January 12, 2021 by V Leigh

An Ohio mayor and police chief expressed “horror” at the lack of medical aid provided to unarmed Black man Andre Hill as he lay dying on the ground after being fatally shot by a cop.

The Columbus police officer who killed #AndreHill has been fired.

Hill was unarmed. Bodycam footage shows him holding a cellphone seconds before he was shot. pic.twitter.com/CdIWlPimWz
— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 31, 2020

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Former Ofc. Adam Coy killed #AndreHill. His partner, Ofc. Amy Detweiler, now confirms she did NOT consider Andre a threat and saw NO gun (he held a phone). Coy didn’t even give Andre a chance to talk before he opened fire! What kind of policing is this?? pic.twitter.com/PTlXXwkIdd
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) December 31, 2020

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Interview with partner of #officer who shot #AndreHill reveals new details – https://t.co/Cb9XI3g5Bt Racism
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) January 1, 2021

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An Ohio mayor and police chief expressed “horror” at the lack of medical aid provided to unarmed Black man Andre Hill as he lay dying on the ground after being fatally shot by a cop. https://t.co/JOqPGVzCoo
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 31, 2020

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#AndreHill shared this positive message just last year. Andre was a happy man who loved his family & his LIFE. He should be alive today… As we reflect on the year that’s ending, may we not forget the families who have lost their loved ones this tumultuous year. pic.twitter.com/ez297KNOsg
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) December 31, 2020

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January 6, 2021 by V Leigh

‘We’re standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy’

Exclusive | “I just want to find 11,780 votes”: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor https://t.co/NTT3hTvcrR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2021

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Breaking: Trump has failed again to invalidate his election loss in Georgia and allow the state legislature to declare him the winner.

U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen has ruled that Georgia’s certification of Biden’s win was validly carried out. https://t.co/rZ70bBrpab
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 5, 2021

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‘We’re standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy’ — Former Defense Secretary William Cohen says Pres. Trump’s phone call with the Georgia secretary of state was blatantly criminal pic.twitter.com/3VigjxRwmq
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 5, 2021

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Stacey Abrams had pointed words for Pres. Trump ahead of Election Day in Georgia pic.twitter.com/8WTVzXMedl
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 5, 2021

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January 6, 2021 by V Leigh

The police officer who shot #JacobBlake will not be charged

BREAKING: The police officer who shot #JacobBlake will not be charged, the Kenosha County district attorney announced.

Rusten Sheskey shot Blake 7 times in front of his kids, claiming he reached for a knife, though a witness disagrees. Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down. pic.twitter.com/Uk8KBjOFmV
— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 5, 2021

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Attorney Ben Crump and co-counsels release statement after no charges filed against officers in police shooting of Jacob Blake:

“We feel this decision failed not only Jacob and his family, but the community that protested and demanded justice.” pic.twitter.com/uzVvSw1fcE
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 5, 2021

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Police officers won’t be charged in shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man who was shot 7 times in the back in Kenosha, Wis. https://t.co/WN2HJf4zTM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 5, 2021

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced he is mobilizing 500 National Guard troops ahead of the announcement of the decision on possible charges in the police shooting of Jacob Blake https://t.co/Gvak6Jb5WL
— CNN (@CNN) January 5, 2021

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After spending over a month in the hospital following being shot in the back by a police officer, Jacob Blake is now undergoing rehabilitation at a spinal cord injury center. https://t.co/q8WD6nXdEJ
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) October 7, 2020

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Jacob Blake on the difference between his son and Kyle Rittenhouse: “It’s two justice systems. That 17-year-old killed two people and blew another man’s arm off. They gave him water and a high-five. My son got ICU and paralyzed from the waist down.” pic.twitter.com/dn7QOzv6DM
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 5, 2021

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If you’re surprised that no charges will be brought against the police officer who shot and paralyzed Jacob Blake, or any other officers involved, you haven’t been following American history.
— Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷) (@JoyAnnReid) January 5, 2021

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I’m trying to find the words for how downright infuriating it feels to have just been about to press “publish” on a piece about the lack of police accountability and Breonna Taylor, only for my editor to tell me I needed to add Jacob Blake in now, too. https://t.co/DGI5YjPZcY
— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) January 5, 2021

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December 30, 2020 by V Leigh

Since 2015, New York City has paid more than $1 billion to settle police misconduct cases, while Chicago and Los Angeles spent more than $200 million. Since 2016, DC has spent more than $40 million. Many of these settlements receive little coverage.

“ALL police wellness checks were fatal.”

