Solutions for Police Brutality by Shaun King
Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD
Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD
Gun Violence
Unsafe Places for People of Color
Where can a person of color be safe?
List of places where it is unsafe to be a person of color.
Home? nope
Church? nope
Hospital? nope
School? nope
Walking home? nope
Playing? nope
Pool Party? nope
Driving? nope
Holding a gun in an open carry state? nope
Standing? nope
Working? nope
#BatonRouge
How these shootings will force Baton Rouge to face problems with segregation and inequality https://t.co/fA4oXSCHrk pic.twitter.com/l740WBwfXz
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 18, 2016
The dead suspect is being identified by multiple media outlets as Gavin Long, who turned 29 today https://t.co/I869hF0tkB
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 17, 2016
La. police officials: Baton Rouge officers were ‘intentionally targeted and assassinated’ https://t.co/FkldWc3owi pic.twitter.com/9ywcGpUgsn
— POLITICO (@politico) July 18, 2016
Everything We Know So Far About The Suspected Baton Rouge Shooter via @TPMhttps://t.co/kPwCw3cT8D pic.twitter.com/4auLtjhcQp
— (((SPLC))) (@splcenter) July 18, 2016
it's a dam shame that pols & police officials wud allow innocent cops 2 be killed just to protect a few bad ones … https://t.co/8DFuDBhf1P
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 18, 2016
When told of officers being shot, moms of black men killed by police stood in silent prayer https://t.co/Yf85ysTlRe pic.twitter.com/d8FEvoceNv
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) July 17, 2016
Toddlers have shot at least 23 people this year
Toddlers have shot at least 23 people this year https://t.co/776wuylgzW
— deray mckesson (@deray) May 1, 2016
Which Race did Los Angeles Cops Shoot most between 2011-2015
Los Angeles police will shoot you quick if you are Latino or Black.
White people make up the largest population in Los Angeles, but police are not quick to shoot White people.
Los Angeles population by race
There Have Been 30,000 Reported Shootings in 2015. How Many Happened In Your Neighborhood?
A map of shootings in America.
By Chris Kirk and Alex Yablon
Update, Dec. 31, 2015: The map has been updated to show all recorded shootings in 2015
In relentless succession, a parade of towns and cities has this year joined the ranks of American mass shooting locations.
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Man puts on bullet proof vest then kills neighbor
Police in Maryland Heights, Missouri reported that 26 year-old James C. Blanton shot and killed 35 year-old Yi-Ping “Peter” Chang on the afternoon of December 13, when he knocked on Chang’s door complaining about “loud bass music”.
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#GunViolence Tweets 12.22
The shocking difference in how Black and White people are killed by guns: https://t.co/p38AT0Rbjj
— Advancement Project (@adv_project) December 19, 2015
16 gun massacres since Newtown. 14 of them carried out with legally obtained weapons. https://t.co/y98UrUVTJb pic.twitter.com/x9LjxnCstu
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) December 14, 2015
Former top Australian official calls for travel warning to U.S. due to gun violence
“It’s time to call out the U.S.A.,” Tim Fischer said.
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HT Steven Riley @mixed_race
We decide how much violence and murder is acceptable. Our culture, U.S. culture decides. – @getgln
Who owns guns in America? White men, mostly.
White men make up 32 percent of Americans — and 61 percent of gun owners.
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Guns – the invention made to kill more people faster.