By Xena
“The incident, as determined by a federal investigation.involved 37 percent of the Cleveland Police Department, consisting of 62 police vehicles and more than a hundred officers. One however, now faces trial for two counts of voluntary manslaughter because he stood on the hood of an unarmed suspect’s car and fired 49 shots using his Glock 17.”
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New video shows Vineland Police attempt to confiscate graphic footage of their brutal killing of 32-year-old Phillip White
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The police are killing us.
Despite the department providing crisis intervention training to deal with the mentally ill, neither of the officers who killed this pregnant mother of 3, had taken the course.
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The cops are killing us y’all.
It is legal to carry a knife – yet they still shot her dead giving her only 14 seconds to drop the knife.
Let us not forget that over the last year more people of color [black people] have been killed by the police indiscriminately than at anytime in recent memory. Some compare it to “lawful lynchings” only through the use of a gun. More than six months after Michael Brown was killed by Officer Darren Wilson, the youth-led protests in Ferguson continue to fuel a national movement against police brutality. #blacklivesmatter
“Part of the struggle for us in Ferguson is to break a four-hundred-year belief that black people are not human,” says St. Louis native and activist Rev. Osagyefo Sekou.
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Truthout investigates the brief life and mysterious death of 14-year-old Pedro Rios Jr.
two gunshots, fired into his back by a police officer.
#PedroRiosJr
#LatinosAreHuman
#Not1More
#ShutitDown
#DisarmThePolice
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Phillip White, 32, before being killed by Vineland, NJ, police
Late Tuesday morning, police in Vineland, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia,
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If you want to discuss how black folk "ain't voting" let's also discuss early voting, gerrymandering, voter ID and automatic registration.
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 29, 2015
If you're so worried about "black on black crime" then support a living wage, decriminalize drugs, and end the school-to-prison pipeline.
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 29, 2015
The policing of black bodies: Racial profiling for profit and the killing of Ferguson's Mike Brown http://t.co/EeXXj0ZTp9
— David Leonard (@drdavidjleonard) March 28, 2015
To truly be a white ally means that you understand that you must be ready to relinquish power, that your power will be less when we win.
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 29, 2015
Teach! “@Sifill_LDF: This is why we call it "institutional racism." It is embedded. Learned at a "leadership" mtg. http://t.co/qkyLIoH297”
— Dr. Goddess (@drgoddess) March 28, 2015
Are you #racist? Don't worry, there's hope for you: http://t.co/7fHCf6KuED
— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 27, 2015
Who is Really Behind all the Anti-Latino American HATRED America 2015 http://t.co/UUAtuTxb0I
— WISE LATINA (@EusebiaAq) March 28, 2015
Rising Anti-LatinoAmerican Sentiments Draw ExtremistKlan Elements to Issue | Southern Poverty Law Center http://t.co/3ldputmxqz
— WISE LATINA (@EusebiaAq) March 28, 2015
14 Caribbean Nations Sue Former Colonizers for Slave Trade.
http://t.co/qtc5tfXuQl … pic.twitter.com/qHdhHtY69o
— Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) March 28, 2015
Silicon Valley comes out against "religious freedom" laws: http://t.co/jERIzalHSI pic.twitter.com/hV8A4Ud7AC
— The Hill (@thehill) March 27, 2015
Aiyana Stanley-Jones was 7 years old. #blackbrunchpdx #wakeupPDX #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/lWSp4aIyfj
— Audrey Kuo (@printeralia) March 15, 2015
SLAVE LABOR in AMERICA 2015.Beverly Hills bakery accused of labor abuse by workers on visas http://t.co/GDeKL3tYVh
— WISE LATINA (@EusebiaAq) March 26, 2015
This is so fucked up on so many levels. Every last one of them should be fired and jailed. http://t.co/wwAgtDfLnF via @dailykos @shaunking
— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) March 26, 2015
“@deray: Unarmed Floyd Dent, beaten by Michigan police. This is American policing. Graphic. pic.twitter.com/TtMHkA0rHT” this is so sad
— lils (@lilliann1616) March 26, 2015
Justice is not an abstract concept. Justice is a living Mike Brown. Justice is a smiling Tamir. Justice is no more death.
