April 26, 2016 by V Leigh

Cleveland agrees to pay $6M to family of Tamir Rice

Tamir Rice's family just settled with the city of Cleveland for $6 millionhttps://t.co/RkGA3G34s4

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 25, 2016

Money can do a lot of things, but money can't buy back a 12yo child's soul or a mother's piece of mind. #TamirRice https://t.co/uqrqCgYrHK

— D (@Delo_Taylor) April 25, 2016

It's the sentence that has me shook.

“Under the terms of the settlement, the city does not admit wrongdoing in the shooting.”#TamirRice

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 25, 2016

My column from the last time I spent the day with #TamirRice's family, on the anniversary of his killing…https://t.co/iswxo5dlyw

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) April 25, 2016

Cleveland agrees to pay $6M to family of Tamir Rice https://t.co/jufeENmjQ0 pic.twitter.com/KSfvJl9eo7

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 25, 2016

April 22, 2016 by V Leigh

But we will change this country one day. I swear.

More police shootings violated LAPD policy in 2015 https://t.co/pvtd0WxGQt

— LEFT (@LeftSentThis) April 19, 2016

Has #BlackLivesMatter changed attitudes? Young white liberals are more progressive on race. https://t.co/05TY1Ek6vh pic.twitter.com/UvatrWRTrQ

— sean. (@SeanMcElwee) April 20, 2016

“They treat us like we're not all equal.” #BlackLivesMatter protesters march one year after Freddie Gray's death.https://t.co/Td05TnKA0d

— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 17, 2016

White people keep killing us. But we will change this country one day. I swear.#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/4rzgPD79ca

— BlacktivistUS (@BlacktivistUS) April 21, 2016

April 21, 2016 by V Leigh

Job prospects of minority applicants who “whiten” their resumes reveal discouraging truths

Job prospects of minority applicants who "whiten" their resumes reveal discouraging truths https://t.co/CXTy6hdqIq pic.twitter.com/QqvanYEru3

— White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) April 17, 2016

April 20, 2016 by V Leigh

Bill Clinton’s crime bill destroyed lives, and there’s no point denying it

The politicians never paid attention to the needs of the oppressed until they wanted to coopt them #Occupy #FightFor15 #BlackLivesMatter

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) April 17, 2016

Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it https://t.co/2duyOtdbJa pic.twitter.com/C0srEwYO6q

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) April 15, 2016

April 19, 2016 by V Leigh

4 police forces helped disappear the 43 Ayotzinapa students

4 police forces helped disappear the 43 Ayotzinapa students https://t.co/L8qaxQHtpF pic.twitter.com/gaFZ672TXB

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) April 15, 2016

April 17, 2016 by V Leigh

Black Lives Matter, Politics, and Policy

Where @BillClinton basically defends his horrific crime bill and the use of the Super-Predator term.

Complete Messhttps://t.co/LetbsqyV8e

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 7, 2016

Why Black Lives Matter and Fight for 15 are protesting side-by-side https://t.co/rEhU4KMC7Q pic.twitter.com/FGpRQxbXCs

— ThinkProgress(@thinkprogress) April 15, 2016

#BLM activist @DocMellyMel: U.S. policy makers are "blamingpeople for being poor" https://t.co/4qxwh2iEMi

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 15, 2016

“She’s killing us! Blood on her hands!”: Black Lives Matter protester interrupts Chelsea Clinton event in Pittsburgh https://t.co/r3Uh2bDLSS

— Salon.com (@Salon) April 13, 2016

April 15, 2016 by V Leigh

White S.C. police officer takes plea deal, sentenced to probation for fatally shooting unarmed black driver

White S.C. police officer takes plea deal, sentenced to probation for fatally shooting unarmed black driver: https://t.co/aRz6qmEGbx

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2016

April 14, 2016 by V Leigh

School bullies come in many forms.

