By Jeff Winbush
“If the police do not respect us we should not respect them and where there is no respect, the response will be resistance.”
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Gun Violence
Must See Tweets #BlackLivesMatter 2.23
Comrades. #BlackLivesMatter #Assata #7LastWordsRiverside pic.twitter.com/u2RLjDwn8U
— Rahiel Tesfamariam (@RahielT) February 21, 2015
Report: N.Y. is illegally shackling pregnant incarcerated women, even when they’re in labor. http://t.co/hr7tSQx5T9 pic.twitter.com/aOpaeh5gqz — The Intercept (@the_intercept) February 23, 2015
When @johnlegend said those marching to his song “we see you”, he was talking to us at @NYjusticeleague. https://t.co/7gd4UFlhbK #Oscars2015
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) February 23, 2015
Of the many pressing social issues @JohnLegend chose to use his few seconds to speak against the most oppressed among us, the incarcerated. — Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) February 23, 2015
#Selma #Oscars2015 #Slavery #JimCrow #NewJimCrow We need #revolution b/c #BlackLivesMatter! http://t.co/QP7ni9olA3 pic.twitter.com/2t0FcPGdvq
— BA Everywhere (@BAeverywhere) February 23, 2015
Chief: Retired officer apparently killed 2 daughters, self http://t.co/X1LgvCJO4m — deray mckesson (@deray) February 22, 2015
The 13th amend allows involuntary servitude if a crime was committed. Slavery never ended. Chain gangs still thrive. pic.twitter.com/shYttjt81U
— B (@B_A_Simons) February 22, 2015
Yday me & my comrades shut down Home Depot for 5 hrs in honor of Yuvette Henderson who was gunned down by police pic.twitter.com/FcIYF4hOk8 — Wazi. (@UltraaRadical) February 22, 2015
@deray DEVELOPING: Officer Involved Shooting At Trayvon Martin Memorial In Baltimore –http://t.co/fyMT6oSL9E pic.twitter.com/8xw6DOUR07
— miserablecitytv (@miserablecitytv) February 22, 2015
man. RT @Blueraydre: Please watch. RT @deray: .@tanehisicoates vs Shelby Steele re: reparations. absolute must watch. http://t.co/Gwn9n6qLh4 — Red Auerbach (@redcbw) February 22, 2015
Message to @RahmEmanuel from Chicagoans #ReparationsNOW #RahmRepNow #traintakeover pic.twitter.com/w7NNXy9vyk
— Ida’s Disciple (@prisonculture) February 22, 2015
“You have to wake the people up first, then you’ll get action.”-Malcolm X #MalcolmX50 — Joshua Crutchfield (@Crutch4) February 21, 2015
Multiracial coalitions may be necessary to combat racism: http://t.co/F7Yk3EnsFe pic.twitter.com/HzGxNIpw8y
— Vox (@voxdotcom) February 20, 2015
The right to bear arms that kill humans… This Florida Man Got a Free Pass for Shooting a Pregnant Woman To Death – http://t.co/BSDOUfrJH5 — Three Sonorans (@ThreeSonorans) February 21, 2015
Poor communities lose billions to predatory lenders ………………………………….. http://t.co/L4yGVahIh4
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 21, 2015
My own talk: “America between a Dream and a Nightmare: Convergence of #MartinLutherKing and #MalcolmX” http://t.co/HvwbqcQVNQ #MalcolmX50 — omid safi (@ostadjaan) February 20, 2015
Pasco shooting: police will not say how many bullets fired at unarmed man http://t.co/geIPXjayXA
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 19, 2015
New Yorkers will benefit from DACA and DAPA. Read more on our blog: http://t.co/MkaHCrurm5 #ImmigrationAction pic.twitter.com/50m4ITKfvC — FWD.us (@FWD_us) February 19, 2015
@Carl_Dix BRIDGE BLOCKED by Group Protesting #Pasco Police Shooting http://t.co/dIdVsO9Ld2 #shutdownA14 pic.twitter.com/9HSZ9M3Ovz
— Margo Heights (@eyes2future) February 22, 2015
Pasco Shooting https://t.co/7Rdss3pmFq via @waemd a great collection of tweets #justice4AntonioZM
— #Justice4AntonioZM (@Dochas82) February 15, 2015
WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO BELOW
I’m sick of this shit. RT “@deray: This video of the officer shooting an unarmed man in the back seat is wild. Wild https://t.co/31A63b2vUr” — Xavier (@SoulfulBrotha) February 20, 2015
Must See Tweets #BlackLivesMatter via Lisa Bloom, Benjamin Dixon
NEW VIDEO: how the legal system failed in Ferguson. Please watch, share, get angry, demand change. http://t.co/pKqJHFuBpv
— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) February 20, 2015
@OpICantBreathe @OpFerguson It may start in the black community, but police brutality will spread. #BlackLivesMatter benefits all races
— theBenjaminDixonShow (@TheBpDShow) February 18, 2015
Alabama governor apologises to India for ‘excessive force’ that injured citizen http://t.co/tXothYveQt
— GuardianUS (@GuardianUS) February 18, 2015
