaf man killed by police, as questions linger
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Mourners remember deaf man killed by police, as questions linger

Mourners remember deaf man killed by police, as questions linger https://t.co/p1vr2HcceZ pic.twitter.com/Zko1USOnvb

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 24, 2016

Newark cops w/loaded guns couldn’t tell difference between innocent 10-yr-old & a 20-yr-old rob suspect
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Newark cops w/loaded guns couldn’t tell difference between innocent 10-yr-old & a 20-yr-old rob suspect

#BlackLivesMatter
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#BlackLivesMatter