Solutions for Police Brutality by Shaun King
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Racism
Trump #NotMyPresident
To all the people that say Trumps rhetoric does not affect people, a Muslim girl got attacked and mugged today at SDSU. Please stay safe. pic.twitter.com/b9YXu0ccc5
— Ahmed Koala (@akothawalaa) November 10, 2016
KKK plans parade in North Carolina to celebrate Trump victory https://t.co/nREaVjCP9y pic.twitter.com/QerdBWMyK9
— The Hill (@thehill) November 11, 2016
Trump's statement on banning Muslim immigration, which was taken down, is now back up again on his website https://t.co/zMsh7JJBVJ
— Lucy Westcott (@lvzwestcott) November 10, 2016
bought my wife pepper spray after she told me three of her friends have been groped by dudes in los angeles already today. fuck everything
— Ben Collins (@BDavisCollins) November 10, 2016
Police arrest man who punched fifteen year old African American youth in face at #pdx rally #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/CN9pEP3MHn
— Benjamin Kerensa (@bkerensa) November 10, 2016
White students @ Southern Illinois University (@SIUC) decided to put on blackface and pose in front of a Confederate Flag to celebrate Trump pic.twitter.com/OEP2yEW3So
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 10, 2016
From friend of a friend: I was on the BART and this lady right here heard me talk Assyrian on the phone. You can see what happened next… pic.twitter.com/zOJe8iNt8e
— emilytgreen (@emilytgreen) November 11, 2016
At an event near Cincinnati, two men threatened to "Donald Trump" (a verb) a female security guard when she would not let them through. pic.twitter.com/7y4yNX7C52
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 11, 2016
"Even LA and NYC are getting hit with waves of racism post-election?" Yes. This happened today in LA. @ShaunKing pic.twitter.com/oZdWPrLnPP
— eugenie 🔮 grey (@feralcreature) November 11, 2016
Car drives up to anti-Trump protest in Portland, four guys with guns jump out. One protester shot. Day Four. https://t.co/URfEIUyp65
— Ken Layne (@KenLayne) November 13, 2016
Please, PRETTY mf’n PLEASE help me identify this racist white supremacist man
Please, PRETTY mf'n PLEASE help me identify this racist white supremacist man who repeatedly called a Black motorist in Memphis a nigger. pic.twitter.com/U6HJJpnEhj
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 6, 2016
St. Louis area officer gleefully poses and gives a thumbs up next to a Black man they claim died of a drug overdosehttps://t.co/BtLihOUYjW pic.twitter.com/DXTlQgnTre
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 5, 2016
One is in Abu Ghraib.
The other is outside of St. Louis.Same spirit. pic.twitter.com/SyhhxAHhlq
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 5, 2016
This guy was arrested after threatening to kill Muslims. Police searched house and found huge weapons cache. Then they let him out on bail. pic.twitter.com/YHk36ozMVX
— Alex Shams (@seyyedreza) October 26, 2016
Somali Muslim sixth grader expelled after Phoenix teacher allegedly choked him, told him he’d be a terrorist one day https://t.co/TmAJhUukPZ pic.twitter.com/UImj5i2FM4
— SPLC (@splcenter) November 3, 2016
spelled "beaten to death" wrong in this tweet. https://t.co/ODfIHxvgD7
— El Flaco (@bomani_jones) November 2, 2016
if you can share the #trump photo you can help me raise awareness on the #FlintWaterCrisis
if you can share the #trump photo you can help me raise awareness on the #FlintWaterCrisis #LittleMissFlint #Flint pic.twitter.com/ZHveArWFHt
— Little Miss Flint (@LoveMeLuLu22) September 17, 2016
BTW Black folks are super tired of explaining racism. It's privilege that makes you believe the oppressed need to prove their oppression.
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) September 16, 2016
John Lewis spent 15 years fighting for the museum — now the dream is realized https://t.co/fi8fTfBj2B
— Black Caucus ALA Inc (@BC_ALA) September 17, 2016
"Student kicked out of college for racism." Fixed it for you https://t.co/VUFGJH4DSm
— alpha kit kat (@anj_rajan) September 17, 2016
THEIR TURN BEHIND BARS: Six ex-Rikers Island officers get time for inmate's brutal beating https://t.co/HkqQOO3aM4 pic.twitter.com/bmFyMj9DzV
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 16, 2016
Smfh selective w/who they "protect & serve" ironically, that's exactly why they're protesting. Proving their point https://t.co/snWDEGyqqz
— DALIA داليا (@DaliaDk) September 18, 2016
Ah, yes, racism. Or as it’s better known, “a string of slights”
Teacher publicly nicknames her predominantly Black class "The Jigaboos"
Nah, I'm not kidding.https://t.co/HghKyuwZO1
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 1, 2016
Airbnb is finally doing something about its major racism problem: https://t.co/EDd1OPGmHl
— Mic (@mic) September 9, 2016
How white racism and a complicit media are keeping Trump close https://t.co/IGnzViLbIv
— Salon (@Salon) September 9, 2016
Add this piece to the conversation on racism and mapping: https://t.co/SEoJAUQ7ol
— LEFT✍🏾 (@LeftSentThis) September 8, 2016
A Flowchart For People Who Get Defensive When Talking About Racism https://t.co/lfogLdgRLI
— PMbeers(@PMbeers) September 8, 2016
Ah, yes, racism. Or as it's better known, "a string of slights" pic.twitter.com/dht5yZpy9Q
— Heben Nigatu (@heavenrants) September 8, 2016
At Pretoria Girls High School, #SouthAfrica’s ‘Bornfree’ Population Still Isn’t Free
Pretoria Girls High and Lawson Brown High School pupils are fighting identity battles we long should have fought and won in a free SA.
— Khanyi Dhlomo (@KhanyiDhlomo) August 30, 2016
@zapiro @TimesLIVE on Pretoria Girls' High school's hair policy-https://t.co/YcTSD4lmEt pic.twitter.com/hMIcJAJGOT
— Zapiro(@zapiro) August 31, 2016
Please know Pretoria Girls High School are not just protesting about hair: https://t.co/MciDikKZFW pic.twitter.com/sYxqebDUaX
— ESSENCE (@Essence) August 31, 2016
At Pretoria Girls High School, #SouthAfrica’s ‘Bornfree’ Population Still Isn’t Free https://t.co/GIIyPzEksl via @BlackYouthProj
— Lamont Lilly (@LamontLilly) August 31, 2016
For Pretoria High School girls.
Lots of love and pride,
Your big sister from Nigeria. 💛 pic.twitter.com/l9V1NCJL1J
— IjeomaUmebinyuo(@ijeomaumebinyuo) August 31, 2016
DOJ has concluded probe into Baltimore PD, has found “pattern &practice” of discrimination
Justice Dept: Baltimore Police routinely violated civil rights by conducting unlawful stops, using excessive force https://t.co/noM2NqVAPZ
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) August 9, 2016
"BPD stopped 34 African Americans at least 20 times and seven [others] at least 30 times." https://t.co/0qQy8iZOcA pic.twitter.com/e52NNqIwWq
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 10, 2016
Raises uncomfortable question: why does it take costly federal probes for us to believe what black people tell us about how they're policed?
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 10, 2016
One @BaltimorePolice officer has received 125 (!) complaints, many alleging serious misconduct, since 2010. pic.twitter.com/AwLXc9KmJU
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 10, 2016
One of the most stinging rebukes of the Baltimore Police Department by the DOJ… pic.twitter.com/gGQL8IO3V3
— KorrynGainesS.H.Name (@BmoreDoc) August 10, 2016
And despite recent reforms, Baltimore PD use of force policy still fails to limit deadly force to being a last resort for officers.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 10, 2016
DOJ report makes clear "broken windows" policing not only doesn't work, but also results in unconstitutional harassment and criminalization.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 10, 2016
Then there's the use of excessive force against black residents. Absolutely no accountability within Baltimore PD. pic.twitter.com/nvieK8eb6c
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 10, 2016
DOJ has concluded probe into Baltimore PD, has found "pattern &practice" of discrimination. Release expected Wedns https://t.co/oHGxry4N0X
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 9, 2016
Do not stay neutral! Being neutral helps oppressors, not their victims.
Will Smith: ‘Racism Isn’t Getting Worse, It’s Getting Filmed’https://t.co/nUn4VkAsd3 pic.twitter.com/mRQbEMNHfh
— Black Reparations!! (@ReparationsAct) August 1, 2016
19 officers in San Francisco were caught sending racist text messages to one another. MOST kept their jobs. https://t.co/Ye10aSSLaH
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 28, 2016
On the very day I wrote about racist police, our team busted an NYPD detective being a bigot all over Facebook. https://t.co/iiEILZpUzS
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 28, 2016
Giuliani Wants To Start Electronically Tagging Muslims https://t.co/Z0q8Czzx8H
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) July 28, 2016
Virulent racism seems to run in the Trump family https://t.co/7HO0E32RWO
— Salon (@Salon) August 1, 2016
Miss Teen USA to keep her crown despite ranting about ‘n****rs’ on Twitter https://t.co/kqBISbzrh1 pic.twitter.com/L78SA04jWp
— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 1, 2016
Do not stay neutral!
Being neutral helps oppressors, not their victims. #BlackTwitter #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/yOfwWiHyD2— Crystal Johnson (@Crystal1Johnson) July 30, 2016
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
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