July 1, 2016 by V Leigh

Texas family pursuing civil lawsuit after no indictment in pool party police brutality case

Freddie Gray cop acquittal: This was a modern day lynching, and they just gave us a modern day Dred Scott Decision. https://t.co/kZ24s8KUDE

— Black Agenda Report (@blkagendareport) June 28, 2016

Florida cop charged with murder in off-duty road rage shooting https://t.co/Zd50ipGYsn pic.twitter.com/a2Icb1Bei3

— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) June 28, 2016

.@ShaunKing: Unarmed white Fresno teen killed by cops is all too familiar for black people https://t.co/zA2XYlYjFc pic.twitter.com/aqHWuQCqzK

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 28, 2016

Unarmed African Americans are SEVEN TIMES more likely to be killed by police than whites

The story of #DylanNoble https://t.co/0jbu8Z52Kx

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 28, 2016

Texas family pursuing civil lawsuit after no indictment in pool party police brutality case: https://t.co/UmD7XQQO5e pic.twitter.com/2bCpSUwXCx

— 2Pac4Ever (@BaburRealer) June 29, 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

June 28, 2016 by V Leigh

#GeneleLaird is only 18. Police tased & beat her

#GeneleLaird is only 18. Police tased & beat her. Ppl are outraged b/c of excessive force… https://t.co/APkrdoyHGY pic.twitter.com/xyjaYCP6en

— Rickey Smiley (@RickeySmiley) June 23, 2016

June 23, 2016 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter

Media as tools of oppression…#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/hUFDJgN7ng

— Crystal Johnson (@Crystal1Johnson) June 8, 2016

Ohio Black man gets $22 million after drunk cop beats him, locks him in closet for 4 days #Blacklivesmatter https://t.co/LjkifkPyi0

— TrueBlackNews (@trueblacknews) June 2, 2016

Lawsuit filed after white schoolboys drag black classmate with a rope https://t.co/wb3TuoihVM pic.twitter.com/DdiECVgCLA

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) June 16, 2016

June 11, 2016 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets

Ex-Cop Arrested For Fatally Shooting Church Drummer, #CoreyJones Whose Car Broke Down ………………. https://t.co/3zTdsH1h5I

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) June 5, 2016

"Protesting against racist power can never be mistaken for seizing power." #Stamped https://t.co/6KSi6LsnJZ pic.twitter.com/qwm8BYHSkn

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) June 5, 2016

My latest.#CJPettit was shot in the back & killed with his hands up by Oklahoma police. https://t.co/vdMMvru23d pic.twitter.com/kXSFjiX9Ay

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 4, 2016

June 7, 2016 by V Leigh

A group of white males saw #DayshenMcKenzie, began calling him the n-word, brandished a gun and started chasing him to his death.

#DayshenMcKenzie was racially terrorized until he was dead. No parent should have to process this kind of horror. pic.twitter.com/MmsdgtoG2Z

— Lizz Brown (@lizzzbrown) June 3, 2016

#DayshenMcKenzie was racially terrorized until he was dead.

He was 16 years old.

No One Has Been Charged. pic.twitter.com/b2R0GV5qNj

— Lizz Brown (@lizzzbrown) June 3, 2016

A group of white males saw #DayshenMcKenzie, began calling him the n-word, brandished a gun and started chasing him to his death.

— Lizz Brown (@lizzzbrown) June 3, 2016

NYPD eyes death of black teen Dayshen McKenzie as a possible hate crime https://t.co/dJUAVfkavp pic.twitter.com/Pe7HTL7zU7

— New York Post (@nypost) June 3, 2016

Dayshen Mckenzie died from an asthma attack after being chased by a racist mob.

He was only 16.https://t.co/QM6CiJ2uNr

— Fusion (@Fusion) June 3, 2016

May 31, 2016 by V Leigh

Man beaten unconscious in jail after being held on misdemeanor

Lawsuit says man beaten unconscious in jail after being held on misdemeanor https://t.co/OwtCS3T1Bj pic.twitter.com/ukO8Gvlq5t

— St. John B. Smith (@stjbs) May 27, 2016

May 26, 2016 by V Leigh

Black Lives Still Matter

Police in most developed countries rarely, if ever, kill knife-wielding men. https://t.co/qK4iNpqmLg

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 18, 2016

US police have killed 60 people armed with knives in 2016. Police in other developed countries rarely, if ever, kill in these situations.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 18, 2016

BREAKING: Three @oaklandpoliceca officers under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. https://t.co/CV7PTx9qe5 pic.twitter.com/aNPRkrGUT6

