May 27, 2020 by V Leigh

You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. #GeorgeFloyd

You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. You deserve our tears, our prayers, our rage, our action. We must act – for you – and for all of those were no cameras are present. We must. #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/JeMNUtkXv6
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 27, 2020

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‘I cannot breathe!’: FBI investigates death of black man in Minneapolis after video shows police officer kneeling on his neck. https://t.co/Jy1YXz94FN
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 26, 2020

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I am heartbroken by the murder of George Floyd. I am praying for healing for his family, comfort for his friends, and justice for his legacy. 1/2https://t.co/mqn3aqBjXS
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) May 27, 2020

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Chopper video from Minnesota’s KSTP-TV earlier as protesters demanding justice for George Floyd line the street. People are angry and say they’ll demand justice despite the Mayor’s announcement that four murder-involved officers were fired. pic.twitter.com/VTJah3eFz3
— Camila (@camilateleSUR) May 27, 2020

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Huge protests have broken out in the streets of Minneapolis over the killing of #GeorgeFloyd by Minneapolis police pic.twitter.com/kXSIt4vLcy
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 27, 2020

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Free masks handed out at the rally for justice for George Floyd. Folks standing apart and *everyone* in masks. It’s moving to see so much communal caretaking alongside grief and anger. pic.twitter.com/sPRsRXrhRL
— hodel in the streets, chava in the sheets (@mrotzie) May 26, 2020

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George Floyd should be alive today. The officers who killed him must be brought to justice. We should—we must, if we are to survive as a nation—change this familiar and gruesome reality. In the words of Fannie Lou Hamer, we’re “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Enough. https://t.co/C6AcXypv7v
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) May 27, 2020

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Police in riot gear confronting protester in Minneapolis tonight. Many have gathered in the streets to protest the killing of #GeorgeFloyd while he was restrained by police officers. Four officers were subsequently fired for their actions. pic.twitter.com/Jv0blCFyBB
— Frank Calhoun (@Phrygian0) May 27, 2020

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Minneapolis.
May 26 2020#GeorgeFloyd https://t.co/31Phab6BKr pic.twitter.com/hJHjbuOkmY
— YourBestBlackSelf (@LeslieMac) May 27, 2020

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May 25, 2020 by V Leigh

“The only thing that was in my head was, ‘They’re going to kill me.” – DarQuan Jones

In jail for stealing $5 in candy, a mentally ill man is left in a urine-soaked cell, denied water and food, and eventually dies from a “wasting disease” of “unknown” origin. Murdered, it appears (allegedly), from being starved to death by jail staff. https://t.co/W24tySAE2V
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) May 16, 2020

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Crystina Page spoke during the In Remembrance of Me wknd of events.

She talked about her son, #DavidPage, being killed by police in #Colorado.

Crystina said just years ago that she was organizing ‘Back the Blue’ rallies but that changed after her son. https://t.co/hgdFCsfD2p
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) May 16, 2020

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Two white Virginia teenagers, one of whom was holding a gun, posted a photo to social media along with a racial slur threatening Black people: “Let’s hunt some n——.” #valeg https://t.co/0in9YveXWb
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 16, 2020

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The devestation impacting our communities right now is overwhelming. #BreonnaTaylor was one of the healthcare professionals helping us through this pandemic. But even as she helped to save lives, police violence took hers. #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/i9fZweRjcC
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) May 12, 2020

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Breonna Taylor | Abagond https://t.co/kCTHKBnViq
— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 21, 2020

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Stand your ground laws are being used to defend Ahmaud Arbery’s killer –– this is a reminder of why we should repeal these overreaching dangerous pieces of legislation.

“In [Arbery’s] case, they hunted this man down and shot him in broad daylight,”https://t.co/VWzvCEpO0S
— Guns Down America (@GunsDownAmerica) May 22, 2020

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When DarQuan Jones, a black man and essential worker, visited his girlfriend and she didn’t answer the door, two white men accused him of burglary and violently beat him, leaving him with a broken arm, nose and five broken bones in his face. https://t.co/qw1jFJYVB8
— The Hill (@thehill) May 22, 2020

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DarQuan Jones didn’t think he’d be alive to tell his story.

“When they started dragging me to the creek, I thought it was over for me,” DarQuan Jones recalled. “The only thing that was in my head was, ‘They’re going to kill me.'”
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— Andrea May Sahouri (@andreamsahouri) May 19, 2020

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May 16, 2020 by V Leigh

We are still dying.#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName

Black folks, I will warn you: it is tough. But we have to say our sister’s name.

