August 2, 2016 by V Leigh

Police violence is a public health issue

Unarmed teenager #PaulONeal shot in back by Chicago PD.

Police say body camera didn't workhttps://t.co/CJXt6DfeME pic.twitter.com/j9ltjworUU

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 1, 2016

Autopsy finds that fatal shot from police which killed unarmed teenager #PaulONeal was to his back.https://t.co/CgeHP9wyHt

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 1, 2016

. @ShaunKing pro grade police body cameras constantly "Don't work". Consumer grade fragile witness smartphones always seem to. Weird.

— … (@mrbitterness) August 1, 2016

LATEST: NYPD shot a woman in the head during attempt to catch a suspected Queens burglar https://t.co/EImRnMlCNI pic.twitter.com/EmpUjScjuj

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 1, 2016

.@ShaunKing @EQUIPTO @CBSSF @KTVU Young men harassed, terrorized by @SFBART police. https://t.co/ZZlXgb0tKF pic.twitter.com/hbgFM3nTOo

— Edwin Lindo ✊ (@EdwinLindo) July 30, 2016

Dozens march through Dallas to protest police violence, pay homage to slain officers https://t.co/Y9yhht70bF pic.twitter.com/2V7Mu20nKd

— ABC News (@ABC) July 30, 2016

Michael Jordan issues statement on police violence: “I can no longer stay silent.” https://t.co/MVxz3nhw8J pic.twitter.com/lt60V5OV1M

— The FADER (@thefader) July 25, 2016

Police violence is a public health issue https://t.co/R90NkByhXJ pic.twitter.com/xSDZmKOdQe

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) July 30, 2016

July 27, 2016 by V Leigh

Despite #FreddieGray ‘s death being ruled a homicide, all officer’s will remain free

All charges dropped against officers in #FreddieGray case https://t.co/2xqFp0WKNw pic.twitter.com/CH5q9bJl0B

— HuffPostBlackVoices(@blackvoices) July 27, 2016

BREAKING: All remaining charges in #FreddieGray cases dropped: https://t.co/eoNuKF7xGf pic.twitter.com/eeYVWecs4j

— The Root (@TheRoot) July 27, 2016

Despite #FreddieGray’s death being ruled a homicide, all officer’s will remain free: https://t.co/FLtsM7Zv5T pic.twitter.com/I1fR43pv98

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) July 27, 2016

This is awful. Where is the justice. #FreddieGray #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/Mv3rqOJQR9

— kerrywashington(@kerrywashington) July 27, 2016

A system that fails to hold anyone responsible for killing #FreddieGray is unworthy of our support or consent.

— Samuel Sinyangwe(@samswey) July 27, 2016

This #FreddieGray news reminds me of ZoraNeale Huston's quote: "Ifyou're silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it."

— JozenC. (@jozenc) July 27, 2016

#FreddieGray was killed, and it was proven. But apparently proof isn't even enough for our system to hold police accountable.

— سامر / Samer (@WaladShami) July 27, 2016

The system we allow has failed him. Our shame. #FreddieGray pic.twitter.com/04EhTJAf8k

— Ava DuVernay(@AVAETC) July 27, 2016

So no one killed #FreddieGray but he's dead? pic.twitter.com/PYCoLH8eA2

— DavonMagwood(@davonmagwood) July 27, 2016

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby slams the way police handled their investigation into #FreddieGray's death.https://t.co/S2Zs385HjM

— CNN (@CNN) July 27, 2016

#FreddieGray, your life mattered. pic.twitter.com/f9wjSMWfVj

— The Root (@TheRoot) July 27, 2016

July 25, 2016 by V Leigh

Even in professional basketball black women are leading the charge for change in social justice.

"race controversies": I have a dream that one day journalists will stop dressing up the word RACISM. https://t.co/qtGrn26lwO

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) July 20, 2016

Today would be Emmett Till's 75th birthday & it's important that we remember him as the child he was, not just an abstract political idea.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) July 25, 2016

SOLUTIONS

A 25 part series on the nuts & bolts of how we actually solve the problem of police brutality in Americahttps://t.co/ZWpRtRzhB4

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 22, 2016

Even in professional basketball black women are leading the charge for change in social justice. https://t.co/1xSF5goHDa

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 22, 2016

July 19, 2016 by V Leigh

#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 @TPM https://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

July 19, 2016 by V Leigh

Racism is a Public Health Crisis

CBS news producer Charles Beau Menefee has been fired for threatening to "bomb" protestors https://t.co/SVCa2ehQ62 pic.twitter.com/uzEogDuQpx

— Mic (@mic) July 16, 2016

Must watch: @SenatorTimScott talks about being profiled, accused of impersonating a Senator by capitol police: https://t.co/ZXtgKeT9KN

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) July 14, 2016

White Supremacist Slaughters Three In Washington ……. https://t.co/I3xUau2jwt

–> how was he radicalized? pic.twitter.com/0AWRvjuud6

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 17, 2016

For @NewYorker, I wrote about how systemic racism is a public health crisis in America. https://t.co/8uzVJGQrgA pic.twitter.com/hmcXhOAaCt

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) July 16, 2016

That exact moment where Congressman Steve King goes full white supremacist. An ahistorical mess. Textbook racism.https://t.co/g6waq3I8fC

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 19, 2016

I'm not stupid to not know racism exists. And I know it will probably live on way after me. But we have to make people take responsibility

— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016

It's weird when you have to turn to Sports news to hear rational, empathetic discourse on racism.https://t.co/BKvPjrt90B

