August 1, 2018 by V Leigh

Abuse of Power and Stand Your Ground Laws

Police held Ving Rhames at gunpoint in his own home after a neighbor told 911 that 'a large black man' had broken in https://t.co/jSEHjeO3I5 pic.twitter.com/vJHuKU7iQk

— Blavity News (@Blavity) July 28, 2018

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Mississippi cops served a warrant at the wrong house, and shot Ismael Lopez in the back of the head—killing him. The cops will not be criminally charged. “Everything about this is wrong. … Shame on the police department. Shame on the District Attorney.” https://t.co/xPV6Bb3cr7 pic.twitter.com/LJtGBzpVNe

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 27, 2018

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Mississippi police officer used his stun gun on a Black man who was already handcuffed and complying with officers' commands.

His name is Daniel Starks. He belongs behind bars for assault!

PLEASE RETWEET. pic.twitter.com/BJlCxZXJ8G

— Together we rise 🙌🏾 (@Matsamon) July 28, 2018

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In Colorado, sheriff’s deputies started a fight club to reward use of force against prisoners. Deputy Sandra Rincon was the winner & celebrated with a tiara, “princess” plate & cake with “50” on top—the number of times she had used force against prisoners. https://t.co/ShJSChPTzT

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 29, 2018

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The #TrayvonMartinStory airs tonight on @BET. It was not an isolated tragedy. People all over this country are legally allowed to take matters into their own “handguns” if they “feel” a threat. https://t.co/oAKYEk2Elm

— Logan Browning (@LoganLaurice) July 30, 2018

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#Justice ⚖️ What you need to know about 'stand your ground' laws—25 states have them says @NCSLorg, not just Florida—and why the laws encourage violence and allow for legal racial bias. https://t.co/H3fk90Pb1O

— NAACP (@NAACP) July 29, 2018

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This Black father was shot and killed in front of his family — but the man who shot him won't face charges because of Florida's 'stand your ground' law pic.twitter.com/ROyzk7WPn2

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 28, 2018

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"We're here for justice," says emotional father of victim in fatal "stand your ground" shooting. "It was an uncalled for murder. My son didn't deserve to die like this, period." https://t.co/OfNMm2TA8M pic.twitter.com/Cr1kh3jsRF

— ABC News (@ABC) July 26, 2018

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A great @jbouie piece on how "Stand Your Ground" is really about bestowing on civilians the impunity for killing black people that police usually get. https://t.co/or5pnghNfY pic.twitter.com/2sPHnsZjXD

— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) July 25, 2018

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July 19, 2018 by V Leigh

Florida police chief told officers to pin unsolved crimes on random black people

Chicago Police Department officer under investigation after video goes viral: "I kill motherfu****s" https://t.co/bqtllfR43W

— deray (@deray) July 11, 2018

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What You Need to Know About the Police Killing of Harith 'Snoop' Augustus https://t.co/vZLBPVZRde pic.twitter.com/I0dEmSAWtt

— Colorlines.com (@Colorlines) July 16, 2018

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The DOJ report, on the Chicago Police Department, “paints a picture of a department whose officers have been given free rein to terrorize and abuse black Chicagoans they happen to come across.” https://t.co/Wvk220G3RR by @OsitaNwanevu

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 16, 2018

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Florida police chief told officers to pin unsolved crimes on random black people: report https://t.co/cA2hykhh7l pic.twitter.com/UetMf4200R

— The Hill (@thehill) July 13, 2018

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When you constantly see Black men exonerated after 20 and 30 years, remember this below: https://t.co/jrRpYWkLcy

— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) July 13, 2018

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July 9, 2018 by V Leigh

things to never be civil about: concentration camps, genocide, white supremacy, misogyny, harm to children, mass trauma, state violence, rising fascism.

things to never be civil about: concentration camps, genocide, white supremacy, misogyny, harm to children, mass trauma, state violence, rising fascism.