Non-Black people, if you never listen to another episode of @PodSaveThePpl, please let it be this one. Then do something. Cause a run won’t cut it.

We are still dying.#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/V6gmELYUUH
— brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) May 12, 2020

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Louisville Police fatally shot #BreonnaTaylor. They had the wrong address AND their real suspect was already in custody. 2 months later, no one has been held accountable for her death… but we will change that! #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/wytTAozY5l
— Benjamin Crump, Esq. (@AttorneyCrump) May 11, 2020

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#BreonnaTaylor was murdered in cold blood by the Louisville Police. They bussed in her house without announcing themselves shooting 22 fucking times! She was shot 8.

None of the officers have been charged. https://t.co/GLh97TWoTp
— 📚pedagogy in black✊🏾 (@RenyTay) May 9, 2020

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In Baton Rouge in 2016 I was sued by an officer & the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that I can be held civilly negligent. This decision is a threat to protestors everywhere. I’ve appealed to the Supreme Court. You can read about the case here: https://t.co/QayhGkqDQ4
— deray (@deray) April 23, 2020

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Baltimore Police release body-worn camera footage from officers who shot 16-year-old carrying replica gun https://t.co/Hj0lB01Kz9
— deray (@deray) May 8, 2020

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Protests as #Indianapolis police kill 3 in separate incidents – https://t.co/VF2JfMsQxj
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 15, 2020

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We have come to define safety so narrowly – in a way that always warrants more cops, but leaves us without masks for nurses. And we do this even though 1000s more New Yorkers have died of coronavirus than all the murders in NYC *this century*. https://t.co/zszyaNlqvo
— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) May 12, 2020

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Off-duty officers were responsible for 35% of all NYPD police shootings last year and 34% the year before. Why haven’t the Mayor and the NYPD had to address this fact? https://t.co/BMJrgGLvgq https://t.co/e4D6EiHPUc
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 13, 2020

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See now we can track how police misconduct spreads. And officers in close proximity to officers who have records of misconduct end up being 4x more likely to use force & 5x more likely to shoot someone. We can *contact trace* police violence like a virus. https://t.co/BzpnDkzFi2 pic.twitter.com/coiXK5tqBo
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 9, 2020

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May 8, 2020 by V Leigh

We’re Demanding Justice #BlackLivesMatter

The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S. https://t.co/i3kjMONudl… #theAncestors #AfterSlavery
— Carla Kibble #GhettoGovtOfficial (@uniqueloves) May 6, 2020

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On the 5th anniversary of the uprising in Baltimore, new evidence in Freddie Gray’s death uncovers suppressed witness accounts of police brutality and changes much of what we thought we knew about this horrific story https://t.co/2o0C4jLzcQ must-read from @jewstein3000
— Matt Ferner (@matthewferner) April 23, 2020

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Many witnesses said #FreddieGray was literally thrown into the van head first while handcuffed, then taken out, tazed, and thrown back in head first. There is a steel bench in the van that his head or neck likely hit. https://t.co/1s8zS89k6b
— glenn robinson (@glncv) April 24, 2020

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RCPD brutally tackled and hit my best friend’s 14 year old brother today over a swisher sweet! The officer had no reason to brutalize and traumatize this boy like this! He has a pre existing health condition which could be fatal under this kind of stress! Unjustifiable! pic.twitter.com/94fqyu3J28
— De$🔮 (@destiinoo_) April 28, 2020

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Two months ago, two white supremacists murdered an innocent Black jogger in Brunswick, Georgia in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon. We’re demanding justice. Know the name Ahmaud Arbery.

Apple: https://t.co/h9jnvZ1ZYI

Spotify: https://t.co/48qi0hNFaO
— The Breakdown with Shaun King (@TheBreakdown) April 28, 2020

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Two men involved in fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery face murder charges, GBI says https://t.co/NRkkkmnavb
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) May 8, 2020

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Police tased & then shot this unarmed young Black man 10+ times then stood over his lifeless body and joked about his funeral saying, “Looks like it’s gonna be a closed casket homie” – all while being recorded on his Facebook Live.

His name was #SeanReed. He matters 💔 https://t.co/oHU14u1I0I
— Kamie Crawford (@TheRealKamie) May 7, 2020

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April 19, 2020 by V Leigh

The single most likely person to be shot and killed by American police is a Black man having a mental health crisis.

WRONG HEADLINE.

It says “Black Students SAY they are being penalized for their hair.”