San Antonio school cop caught body-slamming a 12-year-old girl on video has been fired. https://t.co/Ru6PccnVir pic.twitter.com/CiglNtrWaL

— Tasneem N (@TasneemN) April 11, 2016

San Antonio school officer fired after body-slamming student https://t.co/qcA7UDQ6wf

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) April 12, 2016

Texas teacher arrested for assaulting student after video of attack went viral: https://t.co/CdgBi4HY5x pic.twitter.com/uZrvs7Vpp5

— Essence Magazine (@essencemag) April 13, 2016

Texas teacher arrested after video surfaces showing her allegedly hitting student in class: https://t.co/MdntweBBsz pic.twitter.com/9vKZykwlBU

— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2016

Teachers noted an increase in bullying + intimidation of students whose races, religions or nationalities have been mentioned by candidates.

— SPLC (@splcenter) April 13, 2016

SPLC President: We’re deeply concerned about the level of fear among minority children who feel threatened. pic.twitter.com/1X0dmEPctQ

— SPLC (@splcenter) April 13, 2016

April 11, 2016 by V Leigh

Bill Clinton clashed with a Black Lives Matter protesters

Family seeks answers after homeless man dies in #NewHampshire jail – World Socialist Web Site https://t.co/PnCVMikevm

— World Socialist WS (@WSWS_Updates) April 10, 2016

Police brutality and homelessness collide in aftermath of San Francisco killing https://t.co/3EONoY6FtR

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 9, 2016

Btwnpolice brutality/wrongful conviction settlements, maintaining white supremacy getting expensive 4 tax payers.. https://t.co/E11NQeC9Ak

— Al B (@ALBDamn) April 8, 2016

Beyoncé says provocative ‘Formation’ is not anti-police — just anti-police brutality https://t.co/MNJRpftJ4R pic.twitter.com/6h6L8tE7zn

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 5, 2016

Bill Clinton clashed with a Black Lives Matter protester and defended Hillary's "superpredator" comments https://t.co/7J0tk5GDwO

— NowThis(@nowthisnews) April 10, 2016

WSJ editorial board praises Bill Clinton for racially coded rant against Black Lives Matter "agitators" https://t.co/FUZtbDEl13

— Kevin Gosztola(@kgosztola) April 9, 2016

April 9, 2016 by V Leigh

More people need to start seeing the War on Drugs, the 1994 Crime Bill, and the resulting mass incarceration as voting rights infringement.

He's 10 years old pic.twitter.com/BRqwcPwalN

— Naomi (@NaomiYitna) April 8, 2016

Taking #BillClinton personally, b/c @tanehisicoates and @byDVNLLN have showed me that politics is always personal: https://t.co/BmI92nuE9i

— shannon M houston (@shannonmhouston) April 8, 2016

No one has a problem w/any race receiving reparations except Black ppl @NickKristof. Why do you think that is? pic.twitter.com/a0p6h8aXnn

— Black Reparations (@ReparationsAct) April 4, 2016

The pragmatic approach that black voters take to politics isn't so much about pessimism as it is about intelligence. https://t.co/9nCuRDHjtu

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) April 8, 2016

Michelle Alexander responds to Bill Clinton's racist tirade & his "almost" apology to #BlackLivesMatter. pic.twitter.com/LyK2bcU5eI

— D (@Delo_Taylor) April 9, 2016

One of the biggest differences between the Clintons and myself in this campaign is our view on welfare reform.https://t.co/kuBG52HAhj

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 8, 2016

Bill Clinton, you had better thank your lucky stars that I won't have a column this Monday. Fate saved you…

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) April 8, 2016

Former CIA director on how water boarding is ok for the US but not US enemies. https://t.co/lSIT5z0OGR @mehdirhasan pic.twitter.com/9flQT7XY5L

— Arash Karami (@thekarami) April 2, 2016

.@greggutfeld: "@billclinton has saved more lives than @TheRevAl, @SpikeLee, the Black Panthers combined." #TheFive https://t.co/stfWQfYDAW

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 8, 2016

More people need to start seeing the War on Drugs, the 1994 Crime Bill, and the resulting mass incarceration as voting rights infringement.

— Brienne of Snarth (@femme_esq) March 21, 2016

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