— adriennemaree (@adriennemaree) June 26, 2018

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36 years ago today Vincent Chin was bludgeoned to death by two white laid-off autoworkers who mistook Chin as Japanese and blamed him for the loss of their jobs. Vincent was Chinese. Ebens and Nitz never served jail time or paid my family anything. Rest in power, uncle Vincent.

— Annie Tan (@AngryTeachr) June 20, 2018

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Fucking sad. RT the fuck out of this please pic.twitter.com/l7yEgQZjTb

— All in on Allen (@philwhelan1) June 26, 2018

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Charging a man who shot a 17 year old kid in the face and back when he posed no danger to anyone and did nothing to warrant it—ON CAMERA— is not cause for celebration. It is literally the very least the criminal justice system could do.

We demand a conviction & severe sentence. pic.twitter.com/J8MDI7kN5v

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) June 29, 2018

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A driver in a Black-segregated area is over 17 times more likely to receive a moving violation (at a cost of 16 times more per resident) than in a white-segregated area https://t.co/kNh2NOj3zN pic.twitter.com/GO5XgidNLf

— D.C. Policy Center (@dcpolicycenter) June 28, 2018

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My God.

10 police officers surrounded a Black family in Philadelphia who asked for a refund because of a sound problem watching Jurassic World last night.

The 11 year old boy was so afraid the police were going to hurt them that he started vomiting. https://t.co/y7sHcQUnfL

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 29, 2018

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Davianna Simmons https://t.co/5RakIrjfI8 via @JulianAbagond

— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 3, 2018

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Black fraternity sues Alabama restaurant that cancelled their event because of "problems with your kind" https://t.co/9QhPKOGRzz pic.twitter.com/ZW5isBLN5U

— The Hill (@thehill) July 6, 2018

TRANSLATORS NEEDED IN ALBANY, NY

200 asylum seekers were flown from the southern border to the Albany County Jail in the last two days. There is an urgent need for volunteers – lawyers and translators. Many languages needed.

if interested, please email cric@legalproject.org.ALB pic.twitter.com/mCuMmj4LcL

— Zach S-W (@nerdosyndical) June 29, 2018

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Kids selling water outside the Philadelphia Zoo ended with a police takedown and a black teen in handcuffs. Gregory Muhammad, a 53-year-old water vendor, tried to intervene but police arrested him. Muhammad says he was tased and taken to the ground. https://t.co/qtRREQSomC

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 7, 2018

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June 20, 2018 by V Leigh

What’s her name?

What’s her name? https://t.co/CrZ4Qnew5H

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 19, 2018

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June 6, 2018 by V Leigh

URGENT: These @MesaPD Officers need to be arrested & charged immediately.

URGENT: These @MesaPD Officers need to be arrested & charged immediately.

33 year old Robert Johnson was not just unarmed & non-violent, he never committed a crime. They literally gave him a ticket after knocking him out.

And never mentioned the assault.

This video busted them pic.twitter.com/RlmcQN6t8y

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 6, 2018

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A Dallas cop shot Kelvion Walker, an unarmed black man. Walker and a witness said that he had his hands up when the cop shot him. The bullet is still lodged in his body. The cop pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge and got 18 months of probation. https://t.co/xkhN7eNTne

— The Appeal (@theappeal) June 5, 2018

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On 4/5/18 Jimmy Walker fired 24 rounds into a car of unarmed people killing #DianteYarber & injuring Marina Tafoya. (The car was stopped for looking suspicious)

In 2008 Walker was indicted on hate crime charges & fired.@michaelramos #IndictJimmyWalker https://t.co/0zYAKNX3nd pic.twitter.com/c1LyiP0C3E

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 5, 2018

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This officer was fired. He should be charged with a crime.@shaunking @soledadobrien @carolynedgar https://t.co/EFED4M2Knn

— ROCHELLE RILEY ✈️ 🌎 (@rochelleriley) June 3, 2018

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Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr., an unarmed 30-year-old Black man, was killed by a white deputy. A jury for the wrongful-death lawsuit were asked, what was the pain & suffering of his children worth? They awarded $1 for funeral expenses & $1 for each child’s losshttps://t.co/eKiN3KZCfJ