— KPIX 5 (@CBSSF) May 12, 2016

y'all. https://t.co/yQ4Cr34trn

— dr.* deray mckesson (@deray) May 25, 2016

"One in four women in the United States has a family member in prison. For Black women, the number is even more… https://t.co/2jObwYNvhb

— Dignity & Power Now (@PowerDignity) May 25, 2016

"Zimmerman is yet again capitalizing on Black lives not mattering, like every infamous American racist before him." https://t.co/YSY7jvTBGc

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 13, 2016

THIS NEEDS TO BE SEEN!!!!
12y/o black girl victim of attempted LYNCHING in 2016#BlackToLive https://t.co/jHWc4IVp6e pic.twitter.com/nR1tjoy5fB

— 1-800-WOKE-AF (@gloed_up) May 25, 2016

May 23, 2016 by V Leigh

There’s no justice for Freddie Gray in the Edward Nero verdict

Baltimore police department still lacks common-sense limits on use of force. #FreddieGray https://t.co/OxrxvfLwvk pic.twitter.com/ZMS885612q

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 23, 2016

BREAKING: Officer cleared in #FreddieGray case https://t.co/vkzSxcZjpU

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 23, 2016

#FreddieGray was a human being. A human being who deserves compassion.
Who deserves NOT to be dead.

— Benjamin YoungSavage(@benjancewicz) May 23, 2016

#TrollsBeLike "Ifhe didn't run, he'd be alive today"

If officers didn't wantonly kill people, they might not run… #FreddieGray

— Benjamin YoungSavage(@benjancewicz) May 23, 2016

"Theycan do what they want to do and just get away with it."

A man in Baltimore on the #FreddieGray case verdict:https://t.co/URT7ANFxlq

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 23, 2016

My Latest.

With #FreddieGray, "Grin& Bear It" seems to be the official recommendation of the justice system. https://t.co/2mT5y3sRCZ

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 23, 2016

There's no justice for Freddie Gray in the Edward Nero verdict | Brittany Packnetthttps://t.co/CHeuJS88Jy

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 23, 2016

May 19, 2016 by V Leigh

Beautiful 22-year-old mom #SymoneMarshall dies in police custody

#SymoneMarshall

Beautiful, beloved 22 y/o mother of a 3 y/o. Died in police custody in TXhttps://t.co/Aaiin4f807 pic.twitter.com/DO4zuMYwpD

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 17, 2016

#SymoneMarshall moved to TX looking for a fresh start. So how did she end up dead in jail? https://t.co/c8YSIGg8xJ pic.twitter.com/1SEtG4pXbR

— The Root (@TheRoot) May 18, 2016

Why would you arrest someone in a car accident and then deny them medical treatment? #SayHerName #SymoneMarshall 💔 https://t.co/t373e08jU7

— Ξnemy of the State (@Anony_Mia) May 18, 2016

NOTHING has changed

In fact, #SymoneMarshall died just a month ago in a Texas jail

After being in a car accident https://t.co/iHHNSNoVlx

— UnrulyIntellectual(@BWorthingtonIII) May 19, 2016

Family wants answers after #SymoneMarshall dies in Walker Co. Jail
Run Off Road
Taken to Jail Not Hosphttps://t.co/LXcXIcO2Lw via @@KHOU

— Carla (@Tuniekc) May 18, 2016

#SymoneMarshall

Beautiful, beloved 22 y/o mother of a 3 y/o. Died in police custody in TXhttps://t.co/Aaiin4f807 pic.twitter.com/DO4zuMYwpD

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 17, 2016

May 18, 2016 by V Leigh

Zero accountability for cops from the law as long as ‘feared for my life’ is the policy.

WATCH: Washington teen plans suit after cop yanks her off bike, then chokes and tasers her https://t.co/et9ykj9AQu pic.twitter.com/qIHRQs1Pcd

— The Root (@TheRoot) May 15, 2016

Peel Police killed Jermaine Carby during a stop in 2014. Why was he stopped? He was being carded. https://t.co/J6MgrfcG4h #carding

— Desmond Cole (@DesmondCole) May 13, 2016

Natasha, a photojournalist, was hit on the head with a baton by the San Francisco police last night. #frisco5 pic.twitter.com/9rOAFWeA2W

— 48 Hills (@48hills) May 7, 2016

Zero accountability for cops from the law as long as 'feared for my life' is the policy. https://t.co/ho5FnQo4Fs

— David Gondek (@mutex7) May 13, 2016

Police killings in 2015 & 2016 outpace pre-Ferguson levels. "Viral videos" are not making police less aggressive. pic.twitter.com/3ysaquSICS

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 13, 2016

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