May 5, 2016 by V Leigh

Orlando PD, since 2013, have now killed more people per capita than St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago or any other big city police agency

Black man killed by Orlando police yesterday was carrying a toy gun. Fifth OPD shooting this year. https://t.co/WGXSPgZysu

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

Orlando PD, since 2013, have now killed more people per capita than St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago or any other big city police agency.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

Including the killing of Charlin Charles yesterday, the Orlando Police Department now has the highest rate of police killings in the nation.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

May 2, 2016 by V Leigh

What Black Lives Matter Achieved in 2015

"Why bring race into this?"

—Ancient White Proverb

— Benjamin YoungSavage (@benjancewicz) May 1, 2016

Of 346 black people killed by police, only 2 cases have led to convictions. https://t.co/0WDlgUjXDN pic.twitter.com/eHJbQjhnox

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

Fact: both cases where officers were convicted for killing someone in 2015 had video evidence.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

ICYMI:
San Francisco Hunger Strikers Enter Ninth Day to Protest Police Brutality Against Black and Brown Youths – https://t.co/eZg8r0k6nE

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) April 30, 2016

Black Teen Confronts Officer Who Shot His Younger Brother While Holding A Toy Gun #Blacklivesmatter https://t.co/ZqO8cI6DzS

— TrueBlackNews (@trueblacknews) April 30, 2016

#Blacklivesmatter started as hashtag in response to police brutality & grew into one of most impactful civil rights https://t.co/Ghps7IKDL1

— CeeCee (@khanknee) April 28, 2016

April 26, 2016 by V Leigh

The Black Lives Matter Founders Are Among the World’s Greatest Leaders

Rian Brown on #TamirRice: "The next step for #BlackLivesMatter is to make sure these officers no longer have a job." pic.twitter.com/SR0JA8JYfk

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 26, 2016

We have seen White cops go free on most blatant murders ever filmed. This system meant to kill us. – RT @khanknee https://t.co/0wtFBDvGmb…

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) April 26, 2016

“U.S. inequality so pervasive that poverty, homelessness, unemployment… have been normalized, obscured by rosy job reports.” @PenielJoseph

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) April 23, 2016

.@KendrickLamar "should be applauded," writes a Black Lives Matter co-founder #TIME100 https://t.co/IuV1xkNf7B

— TIME.com (@TIME) April 21, 2016

How nonviolent resistance movements have shaped the 2016 elections https://t.co/ZyBVx8bopk

— Vox(@voxdotcom) April 19, 2016

From Jermaine Carby to Andrew Loku: a timeline of Black Lives Matter in Toronto https://t.co/C72i0kUs3q #toronto #GTA

— Toronto Star GTA (@StarGTANews) April 17, 2016

The Black Lives Matter Founders Are Among the World’s Greatest Leaders https://t.co/adCT7e0tfu

— arshadfilms(@arshadfilms) April 17, 2016

April 26, 2016 by V Leigh

Cleveland agrees to pay $6M to family of Tamir Rice

Tamir Rice's family just settled with the city of Cleveland for $6 millionhttps://t.co/RkGA3G34s4

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 25, 2016

Money can do a lot of things, but money can't buy back a 12yo child's soul or a mother's piece of mind. #TamirRice https://t.co/uqrqCgYrHK

— D (@Delo_Taylor) April 25, 2016

It's the sentence that has me shook.

“Under the terms of the settlement, the city does not admit wrongdoing in the shooting.”#TamirRice

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 25, 2016

My column from the last time I spent the day with #TamirRice's family, on the anniversary of his killing…https://t.co/iswxo5dlyw

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) April 25, 2016

Cleveland agrees to pay $6M to family of Tamir Rice https://t.co/jufeENmjQ0 pic.twitter.com/KSfvJl9eo7

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 25, 2016

April 15, 2016 by V Leigh

White S.C. police officer takes plea deal, sentenced to probation for fatally shooting unarmed black driver

White S.C. police officer takes plea deal, sentenced to probation for fatally shooting unarmed black driver: https://t.co/aRz6qmEGbx

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2016

April 11, 2016 by V Leigh

Bill Clinton clashed with a Black Lives Matter protesters

Family seeks answers after homeless man dies in #NewHampshire jail – World Socialist Web Site https://t.co/PnCVMikevm

— World Socialist WS (@WSWS_Updates) April 10, 2016

Police brutality and homelessness collide in aftermath of San Francisco killing https://t.co/3EONoY6FtR