— Sil Lai Abrams (@Sil_Lai) May 31, 2018

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May 9, 2018 by V Leigh

Black Lives Matter

ICYMI:#Florida Police Shoot and Kill Black #LinusPhillipJr., 30,, Then Go to Funeral Home in Attempt to Unlock His Phone Using His Fingerprint – https://t.co/FbYjKMuJPb

— KOONye (@DcSlumdog) April 27, 2018

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Reason we've gone so hard on DA Anne Marie Schubert is her record speaks for itself (22 deaths/0 indictments), coupled w/the fact she gets a lot of $$$ not to prosecute is pretty evident $420,000 in donations from law enforcement organizations.

Sweet Black Liberating Dreams Fam! pic.twitter.com/N6EVPa6eva

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) April 26, 2018

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93% of the people NYPD arrested for possession of marijuana in the first three months of 2018 were people of color: https://t.co/e2cz30QqGF pic.twitter.com/3vhTW0uaoI

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) April 27, 2018

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Viral video shows white officers in Alabama throwing a black woman to floor at Waffle House, threatening to "break" her arm

The woman was waiting for a district manager's phone number from the waitress after she refused to pay for utensils for her order https://t.co/WQ1rUfyovs pic.twitter.com/YWsNWRKy4v

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 23, 2018

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A Baton Rouge police officer found guilty in an excessive force lawsuit for doing this to someone is now on the Civil Service Board, where he can put officers who’ve been fired for police violence back on the streets. https://t.co/JpsAlRBF0T pic.twitter.com/qa3aZcjHnx

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 28, 2018

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What we are asking is that unarmed non-violent African Americans be treated with the same patience and respect as white men who shoot cops. https://t.co/wQDPrVDomt

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 29, 2018

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MY LATEST.

Meet Kevin Smith.

That's the last known picture of him as a free man back in 2010.

8 years ago he was arrested on a drug charge in New Orleans.

AND HE WAS NEVER CONVICTED.

He's been in jail that whole time.

Somehow, it gets worse…https://t.co/zOCMbknjhw pic.twitter.com/p4RWc31Ory

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 3, 2018

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Four brilliant Black women checked out of their @Airbnb. A white woman outside waved at them and they didn't wave back.

So she called the police.

Then helicopters & a slew of police cars swarmed the area.

I've spoken to these sisters – who are shaken up, but pressing on. pic.twitter.com/dpZRUljycI

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 6, 2018

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May 3, 2018 by V Leigh

Tennessee authorities identified the four victims who were killed when a partially naked gunman opened fire at a suburban Waffle House early Sunday. All four were young people of color with their whole lives of ahead of them. #WaffleHouse

BREAKING: He has been arrested.

Yeah, he’s alive and well. And that’s just fine that he will face justice.

It’s just so damn peculiar how unarmed Black men like Stephon Clark get slaughtered in a hail of bullets but these white murderers are always taken in peacefully. pic.twitter.com/xDzcfjXtHG

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 23, 2018

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#WaffleHouse victimes and the Shooter, Why I don't hear the word "racist" on TV? He is crazy AND racist … Both need to be addressed. let's stop hiding it, we have a serious bias problem, and we need to speak about it to fix it. pic.twitter.com/xphpzH3rla

— François Piednoël 🇺🇸🇫🇷 (@FPiednoel) April 23, 2018

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James Shaw, 29 year old Tennessee State Alum and Alpha Phi Alpha Member, saved lives by tackling the Antioch Waffle House shooter while he was reloading . Please RT and show love to a true hero!! #JamesShaw #WaffleHouse #Hero #APHIA pic.twitter.com/OZG45rOCjG

— ATLGreekPicnic (@Atlgreekpicnic) April 22, 2018

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There's a distinct lack of coverage on how the #WaffleHouse shooting was likely racially-motivated.

All of the dead were people of color; the shooter was a white man with a history of white supremacy.

If we can't even talk about this, it won't ever be fixed.

— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) April 23, 2018

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#ChikesiaClemons was arrested more violently than the #WaffleHouse shooter. 🤔@WaffleHouse

— ❤️💕✨🌟⭐️👸🏽👩🏽‍💻✨🌟⭐️💕❤️ (@SweetCaramelSug) April 23, 2018

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To justify what police did to #ChikesiaClemons is downright unacceptable..

Despite outrage over the viral video, Waffle House calls black customer's arrest 'appropriate' https://t.co/MSufxrXYOC via @usatoday #WaffleHouse

— NAACP (@NAACP) April 24, 2018

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A White man—accused of killing 4 people at @WaffleHouse—arrested w/o harm.

A Black woman—alleged to have a disagreement about plastic utensils at #WaffleHouse—arrested AFTER police tackle her, expose her breasts & threaten to break her arm.

Black skin—presumed dangerous. pic.twitter.com/bIE73Y98ug

— Rev. Cornell Wm. Brooks, Esq. (@CornellWBrooks) April 23, 2018

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If your dog is set loose and kills someone, you are charged with their murder.
This is no different.
It’s time that parents, who give firearms to their mentally unstable children, start serving jail time.#WaffleHouse https://t.co/Yde51F31yj

— A Liberal Marine (@USMCLiberal) April 22, 2018

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.@realDonaldTrump I just happened to notice you've not tweeted out thoughts & prayers for the 4 people who were shot & killed with an assault rifle at a TN #WaffleHouse. No doubt many lives were saved by James Shaw Jr., an UNARMED hero. No praise for him? 🤔#BanAssaultWeapons https://t.co/o3kvZueW7d

— Sally Deal (@SallyDeal4) April 22, 2018

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Tennessee authorities identified the four victims who were killed when a partially naked gunman opened fire at a suburban Waffle House early Sunday.

All four were young people of color with their whole lives of ahead of them. https://t.co/qBPJMSJsPd #WaffleHouse pic.twitter.com/MdbhSBRq6r

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 23, 2018

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April 28, 2018 by V Leigh

California cops gun down #DianteYarber, father of 3, while he was sitting in his car in Walmart parking lot

This is Naliyah. She is 7 years-old. Last week her dad #DianteYarber was shot almost two dozen times for looking suspicious in a @Walmart parking lot. She wants you to know that “His Life Mattered”!

Demand #JusticeforButchie https://t.co/di3VKE9djL pic.twitter.com/ogBpEeZ6Wt

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) April 18, 2018

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California police kill black father with barrage of bullets in Walmart parking lot https://t.co/O2hHN1YmK0

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 17, 2018

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Thank you to @SamTLevin & the @guardian for telling the story of the brutal police execution of #DianteYarber.

They literally fired 30 shots into his car, slaughtering him, and shooting other passengers.

He was unarmed & non-violent.https://t.co/VWAkCpv2Pz

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 17, 2018

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California cops gun down #DianteYarber, father of 3, while he was sitting in his car in Walmart parking lot: https://t.co/blt8HSelcI @KWestSavali pic.twitter.com/CVbG9uhsCs

— The Root (@TheRoot) April 18, 2018

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April 19, 2018 by V Leigh

End of Policing

I know that I'm not alone in feeling sick and tired of being sick and tired of police killings of unarmed people. My heart breaks for Stephon… https://t.co/vcxJrH3Enh

— The New Jim Crow (@thenewjimcrow) April 2, 2018

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4 states (DE, IA, RI, TN) have laws that only allow police to use deadly force as last resort. Police kill 20% fewer people in these states.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 13, 2017

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Transparency is key! Current DA Anne Marie Schubert's campaign just received $13,000 from #police unions – days after #StephonClark's death. Area voters are demanding change. Make your voice heard this June. https://t.co/8Qxs1LDd1g via @sacbee_news

— Noah Phillips (@PhillipsforDA) April 6, 2018

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Sign our petition to these elected Democrats demanding they pull their endorsement for the Republican candidate for DA Anne Marie Schubert:https://t.co/g1YG2KrpLs

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 6, 2018

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‘I won’t be quiet.
We’re not going to go away.
It won’t be ok until justice is served.’

