March 23, 2018 by V Leigh

#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun.

#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/JNgEevU7cV

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 21, 2018

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California police shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own backyard after mistaking his cellphone for a weapon: https://t.co/ggu5UnOvNu pic.twitter.com/Nb28fcIGvz

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 21, 2018

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Murder of #StephonClark reveals so many rotten facets of U.S. policing:

1) anti-Black bias & assumption of violence/guilt
2) property damage warranting armed (potentially lethal) response
3) ZERO de-escalation practice
4) trigger-happy or unacceptably-fearful dept culture https://t.co/voTq2CVB0A

— Kumar Rao (@KumarRaoNYC) March 21, 2018

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#StephonClark was shot twenty times and killed by the Sacramento Police on Sunday in his grandparent’s backyard.
What was he armed with?

A cell phone.
You can’t possibly be more tired of hearing this story than we are of telling it. https://t.co/Kt5ZRRrQdt pic.twitter.com/rpyNyUqNID

— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 21, 2018

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As a Black man,
A Dad,
A Husband,
A Son,
A brother,
A Human Being…

I am saddened and sickened by what happened to Stephon Clark.
It could happen to me. Or my sons.
THAT is why we kneel.
THAT is why we insist #BlackLivesMatter

STOP KILLING US.#StephonClark pic.twitter.com/yeFBwZh7MR

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) March 22, 2018

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Before they try and change his narrative, here are 9 basic but important truths about #StephonClark's life and death that everyone should know. https://t.co/5OxGoFzNWg pic.twitter.com/O58Cu8OoXm

— Blavity (@Blavity) March 22, 2018

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Sacramento police officers shot 22-year-old #StephonClark multiple times and killed him Sunday night.
The father of two had been standing in his own backyard. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/nzNjsUirdz

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 21, 2018

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March 9, 2018 by V Leigh

If you’re only now upset about kids being killed by guns, you’re coming to the party late

Arbitrator reinstates Columbus Police Officer Zach Rosen, who was fired after he was caught on video stomping on suspect https://t.co/ZZKj0BR1ZW pic.twitter.com/QyXAChUWT7

— Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) March 5, 2018

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Andrew Kearse died while in police custody after he was arrested last year in upstate New York.

An audio recording reveals he repeatedly yelled “I can’t breathe” while being transported in a squad car. https://t.co/FsQ2hxOoP9

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 18, 2018

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A jury has awarded more than $37M to family of Korryn Gaines, saying officer's shot that killed her was 'unreasonable,' violated her civil rights. https://t.co/bBcGZnZwUs pic.twitter.com/9ESNswHlOc

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) February 16, 2018

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A man who was nicknamed George Zimmerman 2.0, warned 911 operators that he was going to kill the “hoodlums” in his neighborhood who had the “devil in them,” was sentenced to life in prison: https://t.co/aG6zBb0f3a pic.twitter.com/rRTxYZCnl0

— The Root (@TheRoot) February 24, 2018

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If you're only now upset about kids being killed by guns, you're coming to the party, late. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatteratSchool #BlackLivesMatters

— (((Emmanations))) (@emma_rosenthal) February 24, 2018

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Ex-deputy rams truck into Louisiana store and robs it after mistaking Sikh owners for Muslims https://t.co/Jzk1luTvt0

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 7, 2018

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ICYMI: At least 319 NYPD cops keep jobs despite deceiving, brutalizing NYers

And 319 is lowball/TIP of the iceberg – just what was verified from limited docs leaked to @BuzzFeed & only related to "dismissal probation" cases https://t.co/AF8XmMImXd pic.twitter.com/O02cyNhUUQ

— Joo-Hyun Kang (@JooHyun_Kang) March 6, 2018

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February 17, 2018 by V Leigh

Parkland School Shooting

In a private Instagram group chat, confessed school shooter Nikolas Cruz repeatedly espoused racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic views and displayed an obsession with violence and guns. https://t.co/DlvwqwQ5GA

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 17, 2018

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FBI admits it did not investigate Nikolas Cruz despite being warned of stockpiled guns and desire to kill SIX Weeks before massacre https://t.co/iyd0w0J3C0

— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) February 17, 2018

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Parkland shooting survivors claim 'blood of 17' is on GOP's NRA enablers: 'They left us to people like Nikolas Cruz' https://t.co/dWhMPR1Fxq

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) February 17, 2018

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Opinion: The survivors of the Parkland massacre are take action to stop mass shootings. Will we let them down, again? https://t.co/NMnndgRnhX via @POLITICOMag pic.twitter.com/TjJ6urXMZq

— POLITICO (@politico) February 17, 2018

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These are the 17 people who lost their lives in the Parkland shooting pic.twitter.com/EaGwRdoPOt

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 17, 2018

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February 17, 2018 by V Leigh

US Politics News

Tillerson's State Department has fired or demoted most African American and Latino diplomats: report https://t.co/07UpUhp7qh pic.twitter.com/IOtMqpYRIO

— The Hill (@thehill) November 25, 2017

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In case you missed it >> Senate Democrats offered an amendment to require corporations to use their tax savings to increase employee wages at the same rate they increase executive pay, dividends to shareholders, & stock buybacks. Every Republican Senator voted against.

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) November 30, 2017

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Robert Mercer was a tech bro at IBM. Now he’s bankrolling much of the white supremacist ecosystem. https://t.co/DtMaU0vZI0

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 1, 2017

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Obama invokes Hitler's rise in stark warning about growing nativism https://t.co/45e56dAZqT pic.twitter.com/3Wh0BuQQ2r

— The Hill (@thehill) December 7, 2017

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Ben Carson to allow segregation to continue, unchecked, until 2020. https://t.co/7LPMcWJB2H

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 5, 2018

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We can't ignore the connections between forced migration, xenophobia, and climate change.

The US creates climate refugees and then locks them out of the country.https://t.co/vUAbanbXNd

— CultureStrike (@CultureStrike) January 8, 2018

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1. You falsely accused 5 young boys of rape in New York and called for them to receive the death penalty. They went to prison for over a decade.

2. Your staff members beat, burned, maimed, punched, and choked women.

They were given restraining orders. Photos were taken. https://t.co/F5AGfYozuC

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 10, 2018

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BREAKING: U.S. official in charge of protecting American elections from hacking tells NBC News that Russians successfully penetrated voter registration rolls of several U.S. states prior to 2016 presidential election. https://t.co/QXnaa0zdBd

More tonight on @NBCNightlyNews.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 7, 2018

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It is worth noting that the Russians believed that the best way to damage America was help elect Donald Trump.

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 16, 2018

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February 13, 2018 by V Leigh

#Justice4PatriciaHill and Black Lives Matter

Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw sided with a citizen oversight board today, agreeing that a police sergeant should be disciplined for threatening to arrest @bkerensa — an activist who was legally filming cops during a protest. https://t.co/kd34FSGWWZ by @dougbrown8

— pdx law grrrl (@pdxlawgrrrl) January 17, 2018

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Thomas Yatsko, a completely unarmed Black man w/ no criminal record was just shot and killed by police in Cleveland.

Earlier today a white man shot 4 cops. He’s still alive.

America. 2018.https://t.co/vJ7RKk9y2g

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 17, 2018

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A Baltimore cop has been indicted on charges of misconduct and fabricating evidence. He was caught on video planting evidence in a drug case. After the video was found, a man who was jailed for months on charges related to the incident was released. https://t.co/CSUeCT25za

— pdx law grrrl (@pdxlawgrrrl) January 27, 2018

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Still fighting for #Justice4PatriciaHill @SacPolice @sacsheriff @Chief_Hahn @SheriffSJones we still want to know why this woman was ABUSED while being FALSELY detained & further ASSAULTED during intake by your employees? Why has no info been released?

We’re waiting.. pic.twitter.com/iaTjDWahja

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) January 30, 2018

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December 28, 2017 by V Leigh

Donald Trump’s 16 Accusers

Donald Trump's 16 Accusers:
Kristin Anderson
Lisa Boyne
Rachel Crooks
Tasha Dixon
Jessica Drake
Jill Harth
Cathy Heller
Samantha Holvey
Ninni Laaksonen
Jessica Leeds
Mindy McGillivray
Cassandra Searles
Natasha Stoynoff
Temple Taggart
Karena Virginia
Summer Zervos

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 30, 2017

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December 16, 2017 by V Leigh

One-third of all people killed by strangers in America are killed by police.

One-third of all people killed by strangers in America are killed by police. 97% of the officers are not charged with a crime, 99% are not convicted. Even in the most egregious cases the system refuses to hold police accountable: https://t.co/1lpFvmDp4C

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 8, 2017

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Nine NYPD cops showed up at a hospital to intimidate a teenager who was raped by two other NYPD cops and push her to not press charges:https://t.co/idoRFZBSAM

— Nick Malinowski (@nwmalinowski) November 24, 2017

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We NEED community control, oversight, & disciplinary power. We NEED this bec @sacsheriff killed Adriene Ludd & LEO McEntire now has 2 murders to his badge & still terrorizes these streets.@Blklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/Rpxx7cWPXg

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) November 25, 2017

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St. Louis police shut down a mall to violently arrest people peacefully protesting racial injustice. The arrests included State Representative Bruce Franks Jr. (@brucefranksjr), who could be heard screaming in pain during his arrest. https://t.co/dmFEAFTvfU #BlackLivesMatter

— pdx law grrrl (@pdxlawgrrrl) November 25, 2017

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Euclid Police Department (Ohio) faces yet another excessive force lawsuit.

This time, two officers tased and pepper-sprayed a man who was wearing a colostomy bag. They thought it was a gun. https://t.co/I23LcBYHGd @ShaunKing @radleybalko

— Eric Sandy (@ericsandy) November 30, 2017

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A Eugene cop threw down & punched a handcuffed DUII suspect. He was fired, but still can be a cop. Cops in Oregon can stay eligible to carry a gun & badge even after being fired for chronically inept police work. This is Not OK. https://t.co/5QneVjAUWe @rwoolington @carlibrosseau

— pdx law grrrl (@pdxlawgrrrl) December 16, 2017

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November 21, 2017 by V Leigh

The police have killed 931 people so far this year. This is what police violence looks like in America.

