June 9, 2020 by V Leigh

“Every individual can look around their own neighborhood, their own institution, and ask the question: ‘Who here is challenging the policy that is leading to these racial disparities?’”

Miski Noor from @BlackVisionsMN:

“It’s not an accident when a cop is violent with a Black person […] anti-Blackness is part of policing.”

Noor described how policing as we know it grew out of slave-catching. pic.twitter.com/WIfItPVEXo
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) June 7, 2020

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Agreed, this young Black woman is brave indeed. But a white person should have stepped in to protect her. That is what I see when I look at this picture. That is true ‘allyship’. Putting your life on the line for Black people. https://t.co/RKz63CbcyA
— uché blackstock, md (@uche_blackstock) June 8, 2020

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As @samswey points out on @PodSaveThePpl this week, only 28 of the largest 100 police departments ban chokeholds & strangleholds—and those that do ban them are less likely to kill people. https://t.co/6gcYUyNdFt
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 4, 2020

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An autopsy report has ruled that Manuel Ellis’ death was a homicide. Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died in police custody in March in Tacoma, Wash.

He called out “can’t breathe” as he was being restrained by officers.https://t.co/14k3IQWzuT
— NPR (@NPR) June 5, 2020

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NEW:

An autopsy has found that Manuel Ellis, a black man who died in police custody in Tacoma, was killed as a result of oxygen deprivation and the physical restraint used in his arrest.

“I can’t breathe,” he said before he died.https://t.co/SOJk8oaMsl
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) June 4, 2020

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Another man with the last name Floyd murdered by this racist system. This time in the notorious MDC Prison in Brooklyn. #JamelFloyd https://t.co/4p0ZlcD9zM
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) June 4, 2020

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Sean Monterrosa was killed by an Vallejo PD Officer. While on his knees.

We demand #justice4sean pic.twitter.com/1zS3NGdpej
— Mars🧚🏽‍♀️ (@marsonlife) June 4, 2020

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The Louisville Metro Police and the National Guard shot and killed David McAtee yesterday. He was, of course, unarmed. https://t.co/yOX1j3oifv
— Cerise Castle (@cerisecastle) June 1, 2020

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https://t.co/mwpEjICb7O… https://t.co/BvKKdoFQ7G 2006, the FBI warned that white supremacists infiltrating local and state law enforcement posed a threat to national security. Some are asking, what’s been done to curb the trend in the decade
— Bonny (@poohtoo2) June 1, 2020

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Police can legally use lethal force if their conduct is considered “reasonable” in the heat of the moment.

This open definition makes it very hard to hold cops accountable.

The PEACE Act will change this by establishing a national use-of-force standard. https://t.co/TEzTKdVk4L
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 3, 2020

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All four officers involved in the death of George Floyd were “complicit,” including the three who haven’t been arrested, says Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, responding to a question asked by @sarasidnerCNN on behalf of Floyd’s brother. https://t.co/JiE3Mx8xF2 pic.twitter.com/yalvaWfpDV
— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2020

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this is so sad 🥺 it made me cry pic.twitter.com/36cWrNjOHM
— .♕ (@darealtishaaa) June 4, 2020

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“How to Be an Antiracist” author @DrIbram: “Every individual can look around their own neighborhood, their own institution, and ask the question: ‘Who here is challenging the policy that is leading to these racial disparities?’”

Listen: https://t.co/mUpOpeocTK pic.twitter.com/P2K04S7Ier
— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 2, 2020

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June 5, 2020 by V Leigh

Cops are still at it

7 states (CA, FL, KY, LA, MD, OR, RI) have these restrictions on misconduct investigations, letting police avoid accountability. In Louisiana, investigations get tossed if they aren’t closed in 60 days but the officers can’t be questioned by investigators for the first 30 days.🤔
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2020

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Here’s the provision in Florida’s police bill of rights law that prevents officers from being disciplined or fired if the misconduct investigation lasts longer than 180 days, even if the officer is found guilty of egregious misconduct: https://t.co/TAH1VLyuwI pic.twitter.com/KgG5EFGbQa
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2020

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Under Florida’s Police “Bill of Rights” law, if the police take longer than 180 days to investigate themselves for misconduct it becomes illegal to discipline any officers involved. In this case the sheriff took *182* days so this cop gets reinstated despite being found guilty. https://t.co/ftNi7qAZro
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2020

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Many countries have less than three lethal police shootings per month.

The United States had an average of three PER DAY in 2019.

This cannot continue. Congress must take bold sweeping action to end the violence and hold police accountable. pic.twitter.com/L64w50SlBO
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 4, 2020

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Fatal Shootings by Police in 2018:

🇳🇿: 1
🇯🇵: 2
🇸🇪: 6
🇩🇪: 11
🇫🇷: 26
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🇺🇸 992

Police in the U.S. kill more people in days than police in other countries kill in years. We need action now.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 5, 2020

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New Tonight: Disturbing video from @WBFO in Buffalo, NY shows an elderly man walk up to police in riot gear. An officer shoves the man…he falls backwards, hits his head…starts bleeding immediately…motionless.
Why did this happen @BPDAlerts ?
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— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) June 5, 2020

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These people are American law enforcement ofcrs who have been permitted by this country to believe that they need not be bothered with adhering to the Constitution or standards of human decency. https://t.co/zF3gvbA7JD
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 5, 2020

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And the cops say he tripped and fell! Like we can’t see, with our own eyes, that he shoved him.

If they lie this openly to cover misconduct w cameras openly rolling, how about when there are no cameras?https://t.co/rmV2rb9r8q https://t.co/gOhn71DRSC
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) June 5, 2020

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Cops know about positional positional asphyxiation. #PositionalAsphyxiation https://t.co/dKO6MEBsmB
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 5, 2020

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Cops are still at it with their knees on our necks. #BLM #AbolishPolice https://t.co/cA99h4KhiI
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 5, 2020

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May 27, 2020 by V Leigh

You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. #GeorgeFloyd

You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. You deserve our tears, our prayers, our rage, our action. We must act – for you – and for all of those were no cameras are present. We must. #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/JeMNUtkXv6
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 27, 2020

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‘I cannot breathe!’: FBI investigates death of black man in Minneapolis after video shows police officer kneeling on his neck. https://t.co/Jy1YXz94FN
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 26, 2020

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I am heartbroken by the murder of George Floyd. I am praying for healing for his family, comfort for his friends, and justice for his legacy. 1/2https://t.co/mqn3aqBjXS
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) May 27, 2020

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Chopper video from Minnesota’s KSTP-TV earlier as protesters demanding justice for George Floyd line the street. People are angry and say they’ll demand justice despite the Mayor’s announcement that four murder-involved officers were fired. pic.twitter.com/VTJah3eFz3
— Camila (@camilateleSUR) May 27, 2020

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Huge protests have broken out in the streets of Minneapolis over the killing of #GeorgeFloyd by Minneapolis police pic.twitter.com/kXSIt4vLcy
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 27, 2020

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Free masks handed out at the rally for justice for George Floyd. Folks standing apart and *everyone* in masks. It’s moving to see so much communal caretaking alongside grief and anger. pic.twitter.com/sPRsRXrhRL
— hodel in the streets, chava in the sheets (@mrotzie) May 26, 2020

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George Floyd should be alive today. The officers who killed him must be brought to justice. We should—we must, if we are to survive as a nation—change this familiar and gruesome reality. In the words of Fannie Lou Hamer, we’re “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Enough. https://t.co/C6AcXypv7v
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) May 27, 2020

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Police in riot gear confronting protester in Minneapolis tonight. Many have gathered in the streets to protest the killing of #GeorgeFloyd while he was restrained by police officers. Four officers were subsequently fired for their actions. pic.twitter.com/Jv0blCFyBB
— Frank Calhoun (@Phrygian0) May 27, 2020

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Minneapolis.
May 26 2020#GeorgeFloyd https://t.co/31Phab6BKr pic.twitter.com/hJHjbuOkmY
— YourBestBlackSelf (@LeslieMac) May 27, 2020

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May 16, 2020 by V Leigh

We are still dying.#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName

Black folks, I will warn you: it is tough. But we have to say our sister’s name.

