October 7, 2019 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets

A white woman called the cops on a Black man because he allegedly looked at her 'suspiciously' 😤 https://t.co/6EJiq0upsH pic.twitter.com/JvU8NlzR3D

— Blavity News (@Blavity) September 30, 2019

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The woman who claimed to be acting as a 'good samaritan' after chasing and killing elderly Black man received a bond again https://t.co/BlgfvInteL pic.twitter.com/oORpmcegB2

— Blavity News (@Blavity) September 30, 2019

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BREAKING:

After murdering Black People for wearing a hoodie, selling cigarettes, driving their car to work, & speaking on the phone in their backyard, white people can now Stand their Ground inside Black People's homes.

The purging of Black Americans continues.#BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/Q7C25l7bH2

— Selena Adera👸🏿 (@Selena_Adera) September 30, 2019

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Please follow and amplify the #JoshuaBrown hashtag.
This courageous witness was found shot to death after testifying against former police officer Amber Guyger for murdering #BothamJean.

Please learn about this story and share it. https://t.co/bGu5qw24DT #BlackLivesMatter

— Tananarive Due (@TananariveDue) October 6, 2019

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Just a word for the white people-

If you didn’t share about Botham Jeans murder and weren’t willing to say #BlackLivesMatter, save us in tweeting out the hug. It’s…telling.

— Elizabeth (@EB_FindingMercy) October 3, 2019

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October 6, 2019 by V Leigh

At Cook Children’s, 5 back-to-back gunshot victims make for a traumatic day in ER

At Cook Children's, 5 back-to-back gunshot victims make for a traumatic day in ER https://t.co/qr3k72WIsk

— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) September 29, 2019

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October 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Joshua Brown, a witness whose testimony was important in the Amber Guyger trial, just got murdered. This needs attention.

Botham Jean's neighbor, a key witness in Amber Guyger trial, shot to death in Dallas https://t.co/qklP0wzoJZ

— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) October 5, 2019

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Joshua Brown was the neighbor of Botham Jean and the key witness in the case of a police officer who killed him in his own apartment.

Just days after her conviction, he is mysteriously murdered. As he feared he would be.

What is this. https://t.co/aT7ZzMWQvC

— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) October 6, 2019

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I just spoke with Joshua Browns mother. She is devastated. We all are. Joshua Brown was key witness in the murder of Botham Jean that helped put Amber Guyger away. We need answers. pic.twitter.com/5BCdkVXoQ4

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) October 5, 2019

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There is no way that I'm going to ever believe that Dallas PD didn't have something to do with Joshua Brown's death. #BothamJean https://t.co/ku6LHvH0nh

— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) October 6, 2019

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October 2, 2019 by V Leigh

“Historically, underserved populations have been shut out of the market.”

20 years after starting college, black student loan borrower still owe 95% of the debt while white students have paid 94% of their debt off. The racial wealth gap is exacerbated by the student loan debt crisis. https://t.co/NVscrBfhjR pic.twitter.com/H6savXJ0YH

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) September 29, 2019

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Black students graduate on average with $4,000 more in student loans than white students.

Our plan to cancel all student debt with a tax on Wall Street will cut the racial wealth gap among young Americans by more than half. pic.twitter.com/ExnqYw7k1E

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 29, 2019

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For every $1 a U.S. White family owns, the median Black family has $.08. How official #redlining helped create the racial wealth gap: https://t.co/vbe3gpljVX #JustEconomy

— NCRC (@NCRC) October 1, 2019

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My sister, @JillBazelon: “We see it as a social justice issue,” says Jill Bazelon, director and co-founder of Bridges to Wealth and professor in Penn’s Graduate School of Education. “Historically, underserved populations have been shut out of the market.” https://t.co/7AHsnsXNaK

— Lara Bazelon (@larabazelon) October 1, 2019

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.@AOC: "America is at its wealthiest point that we've ever been and yet we are at one of our most unequal points that we've ever been." pic.twitter.com/9bNsUZtzlJ

— The Hill (@thehill) September 27, 2019

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October 2, 2019 by V Leigh

#BREAKING – A jury has found #AmberGuyger guilty of murder in the killing of #BothamJean.

Nothing will bring back Botham Jean.

But today there was accountability for his killer.

Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Eric Garner—their families and so many others never got to see any justice at all.