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 25, 2015
The People Who Pick Your Organic Strawberries Have Had It With Rat-Infested Camps #farmworkers #justice http://t.co/40wg3snGOA
— favianna rodriguez (@favianna) March 25, 2015
Pennsylvania cop charged with homicide, #NYPD officer faces rape charges [VIDEO] http://t.co/dilvEEYSLF @anyaparampil @AmeeraDavid @Yaro_RT
— RT America (@RT_America) March 26, 2015
Private #Prisons for Immigrant Families Grow, Despite Court Ruling Against "Detention as Deterrence" http://t.co/jIvI892oCO
— Truthout (@truthout) March 26, 2015
How Asian American Women Are Forgotten In The Tech Diversity Debate http://t.co/RSfUOhUQ2e @fkwang @pakouher @soyaj pic.twitter.com/1t1yeBhv5t
— Sharon H Chang (@multiasianfams) March 25, 2015
1 in 13 black adults is prohibited from voting in the United States http://t.co/PAIt5FGdHA via @BillMoyersHQ pic.twitter.com/UWFTHhWqYC
— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) March 24, 2015
Penn. Cop Charged With Killing Unarmed Driver Lying Facedown – http://t.co/Y5qSB1DHBZ
— Dr. Scott Bowman (@DrScottBowman) March 25, 2015
Witness: Man in Maserati was not driving at police when they shot him dead VIDEO: http://t.co/k6eOFVNNrg More at 11. pic.twitter.com/39f78IrTQa
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) March 25, 2015
At least 54 Colombian girls sexually abused by immune US military: Report http://t.co/MTNtkH1Coz HT @LatinaLista
— Glenn Robinson (@getgln) March 30, 2015
#PeoplesMonday shutting down Times Square for #RekiaBoyd & all women victimized by cops. #VoicesOfTheUnheard pic.twitter.com/a2WA1ElTQW
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 24, 2015
#PeoplesMonday shutting down @Starbucks to read facts about police killings. #Every28Hours #RaceTogether. pic.twitter.com/3sCFVgISVc
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 24, 2015
#PeoplesMonday shutting down @UrbanOutfitters in protest of the noose t-shirt. #BlackLivesMatter #VoicesOfTheUnheard pic.twitter.com/eaEoFCgsGj
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 24, 2015
#PeoplesMonday for #RekiaBoyd & all women victimized by cops has begun in #GrandCentral NYC. #VoicesOfTheUnheard pic.twitter.com/78AHDnJLL8
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 23, 2015
DeRay McKesson is being recognized by the NAACP as a 2015 NAACP History Maker! http://t.co/JsnOsCqGzd
— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) March 24, 2015
5 facts about #RekiaBoyd, unarmed, shot & killed by an undercover cop. #BlackLivesMatter #VoicesOfTheUnheard. pic.twitter.com/m0cUKWIrSJ
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 24, 2015
'Systems and structures shape the way people act,' @deray says. Police dept 'not about bad apples but a bad crop.' #BeyondFerguson
— NPRMichel (@NPRMichel) March 24, 2015
Female engineer sues Twitter in latest discrimination case to hit Silicon Valley ………………….. http://t.co/yHt3gQ7b4d
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 23, 2015
Fatal police shooting of black teen in Cleveland under investigation http://t.co/i4SrykKX9q
— Unarmed Black Man (@UnarmedBlackMan) March 23, 2015
9 facts about #JohnCollado, unarmed, shot & killed by NYPD cop who didn't identify himself as John broke up a fight. pic.twitter.com/eGTEZ939fl
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 22, 2015
Do black people here in America even know who or what @amnesty is or what they do? #HowToBringHumanRightsHome #AmnestyM2M
— ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) March 22, 2015
Ryan Giroux and Tamir Rice. America. pic.twitter.com/nf1nT7BB1b
— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) March 19, 2015
There is power in telling our stories. There is power in community. There is power in being reminded that we are loved.
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 22, 2015
As US border wall kills migrants, propaganda video shows @USMC blowing up wall of "segregation" & "social injustice" https://t.co/OFZpSs8Cwm
— Dan Cohen (@dancohen3000) March 21, 2015
A map showing the depth and breadth of European colonization 1500-1900: http://t.co/Nd3PPicqC4 pic.twitter.com/37234ZzDfj
— SocImages (@SocImages) March 21, 2015
The law-enorcement agency that arrested #MarteseJohnson vowed over a year ago to use body-cams. That hasn’t happened. http://t.co/PWX2iX8Q5e
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 21, 2015
Tight mayoral race exposes "White&Black"Anti-Latino FEAR divide among Chicago Democrats: http://t.co/gxpzXBs5Nf via @YouTube
— WISE LATINA (@EusebiaAq) March 21, 2015
Joyful white guys finish ahead of struggling woman and black man in this university’s catalog http://t.co/FbFTSYZdSq pic.twitter.com/PykIXu7bEe
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 21, 2015
The first requirement of interracial "love" is that all involved recognize the historical and present day reality of racial oppression.
— Crystal Fleming (@alwaystheself) March 21, 2015
Police encounters kill hundreds of disabled Americans every year, ACLU argues http://t.co/82HWGNgewX pic.twitter.com/mZnbcRVILY
— RT America (@RT_America) March 21, 2015
White Privilege, Quantified …………………………………………… http://t.co/P8GaNLizDy
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 21, 2015
This is so disturbing. “@deray: And the police beat a black man in a wheelchair. Graphic. https://t.co/6yJPtgBgaB”
— Morgaine le Fayle (@hktparty) March 21, 2015
Don’t wear a costume. #DarrienHunt
Don’t go shopping. #JohnCrawford
Don’t hold a toy gun. #TamirRice
Don’t be black. #MarteseJohnson
— Manik (@ManikRathee) March 20, 2015
Fort Lauderdale Police Officers Fired Over Racist Text Messages, Video. Must read. http://t.co/LhBVMwkBov
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 21, 2015
Five Problems With #theEconomist's Special Report on Latinos http://t.co/Q7TyPWcVxX
— Colorlines.com (@Colorlines) March 16, 2015
Chicago police commander resigns in wake of Secret Prison (… http://t.co/IdhAzCQUhm #Martesejohnson #UVA #Rotunda #Justic… #AZ via @deray
— Right Now I/O Feed (@rightnowio_feed) March 19, 2015
.@deray talks of how his experience with being an educator made him a better activist: https://t.co/vkO4AIWQvf
— Tatiana King-Jones (@TatianaKing) March 19, 2015
“@deray: And the white man in cuffs literally runs away. America. pic.twitter.com/1aQkJ3xI3I” 5 cops and not a single one moved to chase him.
— Synth (@SyntheaHairston) March 19, 2015
@deray #JusticeForMartese #uva #policebrutality pic.twitter.com/AN7ksfHOnl
— K. Yom Benjamin (@AfricaMstWakeUp) March 19, 2015
Why wld @DeKalbCountyPD need $1/2Mil worth of tasers if "Master Officers" just grab the gun & shoot? #AnthonyHill pic.twitter.com/AfcHcveNFT
— Jim Chambers (@jccfergie) March 17, 2015
The Untold Stories of Internment Resisters http://t.co/2D0ojl0wPB by @fkwang pic.twitter.com/Wo7I0h5wVf
— Sharon H Chang (@multiasianfams) March 18, 2015
“In a life, a person will experience “mountains, milestones, and valleys” to which there are periods when things go well. Then there are times when in the blink of an eye, something occurs that will turn a life upside down – irrevocably changing it forever. This was exactly what happened to a Kentucky woman trying to make it home late one evening, returning from a sad occasion, when a police officer brutally attacked her.”
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A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against officer Timothy Runnels for violating the constitutional rights of Bryce Masters in an incident that resulted in the teens cardiac arrest and left the 17-year-old in a medically induced coma.
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Police have released a short video showing an officer kill a mother in front of her husband and child as he attempted to shoot their dog.
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