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 9, 2016

Btwnpolice brutality/wrongful conviction settlements, maintaining white supremacy getting expensive 4 tax payers.. https://t.co/E11NQeC9Ak

— Al B (@ALBDamn) April 8, 2016

Beyoncé says provocative ‘Formation’ is not anti-police — just anti-police brutality https://t.co/MNJRpftJ4R pic.twitter.com/6h6L8tE7zn

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 5, 2016

Bill Clinton clashed with a Black Lives Matter protester and defended Hillary's "superpredator" comments https://t.co/7J0tk5GDwO

— NowThis(@nowthisnews) April 10, 2016

WSJ editorial board praises Bill Clinton for racially coded rant against Black Lives Matter "agitators" https://t.co/FUZtbDEl13

— Kevin Gosztola(@kgosztola) April 9, 2016

April 6, 2016 by V Leigh

New data on police violence in US cities.

Mississippi House approves firing squad as execution method https://t.co/YR92i08P21 pic.twitter.com/EKJ5zpDQNf

— Mashable (@mashable) March 26, 2016

We've posted new data on police violence in US cities. Learn more at: https://t.co/wVnVD8nuh7 pic.twitter.com/lAeLq7CJnK

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 2, 2016

MS landlord evicted this soldier, who fought in Afghanistan, because of race. https://t.co/Q4Y8PNZ56f @splcenter pic.twitter.com/NpCK9TfKcO

— Jerry Mitchell (@JMitchellNews) April 3, 2016

City agrees to pay $4.9 million to settle lawsuit by Coleman family https://t.co/abUfkcDjDv

— ChicagoBreaking (@ChicagoBreaking) April 4, 2016

We've posted new data on police violence in US cities. Learn more at: https://t.co/wVnVD8nuh7 pic.twitter.com/lAeLq7CJnK

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 2, 2016

March 28, 2016 by V Leigh

4 people are killed by police each day, on average

How an Orlando data scientist is helping to make the case against police violence. https://t.co/wOiVwEzCRx pic.twitter.com/dcpEVrhlJf

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 23, 2016

Which means 4 people are killed by police each day, on average. 1 of these deaths goes unreported by the media/police.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 24, 2016

Another human being has died in a cage because he couldn't pay $100. https://t.co/8Qc6kHq9Ag

— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) March 15, 2016

Recent @RudermanFdn White Paper on #Media coverage of #police violence and #disability covered @NBCNews https://t.co/G553FawvTq @AriMelber

— Jay Ruderman(@JayRuderman) March 15, 2016

March 19, 2016 by V Leigh

#JoseCruz

Mother wants answers in her son #JoseCruz's fatal shooting by off-duty #KillerCop https://t.co/Yx0vOIBAsf #16KBC https://t.co/hRvhfaFw3i

— MCTV (@MCTV419) March 15, 2016

It took two days of protests for the police to admit #JoseCruz, 16, was unarmed when they shot & killed him: https://t.co/I5vKwDKG3H

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 16, 2016

Officer Ken Johnson has been charged with the murder of teen #JoseCruz in Addison, TX. https://t.co/4gMTVbH4Zr via @nbcnews

— Voto Latino (@votolatino) March 18, 2016

Dallas teen Jose Cruz — killed by a Farmers Branch officer — remembered for humor and spirit https://t.co/p6L5G5qCmh pic.twitter.com/bMb2KGfi0r

— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) March 18, 2016

March 16, 2016 by V Leigh

The police continue to kill black people at high rates

White South Carolina trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man at traffic stop https://t.co/FMI5xzItw4 #LevarJones

— Jimmy S. (@jwheels74) March 14, 2016

Justice only brought on cops when video evidence goes viral …………………………….. https://t.co/6WvKvpZuip

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 13, 2016

These policies matter. For ex, police departments with de-escalation policies are much less likely to kill people. pic.twitter.com/m8me9fa0Zy

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

Police union contracts include provisions that prevent police from being held accountable. https://t.co/LPf2duuMLh pic.twitter.com/b1QCTRgEDK

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

Police use of force policies fail to include meaningful protections against police violence. https://t.co/ymF8fnKhPE pic.twitter.com/utcvw2zlaL

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

The police continue to kill black people at high rates. Here are the facts. https://t.co/9T1gKAcpu7 pic.twitter.com/PMerhgZva7

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

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