— 5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) July 18, 2016

New poll reveals that Americans’ anti-immigrant attitudes are fueled by racism https://t.co/dI4GgkTe0F pic.twitter.com/vy8F3hz6dL

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) July 16, 2016

July 12, 2016 by V Leigh

Look what we’re up against in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

BATON ROUGE HAS TURNED INTO SYRIA #AltonSterling #BlackLivesMatter #BatonRouge pic.twitter.com/LCwAyP1AJA

— liz (@lizzkatherine_) July 11, 2016

I think these were from an @AP photog. These photos will be a part of how we remember 2016. #staywoke pic.twitter.com/7TZnwkC5jK

— Lisa Lucas (@likaluca) July 10, 2016

Louisiana has no money for schools and children's services but #BatonRouge has a small army. pic.twitter.com/3jxyAIEWsV

— Mike (@thedecider99) July 11, 2016

Very concerned about the LRAD being used in #BatonRouge tonight. It's an acoustic weapon designed for military combat, not "crowd control."

— Ebony Elizabeth (@Ebonyteach) July 11, 2016

Look whats happening in Baton Rouge RNNoJusticeNoPeace #AltonSterling #BlackLivesMatter #BatonRouge pic.twitter.com/0wz54B0JqI

— liz (@lizzkatherine_) July 10, 2016

Look what we're up against in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/xrfBt5Owfh

— Hal Dockins (@HalDockins) July 11, 2016

July 12, 2016 by V Leigh

Fatal police shootings in 2016 are up nearly 6 percent compared to the same period last year

Study Supports Suspicion That Police Are More Likely to Use Force on Blacks, via @nytimes https://t.co/QECSqJZZig

— Michael Kimmelman (@kimmelman) July 9, 2016

#AlvaBraziel

Appears to have his hands up right before being shot 10 times by the Houston Police late Friday night.https://t.co/rzi6azCAPv

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 10, 2016

please join us in supporting the family of Teo Valencia Jr. in their quest for justice https://t.co/MVkxAM0MaO Thu 7/14 at 6 PM

— APTP First Response (@aptpresponse) July 11, 2016

Houston police fatally shoot man who officers say pointed a gun at them https://t.co/wpiimIvBzq

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) July 10, 2016

Yonci Jameson hit with rubber bullet by #stpaul police. Some green residue on leg from smoke device “It hurts” pic.twitter.com/Z2cnsZ6Ibb

— Kim Bellware (@bellwak) July 10, 2016

In 1985, U.S. cops fired 10,000 rounds in 90 minutes targeting 'Move,' a Black radical group in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/owEwPBBhKT

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) July 10, 2016

#PhilandoCastile Death Ruled A Homicide, Officer Jeronimo Yanez Identifed As Shooter …….. https://t.co/jW1dc4Z08F
–> but no arrest

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 9, 2016

“If the cop had put down his gun & rendered immediate aid 2 #PhilandoCastile as he bled out … could his life have been saved?” @LisaBloom

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 9, 2016

Fatal police shootings in 2016 are up nearly 6 percent compared to the same period last year https://t.co/1XKMVsKvzf pic.twitter.com/BW8CNjbyOg

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 9, 2016

July 8, 2016 by V Leigh

If you ever wanted to see police officers stand against corruption & violence in their own department, here it is

Mark Zuckerberg on 'heartbreaking' police shooting footage https://t.co/3mswvvDKN1 pic.twitter.com/mca3ppNABp

— CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) July 8, 2016

Fresno cops caught on tape shooting unarmed 19-year-old laying on the ground https://t.co/nZL292jBt6 #DylanNoble

— Raw Story (@RawStory) July 8, 2016

58 hrs learning how to shoot to kill. Only 8 hrs for de-escalation. https://t.co/1v71hvGMaN pic.twitter.com/bbpWz0ivYr

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 7, 2016

The KKK Has Infiltrated U.S. Police Departments for Decades @alternet https://t.co/GNWXRhMoXf

— shoutcacophony (@shoutcacophony) July 7, 2016

#PhilandoCastile was actually the 4th person that American police killed…YESTERDAY.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 7, 2016

If you ever wanted to see police officers stand against corruption & violence in their own department, here it is: https://t.co/NUhFrNlJni

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 7, 2016

July 7, 2016 by V Leigh

The brutal police murder of #RonnieShumpert, a 37 y/o father of 5 in Mississippi, is a modern day lynching.

Cops kill man in wheelchair, no charges #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/66HT914n0h

— Moorehead/Lilly '16 (@wwp2016) July 1, 2016

LAPD officer was unjustified in killing a man who zapped his partner with a Taser, panel finds https://t.co/iRSCLI6Q9D

— Emily Alpert Reyes (@LATimesemily) June 29, 2016

The result: All of the defendants in the San Francisco drug sweeps were black. pic.twitter.com/mUu2OYARrr

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) July 1, 2016

The brutal police murder of #RonnieShumpert, a 37 y/o father of 5 in Mississippi, is a modern day lynching.https://t.co/XreIECZ90j

— Crystal Johnson (@Crystal1Johnson) July 1, 2016

July 6, 2016 by V Leigh

#AltonSterling

The day after America celebrated her independence, the murder of #AltonSterling is proof that Black people still aren't free

— Jasiri X (@jasiri_x) July 6, 2016

Warning: Disturbing. @theadvocatebr decides to show full video of officer shooting, killing man this am. https://t.co/36IOgSZjuf

— Maya Lau (@mayalau) July 6, 2016

New cellphone footage and reaction to a deadly officer-involved shooting in Baton Rouge. >> https://t.co/YQlOT5TtJy pic.twitter.com/QUFFraX197

— WAFB (@WAFB) July 6, 2016

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