Non-Black people, if you never listen to another episode of @PodSaveThePpl, please let it be this one. Then do something. Cause a run won’t cut it.

We are still dying.#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/V6gmELYUUH
— brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) May 12, 2020

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Louisville Police fatally shot #BreonnaTaylor. They had the wrong address AND their real suspect was already in custody. 2 months later, no one has been held accountable for her death… but we will change that! #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/wytTAozY5l
— Benjamin Crump, Esq. (@AttorneyCrump) May 11, 2020

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#BreonnaTaylor was murdered in cold blood by the Louisville Police. They bussed in her house without announcing themselves shooting 22 fucking times! She was shot 8.

None of the officers have been charged. https://t.co/GLh97TWoTp
— 📚pedagogy in black✊🏾 (@RenyTay) May 9, 2020

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In Baton Rouge in 2016 I was sued by an officer & the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that I can be held civilly negligent. This decision is a threat to protestors everywhere. I’ve appealed to the Supreme Court. You can read about the case here: https://t.co/QayhGkqDQ4
— deray (@deray) April 23, 2020

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Baltimore Police release body-worn camera footage from officers who shot 16-year-old carrying replica gun https://t.co/Hj0lB01Kz9
— deray (@deray) May 8, 2020

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Protests as #Indianapolis police kill 3 in separate incidents – https://t.co/VF2JfMsQxj
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 15, 2020

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We have come to define safety so narrowly – in a way that always warrants more cops, but leaves us without masks for nurses. And we do this even though 1000s more New Yorkers have died of coronavirus than all the murders in NYC *this century*. https://t.co/zszyaNlqvo
— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) May 12, 2020

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Off-duty officers were responsible for 35% of all NYPD police shootings last year and 34% the year before. Why haven’t the Mayor and the NYPD had to address this fact? https://t.co/BMJrgGLvgq https://t.co/e4D6EiHPUc
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 13, 2020

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See now we can track how police misconduct spreads. And officers in close proximity to officers who have records of misconduct end up being 4x more likely to use force & 5x more likely to shoot someone. We can *contact trace* police violence like a virus. https://t.co/BzpnDkzFi2 pic.twitter.com/coiXK5tqBo
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 9, 2020

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March 4, 2020 by V Leigh

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police.

This mother took her son to the ER when she thought he was having a mental health emergency — when they arrived the teen was tackled, tased, and handcuffed by security guards (warning: distressing) pic.twitter.com/0ga9qLxmXd

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 22, 2020

THIS. MUST. STOP.

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police. We will never stop fighting for our humanity. #blacklivesmatter #WhatMatters2020 https://t.co/CmOR4dhk5V

— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) February 27, 2020

February 10, 2020 by V Leigh

The national murder rate compared to police shootings

The national murder rate is 5.0 per 100,000 people. Between 2013-2019, St. Louis police have killed black men at a rate of 7.0 per 100,000. Oklahoma City police have killed black men at a rate of 8.5 per 100,000.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 28, 2020

Maryland police charged an officer with murder after he fired seven shots inside a cruiser, killing a man who was cuffed in the front seat with his hands behind his back https://t.co/ib7fov91qZ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 29, 2020

Sean Kenney: 5 police shootings
Joshua Coleman: 4 police shootings
Jarrett Tonn: 3 police shootings
Joe McCarthy: 3 police shootings
Matt Komoda: 3 police shootings https://t.co/Q8xhnXdJtZ

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 2, 2020

"Still not paying attention?? With no dash cam or body cam footage deployed upon approaching the scene, this man was murdered in cold blood and today the cop responsible for murdering him was found not guilty"#JUSTICE FOR EUGENE MCSWAIN #PoliceBrutality https://t.co/zcYngqmYDW

— Police Brutality🚫 (@AfricaMustWake) January 27, 2020

January 25, 2020 by V Leigh

An estimated 1,444 Americans have been killed by guns in the first two weeks of 2020.