—Stephon Clark’s mother Se’Quette Clark is speaking out for the first time pic.twitter.com/qyASfuRpga

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 18, 2018

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This afternoon, a large group of #Sacramento police showed up to #StevanteClark's residence w/o warning & tried to have him civilly committed. It was Sacramento PD who murdered #StephonClark, Stevante's brother. We need to get Stevante a lawyer NOW. Please DM me if you can help.

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 17, 2018

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.@LegalAidNYC has criticized the NYPD gang database for being over-inclusive and inaccurate—and having a disparate impact on minorities. Today they launched a website to help people find out if they’re in this gang database. https://t.co/kAfN5LacHR See: https://t.co/lhzOpr5ugH

— Fair Punishment Project (@FairPunishment) April 17, 2018

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Remember, the police shot Dontre Hamilton 14 times after Starbucks employees called the police on him for sleeping in a park. https://t.co/O2qVBIb9pa pic.twitter.com/gSVkygDmKf

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 15, 2018

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Sheriff of county that @guardian found had America’s highest rate of killings by police once said it was “financially better” for officers to kill suspects than seriously injure them https://t.co/14UvB24NNv

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) April 10, 2018

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My Latest.

Please stop saying that police brutality isn't getting worse and that social media & cell phones just show us more of it. That's just not true.

IT'S GETTING WORSE.

2018 is now on pace to be the deadliest year EVER measured. https://t.co/5Gop6ZtlqJ

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 17, 2018

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April 8, 2018 by V Leigh

Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis.

Police killed Sequita Thompson's grandson in her own backyard. Now she's demanding justice for #StephonClark: pic.twitter.com/Yg0wgftL75

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 27, 2018

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4 states (DE, IA, RI, TN) have laws that only allow police to use deadly force as last resort. Police kill 20% fewer people in these states.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 13, 2017

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The final moments of #AltonSterling's life looked less like a police stop and more like a public execution.

Louisiana’s decision not to bring criminal charges against Baton Rouge police officers in his death raises serious questions.https://t.co/G2nZR6jYEG

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 27, 2018

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Thank you to the Kings & Celtics for leaning into this moment instead of away from it – which is what the NFL did for nearly two years. #StephonClark was an unarmed, non-violent 22 year old Black man shot at 20 times & killed by @SacPolice in his own backyard.

We need justice pic.twitter.com/J5rrTg75H9

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 25, 2018

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27.

American Police have killed 27 people since they shot & killed #StephonClark in his backyard 7 days ago.

That's more than police in most developed nations kill in a year.

More than police in most developed nations kill in a decade.

27 people.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 26, 2018

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#StephonClark is a National Tragedy.
It’s also a local cycle of violence we live with everyday in Sacramento, Oakland, LA, Ferguson, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, etc.

Ask the survivors.
Ask #NandiCainJr
Ask #JamesNelson #ListenToBlackPeople #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/aqbzXd79pE

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) March 25, 2018

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Newly released bodycam footage shows #StephonClark was shot 20 times in 7 seconds, after police mistook his white cellphone for a gun: pic.twitter.com/6y7yFKJOlQ

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 22, 2018

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Dear @WhiteHouse, your IGNORANCE is showing. Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis. #BlackLivesMatter
https://t.co/EvXmglwV6z

— Black Caucus (@OfficialCBC) March 28, 2018

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A Community Village Site

Abuse of Power

Abuse of Power and Stand Your Ground Laws

Florida police chief told officers to pin unsolved crimes on random black people

things to never be civil about: concentration camps, genocide, white supremacy, misogyny, harm to children, mass trauma, state violence, rising fascism.

What’s her name?

URGENT: These @MesaPD Officers need to be arrested & charged immediately.

Black Lives Matter

Tennessee authorities identified the four victims who were killed when a partially naked gunman opened fire at a suburban Waffle House early Sunday. All four were young people of color with their whole lives of ahead of them. #WaffleHouse

California cops gun down #DianteYarber, father of 3, while he was sitting in his car in Walmart parking lot

End of Policing

Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis.