In the chaotic last moments of John Berry’s life, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies attempted to pull him from his car and shot him with a Taser as a woman screamed at them to stop. Then came the gunfire that sprayed the windshield of his BMW . Minutes later, the 31-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene — the curb just outside his Lakewood home.
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Condolence to his parents and family.
Officer was wearing a body camera but it was turned off and authorities say Jeffory Tevis approached officer in ‘threatening manner’
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Condolences to his parents and family.
“the train staff ordered the book club members off the train”
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— Bacchus (@theonlybacchus) August 19, 2015
RT @CharlesMBlow: Civil Rights Movement was protesting laws that governed hate; the new movement is protesting hate that suffuses laws
— jamalbryant (@jamalhbryant) August 20, 2015
Charleston schools say no to Confederate flag displays http://t.co/8SK7arYXZ7 pic.twitter.com/EeqUsWfy1M
— SPLC (@splcenter) August 18, 2015
"We don't come here as celebrities, … but as human beings." @Jidenna at SF rally. #RiseUpOctober @wondaland https://t.co/7NkMdHyID0
— Carl Dix (@Carl_Dix) August 24, 2015
Now if this was Justin Bieber… https://t.co/OLeJnDdMEs
— Anyanwu (@sankofa27) August 23, 2015
they arrested wiz khalifa for having a hoverboard in the airport but why didn't they arrest this dude https://t.co/M3DwJM2NSS
— Soliyana (@_soliyana_) August 23, 2015
Mistrial declared in case of police officer who killed former college football player #JonathanFerrell
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— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) August 21, 2015
"No society should accept the killing of 12 year olds by police" | Race in the US http://t.co/vVwkxcufa8 pic.twitter.com/VnBa3VENh0
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 24, 2015
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In the aftermath of the mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of Randall Kerrick, the former Charlotte-Meckenberg police officer who shot and killed 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell in September 2013, you will inevitably hear law enforcement experts providing explanations about why the jury did not vote to convict Kerrick and possibly send him to prison for 11 years. Many of these experts will be current and former police officers. This is what you need to know about these “experts.”
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Pulitzer-Prize-winning political cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – and avid Daily Kos reader – Mike Lukovich has created an iconic political cartoon. In my view, it’s the most powerful, evocative visual representation of the injustices America has witnessed, and the black community has suffered, these past two weeks.
Here’s Separate, Unequal
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Bernie Sanders Announces Bill To Abolish For-Profit Prison Industrial Complex http://t.co/e6PCgxBSLf
— john osalvo (@jojokejohn) August 20, 2015
50% of youth detentions are private—Confining kids for profit does not keep kids & communities safe, says @NJJNetwork http://t.co/rEHjFKSSDD
— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) August 20, 2015
Police: Invoking Trump, 2 men beat up homeless man because he is an 'illegal immigrant' http://t.co/9j1AMX7YMb
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 21, 2015
Someone please count the amount of times a non-white has been kicked out of school for their natural hair https://t.co/8uBXk8lKG2
— better (@keonahwinters) August 20, 2015
As if enough wasn't erased already through assimilation… this sickens me https://t.co/ASgGP2BxiZ
— Rossi (@skrattrisus) August 20, 2015
Sonia Martinez of Denver, CO has taken the public by storm after reporting yet another case of racial discrimination. As part of the Facebook group “Uber’s Woman Driving Network”, Martinez was attacked by Rene Hunter, another alleged Uber client, concerning her identity as a Muslim Driver for Uber. Her post containing racist sentiments has gone viral, spreading across Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Reditt, and many other forums. Here, she shares her thoughts concerning the recent incident.
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Virginia Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man In Own Home Charged With Murder http://t.co/F5TmAlT45h
— Rod TBGWT (@rodimusprime) August 19, 2015
New Mexico policemen to stand trial for murder in shooting death of homeless man #JamesBoyd http://t.co/THQEItZekr
— deray mckesson (@deray) August 19, 2015
Chicago Police Board meeting shut down as activists demand firing of cop in #RekiaBoyd case http://t.co/zELwO8lOO2 pic.twitter.com/quk3CmzAbw
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) August 21, 2015
6 Police Officers Across US Were Charged w Murder This Week, Proving Strength of Protests; Need more says @Carl_Dix http://t.co/97P8jeYUih
— StopMassIncarceratio (@StopMassIncNet) August 21, 2015
#MansurBallBey murdered 5 days before he was supposed to start college #BlackLivesMatter
— #MansurBallBey ⛅️ (@YUNGGTAZZ) August 20, 2015
#MansurBallBey. pic.twitter.com/mdxzKYQBEU
— deray mckesson (@deray) August 20, 2015