No, Black students ARE being penalized for their hair. https://t.co/OHxEDEZwts pic.twitter.com/vQa1ju4Kgx

— Shaun King (@shaunking) March 8, 2020

It’s time to demand protection from our government in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sign BLM’s petition urging our government to protect the most vulnerable. https://t.co/UwqAyFIhat #WhatMatters2020 #Blacklivesmatter

— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) March 18, 2020

White cop from Jeff Parish Sheriff’s office in Harvey, LA planting drugs on an innocent black man.

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE REALIZES WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

THIS IS WHY WE KNEEL pic.twitter.com/nxhwmGeqEA

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) March 17, 2020

A #NewYork #Police Officer Was Caught on Camera Apparently Planting #Marijuana in a Car — for the Second Time! – https://t.co/VIr9CtkgXg

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 21, 2020

This is Steve Taylor.

He was a beloved father, son, brother, and friend who was brutally shot and killed by police yesterday at a Walmart in San Leandro, CA.

He was clinically depressed, suffered from schizophrenia, and in middle of a mental health breakdown.

He needed help. pic.twitter.com/YHw131JzV7

— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 19, 2020

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The single most likely person to be shot and killed by American police is a Black man having a mental health crisis.

The least likely is a white woman having the same mental health crisis.

One is given endless time, grace, patience, treatment.

The other gets bullets. pic.twitter.com/HnTBwa4pTb

— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 19, 2020

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Police claim the Black man they killed in a Walmart posed a threat to them since he was “armed” with a baseball bat.

But video of the incident appears to show police shooting the man in the back as he walks away from them, after he drops the bat.https://t.co/2GQaGWyalb

— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 19, 2020

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Man with a bat shot dead by police in a Walmart today.

The reason this keeps happening is bc there are no consequences for the cops’s actions, even cold blooded murder.

Will this time be different?

We need #CriminalJusticeReform for how we police now.pic.twitter.com/zpe3N9YEY2

— Jen Perelman For Congress (@JENFL23) April 19, 2020

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January 25, 2020 by V Leigh

What Livability Looks Like for Black Women

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen wonk data journalism focused just on black women (no comparison group), much less one that assumes we should have livability. Kudos to ⁦@CityLab⁩ on this. (Plus, they worked with a sociologist on data analysis.) https://t.co/2oqwQXMtqg

— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) January 10, 2020

WHAT THE HELL?!?

Using permanent hair dye increases a black woman’s risk of breast cancer by 45%, compared to.. 7% in white women.

Several studies suggest hair products aimed at black women contain more harmful chemicals than ones aimed at white women
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— ChrissyRonkz (@ChrissyRonkz) January 10, 2020

January 9, 2020 by V Leigh

For a black person to say, “Black is Beautiful,” a white person first said, “Black is Not Beautiful.”

Black drivers in California are 2.5x more likely to be stopped by police than white people, says a study on racial profiling — and 3x more likely to have a gun pointed at them.

Black people were overrepresented in police stops by:
▪️ 3x in Los Angeles
▪️ 5x in San Francisco pic.twitter.com/c21x6cER6g

— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 3, 2020

Undoubtedly police brutality is causing us alot of money than we think. Kindly watch retweet, like and let's talk about it, its our money 😡😡😡#PoliceBrutality #Police #Blacktwitter #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitterMovement pic.twitter.com/RjwLKzF0IL

— Black Barriers (Stop🚫Racism🚫PoliceBrutalty🚫) (@BlackBarriers) January 5, 2020

Doctors are less likely to prescribe narcotics if a patient is black, and new analysis finds this racial bias has saved thousands of lives.https://t.co/ISf92UxqCy pic.twitter.com/QUPiigSvN8

— TPR News (@TPRNews) January 4, 2020

I guess medical racism and negligence is finally good for something. pic.twitter.com/5BoNJdvZ99

— Benjamin Young Savage (ᐱᓐᒋᐱᓐ) (@benjancewicz) January 5, 2020

For a black person to say, “Black is Beautiful,” a white person first said, “Black is Not Beautiful."
For a black person to say, “Black Lives Matter,” a white person first said, “Black Lives Do Not Matter.”https://t.co/IUjmss2IMy

— Christa Lax (@chrixxlax) January 7, 2020

January 6, 2020 by V Leigh

DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter: ‘It changed the country’

Black Lives Matter didn’t just start with a hashtag. It started with a long history of discriminatory policing, segregated Black neighborhoods left abandoned, and state-sanctioned violence. https://t.co/82hVaTSFfk

— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) January 1, 2020

"From Black Lives Matter and #MeToo to school climate strikes, the power of popular movements can no longer be ignored." https://t.co/3ZGH9jgxm3

— MoveOn (@MoveOn) December 30, 2019

Glad to see Colin Kaepernick's protest and Black Lives Matter identified among the "best leadership moments" of the decade.

From the Civil Right Movement to protests of today, Black activism has always been a powerful force in moving our country forward.https://t.co/mJycSnCq3u

— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) December 31, 2019

DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter: 'It changed the country' https://t.co/PteoCLo7E0

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 30, 2019

November 3, 2019 by V Leigh

The NYPD has violently assaulted black New Yorkers this week. For not paying $2.75 to ride the train.

The NYPD has violently assaulted black New Yorkers this week.

For not paying $2.75 to ride the train.

So thousands of New Yorkers have taken to the streets in protest tonight.

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— Joshua Potash 🆘 (@JoshuaPotash) November 2, 2019

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new yorkers won't make eye contact with each other on the sidewalk but we WILL help each other hop the turnstiles en masse to protest the NYPD and that's what i love about this city. https://t.co/lsakWWcnFf

— 𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐀𝐔𝐁. 📚 (@gabbinks) November 2, 2019

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“We are the people! The motherfuckin people! Fighting for justice! And Black liberation!” #FTP march earlier tonite shut down the streets of Brooklyn to protest against NYPD violence against Black & Brown folks on the streets & in the subways. pic.twitter.com/QxXPkIRJmw

— Ash J (@AshAgony) November 2, 2019

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WATCH: Protesters jump the MTA turnstiles as they continue to protest the NYPD pulling guns on a fare-hopping teen pic.twitter.com/xXsH874MOW

— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) November 2, 2019

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To anyone calling for more context to this video, I will say that you are not only blind and deaf, but also dumb. The video speaks for itself. I will not be nice about the NYPD assaulting and terrorizing kids in the subway. The behavior is unjustifiable. pic.twitter.com/RNEwps5HRN

— Dyjuan Tatro (@DyjuanTatro) October 27, 2019

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The NYPD has shot & killed 4 people in the last 10 days.

Watch people in this subway car panic when police take out their guns & point them at a person they’re arresting.

People aren’t scared of the person being arrested. They’re scared of the police. pic.twitter.com/5c4AGb5R0k

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) October 27, 2019

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“Officers were pointing guns into the subway. Some yelled in horror as they squeezed together on either end of the car. Adrian kept his hands in the air & asked officers whether he should stay in the seat or lie on the floor.“Call my mom,” He told someone.https://t.co/lTcLGEJRKx

— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) October 29, 2019

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October 19, 2019 by V Leigh

“I wanted to paint the last thing that #AtatianaJefferson was doing before she was killed by the cops. Her life mattered.”

#UPDATE
Aaron Dean was arrested by Fort Worth Police
on Oct. 14. Dean has been charged with
murder of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean is in
the Tarrant County Jail.

Interim @chiefkraus will schedule a News
Conference for Oct. 15 at Bob Bolen. That time has not been determined yet. pic.twitter.com/eRZfMWtgM4

— Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) October 15, 2019

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0.6 seconds. #AtatianaJefferson was shot by the Fort Worth Police just 0.6 seconds after yelling through her window.

She didn’t even know the police were there. She was playing video games with a child on a holiday weekend.

She broke no laws. Nothing.

This is murder. pic.twitter.com/rNBAOihWZU

— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 13, 2019

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In his usual manner @betoorourke took time to sit with the family of #AtatianaJefferson and connect with them on a human level. After a tense week— I haven’t seen these sisters so disarmed. They let their guard down and spoke to Beto about what this experience has been like. pic.twitter.com/neoyKKxRpt

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) October 18, 2019

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When we tell you we don’t have to be anything other than Black to be killed by those sworn to “serve and protect,” believe us. The first time.

You’re denial continues to harm us, because the police keep killing us.

Just for existing. #AtatianaJefferson https://t.co/Cv865G7Nfe

— brittany packnett cunningham (@MsPackyetti) October 13, 2019

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Black people need another phone number to call other than 911 during emergencies.

Over the past 10 years American police have shot and killed TWICE as many people as the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq & Afghanistan combined.

11,000+ and counting.

— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 13, 2019

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“I wanted to paint the last thing that #AtatianaJefferson was doing before she was killed by the cops. Her life mattered.” – Artist @4NIKKOLAS pic.twitter.com/kAYIi3QePS

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) October 14, 2019

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