We won't forget. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/h7Eukezx0h

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) October 1, 2019

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#BREAKING – A jury has found #AmberGuyger guilty of murder in the killing of #BothamJean. The former Dallas shot and killed her neighbor in his own apartment. Guyger claimed she believed it was her own home. https://t.co/ECXvtX0w2R

— CBSDFW (@CBSDFW) October 1, 2019

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Judge Tammy Kemp reads the verdict in the #AmberGuygerTrial. Watch live here ➡️ https://t.co/Nwnc4tSlkG #AmberGuyger #BothamJean pic.twitter.com/ZhWnZES4iD

— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) October 1, 2019

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September 30, 2019 by V Leigh

Trump has violated his oath. #Impeachment

The president and Rudy Giuliani are saving House Democrats a lot of time. https://t.co/PezxXAIQCM

— Slate (@Slate) September 29, 2019

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Thanks @DanRather for calling out the whitewashing of #impeachment.

The audacity with which the political establishment is trying to rewrite history and erase POC and progressive activists/groups is stunning.

NO MORE REVISIONIST HISTORY.https://t.co/fcqAB5H66c

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) September 29, 2019

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Let me just say this–no matter how this whole #impeachment turns out. I will N-E-V-E-R forgive the many Americans who embraced @realDonaldTrump sang his praises, applauded him, and embraced his hate-filled retrograde America. He is the symptom. They are the true problem.

— Sophia A. Nelson (@IAmSophiaNelson) September 27, 2019

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“Aides say Trump is increasingly aware that he faces a more serious challenge now, and arguably a more formidable adversary, in House Speaker #NancyPelosi, the San Francisco Democrat who is leading the #impeachment fight.”

Thank you #OrangeCrush https://t.co/UyYAEd4eaZ

— Laurel M. Davila (@laureldavilacpa) September 28, 2019

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President Donald Trump went on a rapid-fire tirade on Twitter against Ed Henry of Fox News: 23 tweets and re-tweets in 23 minutes https://t.co/hwe0TVp6R8

— POLITICO (@politico) September 29, 2019

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When our foreign policy is controlled by someone who will subvert the #Constitution for their own political gain, our national security is at risk. Trump has violated his oath. If he isn’t removed from office, we could face serious trouble. #ImpeachmentInvestigation #Coverup pic.twitter.com/ZtQXuzyfPm

— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) September 29, 2019

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Trump worked with 2 'off the books' lawyers to pressure Ukraine – Business Insider#ExposeTheTruth https://t.co/EDjn4rGFhn

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) September 29, 2019

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September 29, 2019 by V Leigh

Tweet Round-Up for the Week

Killing more innocent people and making more enemies along the way on our tax payer dime. https://t.co/GEbQZMfdkM

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) September 22, 2019

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“We are pro-choice, pro gay marriage, we think black lives matter and we don't believe the rich should be in power." Scott Dworkin on #AMJoy on MSNBC #TheResistance pic.twitter.com/RKuwJaU0gZ

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) September 14, 2019

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A $17 dispute Friday night at an Exxon gas station on Pittsburgh’s North Side that led to the assault of two sisters was captured on video and shared on social media. The community reaction was swift. https://t.co/WtxRDTet3C

— TribLIVE.com (@TribLIVE) September 22, 2019

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Orlando police arrested a six-year-old Black girl for "throwing a tantrum" in her first-grade class. The cops handcuffed her, put her in the back of a police car and took her to a juvenile detention facility where they fingerprinted her and took a mugshot. https://t.co/XMF2w6uJ1Q

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) September 22, 2019

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"Florida is among the approximately two-thirds of states that has no minimum age for arrest. … The youngest person ever arrested in Florida was 4 years old." https://t.co/MNhtdwhz97

— nyc law grrrl (@nyclawgrrrl) September 25, 2019

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Mohamed Bah looked like me.

His mother looks like my mother.

Seven years ago, he was killed when his mother called for help and instead was met with law enforcement.

We don’t just need justice, we need change. https://t.co/QAe6nQeMb5 pic.twitter.com/q4K5FJ4lgv

— Jumaane Williams (@JumaaneWilliams) September 25, 2019

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Heidi Beirich from @splcenter reminds us that unregulated radio allowed Hitler to come to power, and urged us to not let that happen again with tech. #ChangeTheTerms #CivilRightsxTech

— Jessica J. González (@JGo4Justice) September 26, 2019

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Black females disproportionately experience violence at home, at school, on the job, and in their neighborhoods. Eighth-grader, Nevaeh Robinson, waited at the bus stop with her classmates like she did every day.https://t.co/9LftjAXNT9

— DiversityInc (@DiversityInc) September 25, 2019

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President Trump is “worse than I ever could’ve imagined,” Robert De Niro says. “This guy should not be President. Period." pic.twitter.com/QMFC10TrRW

— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) September 29, 2019

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September 28, 2019 by V Leigh

The Anti-Defamation League started its “Hate on Display”

The Anti-Defamation League started its "Hate on Display" list in 2000 with the aim of helping people recognise signs of extremismhttps://t.co/3JFElTovch

— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) September 27, 2019

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September 27, 2019 by V Leigh

Justice for #BothamJean

#AmberGuyger is testifying about the night she shot her neighbor #BothamJean in his own apartment, which she says she believed was her own. https://t.co/2HkIN9VPAS

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) September 27, 2019

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Actually being shot in your own apartment while eating Ice Cream and being allowed to bleed out without help while the person who unjustly shot u refused to provide you any first aid is the “scariest thing you could imagine” @karenhunter @AfroStateOfMind @shaunking #AmberGuyger https://t.co/sYHBwp4LCA

— Damario Solomon-Simmons (@AttorneyDamario) September 27, 2019

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#BothamJean was unarmed. Sitting on the couch, relaxing at home.#AmberGuyger breaks into his house, rushes into the living room and guns him down.

Who posed the deadly threat? https://t.co/JAVDuWE3jq

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) September 26, 2019

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When a black person dies at the hands of authorities he doesn’t just die then, his character, reputation & life story dies. 1 bullet. 3 deaths. #BothamJean was home. #AmberGuyer wasn’t. If U use deadly force that’s not warranted U should pay the price. #NotesFromTheGEDSection

— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) September 25, 2019

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#BothamJean

Whatever you think about this case, being shot to death while sitting in your own living room for no reason at all is horrifying.

Rest in peace, Botham. pic.twitter.com/Gru7HmLjGC

— Awen Rees (@AwenRees) September 23, 2019

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The ex-cop who killed an unarmed Black man in his home is testifying at her murder trial.

Amber Guyger says she mistook his apartment for hers. Prosecutors say she was distracted by explicit texts from a colleague. She faces life in prison if found guilty.#BothamJean was 26. pic.twitter.com/z5PLxxOCRd

— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 27, 2019

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September 25, 2019 by V Leigh

Tweets from Bi Visibility Day

"Every year I grow to understand myself, my desires, my needs and my dreams in a relationship a little more." https://t.co/AfYPV1ZB48

— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) September 24, 2019

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It takes courage to be visible, especially as our country grapples with a crisis of belonging that disproportionately affects the LGBTQ+ community. I want everyone celebrating #BiVisibilityDay to know that we see you, we are with you, and you belong.

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) September 24, 2019

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You can still be fired, denied a home, barred from adopting a child in America because of who you love. On #BiVisibilityDay, we must not only fight to pass The Equality Act, but to ensure equal treatment for every single person in our country.

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 23, 2019

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Bisexuals are the largest group within the #LGBTQ community. Today and every day, it’s important for the world to see them, hear them, and support them. 🌈 #BiVisibilityDay pic.twitter.com/ocwmXlnFYj

— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) September 23, 2019

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Bisexuals are the single largest group within the LGBTQ community, but they are frequently erased.

We need to make sure that bisexual voices are heard and bisexual folks are supported and protected.#BiVisibilityDay pic.twitter.com/wMpq7D8HFk

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) September 23, 2019

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A'ight since it's #BiVisibilityDay
Here's some facts:

-Bisexuals aren't promiscuous
-Bisexuals don't have to pick a side
-Dating a guy doesn't make you less bisexual
-Bisexuals aren't experimenting
-Bisexuals aren't cheaters
-Not all bisexuals do threesomes

STOP INVALIDATING US

— 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝙷𝚊𝚣𝚎𝚕 ♡ (@SLYTHXRINVRO) September 23, 2019

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Happy #BiVisibilityDay! Your sexuality is valid and it doesn’t change depending on the gender of who you’re in a relationship with. #SignOfResistance by Anna Broges (IG: @annabroges) pic.twitter.com/VlC71NJLtK

— Women's March (@womensmarch) September 23, 2019

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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets

At Cook Children’s, 5 back-to-back gunshot victims make for a traumatic day in ER

Joshua Brown, a witness whose testimony was important in the Amber Guyger trial, just got murdered. This needs attention.

“Historically, underserved populations have been shut out of the market.”

#BREAKING – A jury has found #AmberGuyger guilty of murder in the killing of #BothamJean.

Trump has violated his oath. #Impeachment

Tweet Round-Up for the Week

The Anti-Defamation League started its “Hate on Display”

Justice for #BothamJean

Tweets from Bi Visibility Day