Canada 2020 https://t.co/rYeeDsdAj4
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) December 23, 2020

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Must Watch: Keller PD releases body cam footage of arrest being made on a son and father. pic.twitter.com/FeDkfNw8JI
— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) December 23, 2020

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#Kansas #deputy purposely ran over Black man – https://t.co/OhIrnToQ0C #Racism
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) December 22, 2020

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“Among other disturbing incidents of police brutality, the footage shows a Boston Police Department sergeant joyfully bragging about hitting people with his car.”

Story by @ishenarobinson https://t.co/gXBoUCWIeN
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) December 22, 2020

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Previously unseen body camera footage from the Boston Police Department shows officers attacking protesters and bragging about assaulting them.

Read my exclusive report at @theappeal:https://t.co/9QU2BmZCz6 pic.twitter.com/naXUlmotoj
— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) December 18, 2020

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Body camera footage shows a Columbus Police officer fatally shooting Andre Maurice Hill less than 10 seconds after spotting him in a garage.

Hill was holding up a cell phone as he took slow steps toward the officer, who quickly drew his gun and fired. https://t.co/IgenDyVA0Z
— WOSU News (@wosunews) December 23, 2020

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Since 2015, New York City has paid more than $1 billion to settle police misconduct cases, while Chicago and Los Angeles spent more than $200 million. Since 2016, DC has spent more than $40 million. Many of these settlements receive little coverage. https://t.co/K3DPXjiRUK
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) December 27, 2020

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December 27, 2020 by V Leigh

Since March, public health experts have warned about the spread of COVID-19 in prisons and recommended decarceration.

Since March, public health experts have warned about the spread of COVID-19 in prisons and recommended decarceration.

Now, the COVID-19 case rate in prisons is four times higher than outside, and the death rate is twice as high. This was preventable. https://t.co/womkImIYrD
— Thurgood Marshall Institute (@TMI_LDF) December 22, 2020

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100/100 – Justice for #AndreaCircleBear the first woman (indigenous) to die from #covid19 in a federal prison on April 28, 2020. She was a pregnant mother of 5 who was denied home confinement to prevent spread. She died after giving birth. #justiceforourlives pic.twitter.com/AgvGixJO4K
— Oree Originol (@OreeOriginol) December 20, 2020

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This is serious: COVID-19 is out of control in our prisons, and accreditors like @ACAinfo have done nothing to stop it. Read my new report on why @TheJusticeDept and @DHSgov must overhaul this ineffective, dangerous, and wasteful accreditation system. https://t.co/m5xqqWTttT
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 14, 2020

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As of Friday, more than three-fourths of the inmates at Iowa’s state prison had tested positive for coronavirus. Other facilities in the state have infection rates as high as 90%. @IowaPublicRadio https://t.co/gjoxZKXyCR
— NPR (@NPR) November 21, 2020

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“There’s no way to escape Covid-19 or the coronavirus in prison. Absolutely no way.”

Correctional facilities have been COVID-19 hotspots. But some reforms may have a lasting impact beyond the pandemic.@isagutierreznbc reports: https://t.co/U4UZMHn7bF pic.twitter.com/cuUibQt8Hl
— NBC News NOW (@NBCNewsNow) December 2, 2020

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December 24, 2020 by V Leigh

Current Events Tweets: They tried to storm the Capitol with pistols and rifles in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.

America’s ‘longest-serving cannabis offender’ 71-year-old Richard DeLisi has been freed after spending more than 30 years in prison for a non-violent drug charge https://t.co/QYYzWGzZGN
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 17, 2020

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The primary goal of false allegations of voter fraud is to increase voter suppression.
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) December 11, 2020

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Unprecedented increases in gun sales, combined with economic distress and social isolation due to COVID-19, are intensifying the country’s gun violence crisis. Learn more: https://t.co/tKk8uhzoVm pic.twitter.com/Gi9X8g4ovY
— Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) December 6, 2020

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“Last night: Brandon Bernard
Today: Alfred Bourgeois
1/12: Lisa Montgomery
1/14: Cory Johnson
1/15: Dustin Higgs

These are the names of the humans on federal death row & the dates that the Trump administration intends to kill them before leaving office.” https://t.co/oFfPT2Zl8R
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) December 12, 2020

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ICYMI, Here’s my new piece in @businessinsider about how there’s growing evidence that the US is heading towards a civil war (the editors changed it to schism). Sadly, we are seeing more examples of violent conflicts every day. https://t.co/xvVtIbzwN2
— Dana R Fisher, PhD (@Fisher_DanaR) December 22, 2020

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Right wing thugs intimidated and threatened journalist @_Brian_ICT – for trying to cover their unlawful assembly at the Capitol in Salem, Oregon today.

