#StopPoliceTerror Which Side are You On?
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The American town with water too poisonous to drink
Water towers in America usually boast the names of the communities they serve, often with a mascot or slogan; totems of civic pride. Not here. Smudged by driving snow on a recent morning, this one merely proclaims: FLINT WATER PLANT. And this one stands for betrayal, hardship and scandal. Cast your eyes down to the neighbourhoods beyond; homes with sagging roofs and dilapidated porches, and you will see them, bundled-up figures shuffling down the streets. Some carry their loads in their arms, others push trollies through the drifts.
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Just Mercy: Race and the Criminal Justice System by Stanford Alumni Association [VIDEO]
Watch Stanford Alumni Association’s 1/13 Just Mercy: Race and the Criminal Justice System on Livestream.com. Roundtable conversation featuring Bryan Stevenson, Jennifer Eberhardt, Gary Segura, Robert Weisberg, JD ’79, and Katie Couric. OpenXChange is a year-long, student-focused initiative on campus that aims to encourage meaningful dialogue around tough issues. This is the first in a series of discussions with Stanford faculty and global experts on criminal justice, inequality and international conflict.
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Bryan Stevenson is a power house for social justice. He’s a defense attorney and author with 21 honorary doctorate degrees. Listen closely to what he’s telling us. The auditorium was packed, including the overflow room. I was sent away with this link to the live stream.
Chic-fil-A Backs the Blue – The Angriest Black Man In America
A Chic-fil-A in Texes recently showed its public support of the so-called police lives matter campaign that counters the Black Lives Matter movement. The Chic-fil-A ordered t-shirts for its employees that reads “Back the Blue” and “Go Blue or Go Home.”… #backtheblue #blackbloggers #blackculture
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If they forced me to wear that shirt, I would quit.
Record Number of Cops Charged with Killing People in 2015 — No Officer Convicted
Although the number of cops charged with murder or manslaughter sharply spiked last year, not a single officer was convicted for these unjustified deaths. With less cops killed in the line of duty in 2015, the number of people killed by police increased yet again.
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Santa Clara: University exhibit remembers Mexico’s 43 missing college students
In a somber Saturday ceremony, 43 silhouettes of young men were mounted at Santa Clara University in remembrance of the student teachers who were attacked, abducted and presumably slain in a small Mexican town in 2014
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“Due To The Corrupt System, I Have A Dead Child:” Mother Of Tamir Rice Speaks On Non-Indictment Of Ohio Officers
“Due to the corrupt system, I have a dead child,” she said. “I feel like breath has been taken out of my body once again.”
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S.F. Police Chief Suhr must answer for death of #MarioWoods, crowd says
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Audience members listen during a raucous meeting at S.F. City Hall over the police shooting death of #MarioWoods in Bayview.
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Voices for Tamir Rice
“The streets and your shopping malls are our lunch counters.”
#Not1More
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“Gunfire By The Police!” Disturbing Audio Released In Laquan McDonald Fatal Shooting
More details from the night of the Laquan McDonald shooting are slowly being released, including a audio to the dispatcher.
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