8 children have been shot in St. Louis since the start of the new year. The youngest one year old.

Mass shootings can’t be the only gun violence that grabs our nation’s attention. These children deserve attention and action too. https://t.co/lYftykyhR3

— Giffords (@GiffordsCourage) January 18, 2020

"The public sees media reports of mass shootings happening in movie theaters, schools, night clubs and beyond—these are the ones that keep us all up at night…But the majority of these mass shootings involved intimate and family member victims." https://t.co/PexIbT1rZK

— Protect Minnesota (@ProtectMN) January 25, 2020

Collectively, mass shootings have killed 125 and wounded 137 people in these nine mayors’ cities. Enough is enough – we need universal background checks now. #MayorsDemandAction #MayorsDC2020 pic.twitter.com/jY3kKXzKj4

— U.S. Mayors (@usmayors) January 24, 2020

Listening to mayors discuss their experience with mass shootings. Such a raw, powerful and emotional discussion. #MayorsDC20 pic.twitter.com/BZU5D6HPC7

— Alisha Powell Gillis (@GillisAlisha) January 24, 2020

In an attempt to intimidate lawmakers and subvert the will of voters, the @NRA gave away high-capacity magazines – similar to those used in America's deadliest mass shootings – to random civilians at the Virginia statehouse today. #valeg https://t.co/bbnN3rm7I3

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 14, 2020

VA is in a state of emergency because white supremacists and nazi’s are using their 2nd amendment rights to shutdown the 1st amendment rights of students, veterans, and clergy.

Tweet out a video with your support for laws that protect kids, not guns with.#IStandWithVirginia pic.twitter.com/wPiRSVDGZu

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) January 19, 2020

Kids should be worried about their homework, not their survival #IStandWithVirginia

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) January 19, 2020

We came with flowers and signs. They came with assault rifles and riot shields.

Our message is so powerful that they are scared to face us unarmed. We’re just a bunch of kids that want to be safe and not get shot. #IStandWithVirginia

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— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) January 20, 2020

Gun rights supporters — many heavily armed — are rallying today in Richmond. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot)

Live updates: https://t.co/hQZOI3BC9x pic.twitter.com/ZG5HsUPzz8

— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) January 20, 2020

An estimated 1,444 Americans have been killed by guns in the first two weeks of 2020. This includes 924 suicides and 8 mass shootings. At least 121 children have been killed or injured by guns this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive pic.twitter.com/eK0jN6pUvN

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 15, 2020

January 1, 2020 by V Leigh

US Mass Shooting Reach Record in 2019

“This seems to be the age of mass shootings.” https://t.co/X3y6CGG4ak

— Slate (@Slate) December 29, 2019

December 23, 2019 by V Leigh

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S.

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S. – https://t.co/W6aUZd4o2m

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) December 11, 2019

What a financial advisor’s boss told him about a prospective client – a black woman who won a nearly $400k wrongful death settlement for her son:
“You’re not investing a dime for this lady…This is not money she respects. She didn’t earn it.”

No words. https://t.co/UaISIDrSdg

— Kimberly Atkins (@KimberlyEAtkins) December 11, 2019

I’m going to nickname @sunny, “Job,” because this required biblical patience between Meghan McCain’s rudeness and Abby Huntsman coming with the but-America-elected-a-black-president as evidence Kamala Harris didn’t face racism and sexism. Whew, chile.