Police Arrest Suspect in Las Vegas Mom Road-Rage Kill
LVMPD Homicide detectives have arrested the suspect in the February 12th road rage shooting incident. pic.twitter.com/gnSKokTNaZ
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) February 19, 2015
HT NBC News
SEE Tweets #Justice4Muslims #Justice4Latinos
US jails are filled w/ people who are poor, mentally ill, Black, or innocent
http://t.co/Jug3yZe7M7 http://t.co/qEBpQ1GNL7
-RT @OwlsAsylum
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 18, 2015
Rebel Girls: 9 Badass Black Feminists and Their Books That Shook the World http://t.co/rivQ64o74L
— Sharon H Chang (@multiasianfams) February 18, 2015
@lsarsour A Tribute to Razan, Yusor, and Deah: Friday Prayers at the White House. #OurThreeWinners please share http://t.co/UTmE2lPcGw
— #IAmDeahYusurRazan (@LoyaltyIsFirst) February 18, 2015
Attorney General Holder calls for a national moratorium on the death penalty: http://t.co/jl9FILeykv pic.twitter.com/IaXfdrg1h1
— The Hill (@thehill) February 17, 2015
CNN: CNN Special Report: Witnessed: The Assassination Of Malcolm X http://t.co/PbPZyqYb1W
— ilyasah Al Shabazz (@ilyasahShabazz) February 18, 2015
The shooting of a man who threw rocks at police in Pasco, Wash., reminds some of Ferguson, Mo. http://t.co/QPmwrvUFlL pic.twitter.com/HIMbOaCha0
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 18, 2015
Follow —> @FunkRadio for great funk all the time, any time – u know u need some funk, now come on … #WhyMusicMatters
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) February 18, 2015
Must see Tweets #BLACKLIVESMATTER Banner on Church
Police account of Kevin Davis shooting in Georgia challenged by his girlfriend and neighbour http://t.co/HqirnNmTiY — Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) February 13, 2015
Milwaukee church hangs “Black Lives Matter” sign on building; “We want to be part of the solution:” …… http://t.co/zJg4IqurwN
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 16, 2015
THIS piece of life affirming unity building right here, speaking to why #BlackLivesMatter is unique (from @lsarsour) pic.twitter.com/OrHzkKUV5t — Penn Badgley (@PennBadgley) February 16, 2015
From this morning, before we started. #blackbrunchseattle. pic.twitter.com/32hQSUW4nb — MaxWelp (@local_maxima) February 15, 2015
.@Queen_Blizzy & #AkaiGurley‘s aunt react to #PeterLiang indictment in #Brooklyn #NYC. #OpICantBreathe http://t.co/u102v6iJYh (@AshAgony)
— #OpICantBreathe (@OpICantBreathe) February 12, 2015
Wow… RT@deray: Allegiance. pic.twitter.com/6W5z1mtub6
— Istahil ibrahim (@istahil88) February 15, 2015
Must see Tweets #JUSTICE4MUSLIMS 2.17
Week of Islamophobia 2/9- #MustafaMattan killed 2/10- #ChapeHillShooting 2/13- #HoustonMosque arson Today- Rhode Island Islamic Schl attack — Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) February 16, 2015
Experience of a Texas Muslim sister post #ChapelHillShooting. Let’s #TakeOnHate pic.twitter.com/KokNcRaS7u — Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) February 13, 2015
THIS piece of life affirming unity building right here, speaking to why #BlackLivesMatter is unique (from @lsarsour) pic.twitter.com/OrHzkKUV5t — Penn Badgley (@PennBadgley) February 16, 2015
A Real Sign of Solidarity. Learn more about @takeonhate here –> https://t.co/SANsAt7B9z pic.twitter.com/LqjVlDc7Oi — Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) February 15, 2015
Shaun King breaks down police war on US citizens
Jessie Hernandez did not have a gun when she was just killed by the police. pic.twitter.com/tuYUAF0KVR
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
Kristiana Coignard did not have a gun when she was killed by police. pic.twitter.com/P0luN2XAx0
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
Antonio Montes did not have a gun when he was killed on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/wyKcPzSYUV
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, Sean Bell, Kendrec McDade didn't have guns when they were killed by police. pic.twitter.com/C3kZyJCjaj
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
NYPD cop gave no aid to victim after shooting: prosecutor – NY Daily News http://t.co/UghmJcPDbf
— Eric Sanders (@SandersFirmPC) February 12, 2015
2.) American police shoot & kill SO MANY PEOPLE because they are trained to shoot the second they imagine or sense a threat of any kind.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
When police in a town of 59,000 people kill more people per month than countries w/ 80 million we need REAL CHANGE.