“Mama please don't scream cause I don't want you to get shooted”

Footage shows the aftermath of Philando Castile's fatal shooting by police pic.twitter.com/cRKRCHmdum

— Pнιℓσѕσρнυѕ ۞✍۩ (@PsychologyDoc) November 17, 2017

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An LAPD officer accidentally filmed himself putting cocaine in a suspect’s wallet. https://t.co/wrbGwdBJXH

— shon. (@SeanMcElwee) November 15, 2017

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After recently updating its policy, San Francisco became the 1st city to adopt all 8 of these use of force policies. https://t.co/utWgk3nAOI pic.twitter.com/EntYbjRZMv

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 18, 2017

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The @InterracialJawn digs into connection between 1850 Slave Patrols & 2015 Law Enforcement https://t.co/c00grLT3vL pic.twitter.com/qaLD4dDQWQ

— #BlackWomenBeing (@LeslieMac) December 15, 2015

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WATCH our film on the “Power of Prosecutors” to end mass incarceration. Learn how to demand accountability. Vote. https://t.co/XuRk8FU52S

— Brooklyn Defender (@BklynDefender) September 11, 2017

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The brutal police execution of #PatrickHarmon in Salt Lake City, Utah. https://t.co/IYRDcNbutF

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 5, 2017

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Seattle PD policy prohibits officers from shooting at moving vehicles. This is the moment they fired Sunday: https://t.co/3LbEWggmh7 pic.twitter.com/fDlcVKaucp

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 11, 2017

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Police Brutality Is Costing Taxpayers BILLIONS! – https://t.co/j17pTxKOKK

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 15, 2017

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22-yr-old aspiring lawyer and Maryland native, #CariannHithon, killed by Fla police while celebrating her birthday – https://t.co/wBn0p3w4Zn

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 10, 2017

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The police have killed 931 people so far this year. This is what police violence looks like in America. https://t.co/vqURbJZyIR pic.twitter.com/ldbjDrSxon

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 8, 2017

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November 6, 2017 by V Leigh

2 of the 5 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history have happened in the last 35 days

2 of the 5 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history have happened in the last 35 days https://t.co/2ENudNND4O pic.twitter.com/owhbeWCTrR

— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2017

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Texas gov. says 26 people dead in Sutherland Springs church shooting, the largest mass shooting in state’s history https://t.co/9ZcIK72dI4 pic.twitter.com/PE8dLkLaSK

— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2017

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At least 26 people were killed after church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Here’s how the incident unfolded https://t.co/n0HBxvOVdr pic.twitter.com/LOfXiIO1w5

— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2017

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There is only ONE nation where you legitimately risk death by mass shooting simply by attending a concert, a movie, kindergarten or church.

— Darren Hayes (@darrenhayes) November 6, 2017

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The wife of First Baptist Church Pastor Frank Pomeroy says their teen daughter was killed in Texas church shooting https://t.co/Hx6zerSjZs pic.twitter.com/k2FCEBKzHb

— CNN (@CNN) November 5, 2017

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It's about mental illness, not guns, @realDonaldTrump says of the #TexasChurchMassacre. https://t.co/vSHfSF36zr

— TribLIVE.com (@TribLIVE) November 6, 2017

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— Shawn T 🇯🇲🇵🇷 (@reallovepunk) November 6, 2017

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26-year-old Devin Kelley, the gunman in the #TexasChurchMassacre, had a violent past. https://t.co/VCg3X9UeFs

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 6, 2017

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The smallest victims can bear the biggest burdens in mass killings. https://t.co/0v4QbgE3lk #TexasChurchMassacre

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 6, 2017

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November 5, 2017 by V Leigh

At least 20 people are dead after a shooting during a Baptist church service in Texas, sheriff says.

At least 20 people are dead after a shooting during a Baptist church service in Texas, sheriff says. Gunman is dead https://t.co/hhadTYmkdl pic.twitter.com/9jp8GFg9dF

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 5, 2017

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Local police say that the gunman who opened fire at a church near San Antonio, Texas, is now dead. https://t.co/KV1KsDwzM8

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) November 5, 2017

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This.
Does.
Not.
Happen.
This.
Often.
In.
Countries.
With.
Stricter.
Gun.
Laws.#SutherlandSprings

— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) November 5, 2017

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If thoughts and prayers alone prevented gun violence, we wouldn't be shot in places of worship. God calls on us to ACT. #SutherlandSprings

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 5, 2017

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#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun.

If you’re only now upset about kids being killed by guns, you’re coming to the party late

Parkland School Shooting

US Politics News

#Justice4PatriciaHill and Black Lives Matter

Donald Trump’s 16 Accusers

One-third of all people killed by strangers in America are killed by police.

The police have killed 931 people so far this year. This is what police violence looks like in America.

2 of the 5 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history have happened in the last 35 days

At least 20 people are dead after a shooting during a Baptist church service in Texas, sheriff says.