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— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 11, 2019

"The white-supremacy movement did not hijack the memory of the Confederacy; in many ways, the modern white-supremacist movement evolved out of the failed Confederate movement. Confederate veterans were rarely embarrassed when called white supremacists."https://t.co/AhllzEBnH3

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) December 10, 2019

Prosecutor: Racist Memes Poisoned Killer’s Mind.
A prosecutor says racist memes poisoned the mind of Sean Urbanski, motivating him to fatally stab black college student Richard Collins III on the University of Maryland's campus. #RichardCollinsIII https://t.co/UFDzEzDvss

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) December 12, 2019

A man broke into a dormitory at a Jewish university and set fires, using matches intended for lighting a Hanukkah menorah, the fire commissioner said https://t.co/sW1aqede7T

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 21, 2019

Iowa woman ran down Hispanic teen with SUV because of her ethnicity, police said https://t.co/9lShmZ3u6O

— glenn robinson (@glncv) December 21, 2019

December 21, 2019 by V Leigh

It’s been seven years since the shooting at #SandyHook Elementary School, and Congress has done nothing to prevent another tragedy like this from happening.

Every 16 hours, a woman in America is shot and killed by a former or current partner.

Yet @senatemajld and @SenJoniErnst are REFUSING to reauthorize #VAWA to close the deadly "boyfriend loophole" that allows domestic abusers to access guns. This is a disgrace. #VAWA4ALL https://t.co/7YIdd4QBHX

— Brady (@bradybuzz) December 12, 2019

In any other situation with lives on the line we act w/o hesitation. Why are we not waking up to the 384 mass shootings, and the 35K that have died in just 2019?

The #NewOrleansShooting like each before it should be the last. We NEED to raise the standard for gun ownership. https://t.co/hqf5cGkzMb

— Guns Down America (@gunsdownamerica) December 1, 2019

We agree @SpeakerPelosi, gun violence prevention is an issue which can unite the nation. 97% of Americans support expanding background checks yet @senatemajldr refuses to hold a vote on **bipartisan** legislation which the House passed over 280 days ago.#PelosiTownHall

— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) December 6, 2019

Yesterday during our rally outside the Supreme Court, @NRA employees harassed gun violence survivors and made videos mocking them, and their supporters interrupted a moment of silence for victims by reading the Second Amendment through a bullhorn.

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— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 3, 2019

▪️Leah Minda Ferencz owned the Kosher deli w/ her husband

▪️Douglas Rodriguez had immigrated from Ecuador 3 years ago

▪️Moshe Deutsch was a yeshiva student grabbing lunch

▪️Joseph Seals was a 15-year-veteran of the police department#HonorWithAction https://t.co/D3jXHsRnMC

— Brady (@bradybuzz) December 12, 2019

Today,

We mourn the loss of 20 children
& 6 adults that were lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School on this day 7 years ago. We are sending love & strength on this painful day to all who were affected, & pledge our continued action so that tragedy like this never happens again. pic.twitter.com/aVSoTtTXQo

— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) December 14, 2019

Seven years ago today, a gunman armed with an assault weapon murdered 20 children and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

We must end this country's gun violence epidemic. We vow to never stop fighting in their honor. #HonorWithAction #EndGunViolence pic.twitter.com/XpGHdYRkQ5

— Brady (@bradybuzz) December 14, 2019

It's been seven years since the shooting at #SandyHook Elementary School, and Congress has done nothing to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. pic.twitter.com/2NkfzMvLnu

— Guns Down America (@gunsdownamerica) December 14, 2019

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Abuse of Power

“Every individual can look around their own neighborhood, their own institution, and ask the question: ‘Who here is challenging the policy that is leading to these racial disparities?’”

Cops are still at it

You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. #GeorgeFloyd

We are still dying.#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police.

The national murder rate compared to police shootings

An estimated 1,444 Americans have been killed by guns in the first two weeks of 2020.

US Mass Shooting Reach Record in 2019

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S.

It’s been seven years since the shooting at #SandyHook Elementary School, and Congress has done nothing to prevent another tragedy like this from happening.