They tried to storm the Capitol with pistols and rifles in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.
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— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) December 21, 2020

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December 24, 2020 by V Leigh

Black Lives Matter in Brazil

Black Lives Matter Protests Erupt in Brazil After Black Man Beaten to Death by Security Officers https://t.co/xeWMqGg8J7 via @TheRoot
— Left of Black (@LeftOfBlack) November 23, 2020

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Brazil Supermarket Murder: Black Lives Matter https://t.co/rbiO90JNhe
— OWP (@theowpeace) December 11, 2020

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Brazil’s racial reckoning: ‘Black lives matter here, too’ https://t.co/4zBNZ8B6jC
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 24, 2020

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More than 600 people were killed by police in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state in the first months of this year, and most were black or biracial. Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Rio have organized the largest anti-police brutality demonstrations in years. https://t.co/sUxp2c7qlF
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 18, 2020

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December 19, 2020 by V Leigh

Proud Boys sparked clashes during pro-Trump rally

When right-wing White men engage in political violence, racist America doesn’t bat an eye. No there there. No need for intense media coverage, or terrorist labels, or tear gas, or armed police in riot gear, or National Guards.

Just boys being boys.https://t.co/DfBxNm0ouk
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) December 13, 2020

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Proud Boys tear down another Black Lives Matter board from the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church #DC #MarchForTrump #DefendDC #ProudBoys pic.twitter.com/ml1TbhV98Q
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) December 13, 2020

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The Proud Boys and Trump supporters burn the BLM banner while chanting and cheering in downtown DC: pic.twitter.com/L16azBBhbr
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) December 13, 2020

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Domestic terrorists:
“Police also disclosed that four churches were vandalized over the weekend, two more than previously disclosed, and they released photos of White men marching with and burning a BLM banner ripped down from one of the churches.” https://t.co/xfStngY5Ub
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) December 14, 2020

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The Proud Boys tore down Asbury UMC’s #BLM sign and BURNED it in the street. These violent, racist actions against DC’s oldest Black Methodist church are too reminiscent of cross burnings and can NOT be tolerated! https://t.co/Jq5DaPQhPY
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) December 15, 2020

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Hate crime probe launched in wake of violent pro-Trump rally: Vandals attack historic Black churches https://t.co/CvsX0Pa8v5
— Salon (@Salon) December 14, 2020

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December 19, 2020 by V Leigh

“The problem is not our resilience but a world that constantly requires our resilience, & a world that has come to learn that our resilience is permission for our continued oppression.”

During a panel yesterday, I was asked about resilience & healing. Here’s what I shared:

“The problem is not our resilience but a world that constantly requires our resilience, & a world that has come to learn that our resilience is permission for our continued oppression.” pic.twitter.com/v0c3zkdork
— E.J. Ramos David (@ejrdavid) November 13, 2020

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Yes! Minoritized students can’t grit, self-care, resilience, growth mindset, etc. themselves out of oppression https://t.co/mRSj3VHr1E
— Dr. Geneva Sarcedo #FLIStayFly (@evergeneva) November 21, 2020

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December 19, 2020 by V Leigh

This is Not a Gun: the objects police mistook for weapons before shooting

This is Not a Gun: the objects police mistook for weapons before shooting | Art | The Guardian https://t.co/Rm0L7onTuI
— glenn robinson (@glncv) December 14, 2020

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Dounya Zayer, who was shoved to the pavement by NYPD Officer Vincent D’Andraia in May during the George Floyd protests, filed a federal lawsuit against the cop and the city today.https://t.co/gGGmRcrNk5
— Noah Goldberg (@Noah__Goldberg) December 14, 2020

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These brutal police dog attacks were captured on video. Now some cities are curtailing K-9 use. – The Washington Post https://t.co/wdxrcA22eb
— glenn robinson (@glncv) December 14, 2020

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Family: #Ohio Deputy Shot Black Man, #CaseyGoodsonJr. In The Back Several Times – https://t.co/Dc3sTJ9QPp
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) December 12, 2020

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#CaseyGoodsonJr was JUST murdered by Columbus police. In the back. Going into his own home. And these GD Dems want to talk about how “alienating” #DefundThePolice – you know what is alienating to Black voters – WATCHING US BE MURDERED BY POLICE WITH IMPUNITY.
— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) December 10, 2020

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Our investigation found at least 32 cases since 2010 in which police officers delayed or failed to offer emergency first aid to people who subsequently died from their injuries. In roughly half of these cases, the officers involved remained on the force. https://t.co/MOisTYQmxE
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) December 18, 2020

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“I absolutely wanted that video to be out because it’s been two years … I wanted everyone to see just how terrible I was treated.”

— Anjanette Young, whose home was wrongfully raided by Chicago PD. https://t.co/iZff0yKi1x
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) December 17, 2020

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