http://t.co/gQrMzwLydN
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
The @ABQPOLICE killed more people in 2014, in a city w/ 556,000 people than 20 developed nations COMBINED w/ a population of 400 million.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
Mike Brown, Ramarley Graham, Amadou Diallo, and Eric Garner did not have guns when they were killed by police. pic.twitter.com/T9U2yDTDy8
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2015
NY Police Officer Peter Liang Indicted On 6 Charges
- second-degree manslaughter,
- criminally negligent homicide,
- reckless endangerment,
- second-degree assault, and
- – 6. two counts of official misconduct.
Peter Liang, left, arrives in court.
On November 20, 2014, New York City police officer Peter Liang shot and killed 28-year old Akai Gurley. Gurley was unarmed, and reportedly walking with his girlfriend down a stairwell at a Brooklyn housing project when Liang shot him.
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MUST SEE TWEETS #BLACKLIVESMATTER 2.12
Growing number of inmates found #innocent in US #prisons [VIDEO] http://t.co/zobDDeypZD @Manuel_Rapalo
— RT America (@RT_America) February 12, 2015
#JamesAllen #JamesAllen #JamesAllen #JamesAllen
#JamesAllen #JamesAllen #JamesAllen #JamesAllen
#JamesAllen #JamesAllen
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 12, 2015
Never, Never Call the Cops For "Help" Unless You're Willing to Risk Someone Being Shot and Killed ……. http://t.co/8QlurBzvgP
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 12, 2015
“@EWDolan: Woman miscarries after Georgia cop who didn ’t ‘appreciate her tone ’ tackles and sits on http://t.co/zH6F6EHiTH”
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) February 11, 2015
Real talk pic.twitter.com/39BvjKOhT9
— Bassem Masri (@bassem_masri) February 11, 2015
Officer Indicted in Shooting Death of Akai Gurley http://t.co/4r7vy18GP4
— deray mckesson (@deray) February 10, 2015
.@eji_org's new report on the history of lynchings documents nearly 4,000 names. http://t.co/gVUbqyCwKD pic.twitter.com/YbpnaWHPOE
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) February 10, 2015
Have Netflix? Watch this documentary right away. From start to finish. pic.twitter.com/BLqfSBh3Ow
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 10, 2015
I fully believe that police killings have replaced the American bloodlust for lynching. Systems are eerily similar.
http://t.co/9oQeWc1KIp
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 10, 2015
Beloved Atlanta area man, Kevin Davis, shot & killed by police after he calls them to report a stabbing.
http://t.co/11AKAjFxiw
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 10, 2015
RT @AnonCopWatch #Ferguson PD arrest 14y/o for drawing with chalk & assault a woman in a wheelchair for filming it pic.twitter.com/9M76cXHzgz
— Unarmed Black Man (@UnarmedBlackMan) February 10, 2015
#ICYMI Chicago Anti-Violence Activist Gunned Down After Anti-Violence Fundraiser http://t.co/cmKCGHJavL
- RT @RippDemUp
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 10, 2015
Civil Rights Attys Sue Ferguson For $40Mil Over Modern Day 'Debtors Prisons'……… http://t.co/oUsAMoSt08 – http://t.co/iXbSkq6K2G
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 10, 2015
#Chicago police tortured 100+ men & women of color. RT to show @RahmEmanuel the world is watching! #RahmRepNow pic.twitter.com/LL5KfkgC3u
— AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) February 10, 2015
MT @charlesapple: I grew up in SC, but was never taught 1st thing about "Orangeburg Massacre." pic.twitter.com/1R7mwUc32Q http://t.co/nl5vsI0Yiv
— Zinn Ed Project (@ZinnEdProject) February 9, 2015
RT "@OpICantBreathe: Sign here in Grand Central #NYC! #OpICantBreathe pic.twitter.com/gcKhxUXJHg (@AshAgony)" @70torinoman @CassandraRules
— adri16 (@adri16) February 10, 2015