April 17, 2016 by V Leigh

Black Lives Matter, Politics, and Policy

Where @BillClinton basically defends his horrific crime bill and the use of the Super-Predator term.

Complete Messhttps://t.co/LetbsqyV8e

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 7, 2016

Why Black Lives Matter and Fight for 15 are protesting side-by-side https://t.co/rEhU4KMC7Q pic.twitter.com/FGpRQxbXCs

— ThinkProgress(@thinkprogress) April 15, 2016

#BLM activist @DocMellyMel: U.S. policy makers are "blamingpeople for being poor" https://t.co/4qxwh2iEMi

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 15, 2016

“She’s killing us! Blood on her hands!”: Black Lives Matter protester interrupts Chelsea Clinton event in Pittsburgh https://t.co/r3Uh2bDLSS

— Salon.com (@Salon) April 13, 2016

April 15, 2016 by V Leigh

White S.C. police officer takes plea deal, sentenced to probation for fatally shooting unarmed black driver

White S.C. police officer takes plea deal, sentenced to probation for fatally shooting unarmed black driver: https://t.co/aRz6qmEGbx

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2016

April 4, 2016 by V Leigh

The Counted has been recognized with a James Aronson award for social justice journalism

Lessons in how to build a world-changing online community from Black Lives Matter https://t.co/Pfa8a2Auij pic.twitter.com/65ZcWazhXL

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) April 4, 2016

feminism is: 👩🏻👩🏼👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿=👨🏻👨🏼👨🏽👨🏾👨🏿
not:👩🏻👩🏼👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿>👨🏻👨🏼👨🏽👨🏾👨🏿
black lives matter is: 👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿👨🏿👨🏾👨🏿=👨🏻👩🏻👩🏼👩🏻👨🏼
not:👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿👨🏾👨🏿>👨🏻👩🏻👩🏼👨🏼👩🏻

— Himo(@HimoKash) March 30, 2016

"TheBlack Lives Matter movement is global."

Canadian activists want justice after an officer-involved shooting. https://t.co/aGS9XwxHKq

— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 29, 2016

The Counted has been recognized with a James Aronson award for social justice journalism. https://t.co/8i0890nRvb

— The Counted (@thecounted) April 1, 2016

March 16, 2016 by V Leigh

The police continue to kill black people at high rates

White South Carolina trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man at traffic stop https://t.co/FMI5xzItw4 #LevarJones

— Jimmy S. (@jwheels74) March 14, 2016

Justice only brought on cops when video evidence goes viral …………………………….. https://t.co/6WvKvpZuip

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 13, 2016

These policies matter. For ex, police departments with de-escalation policies are much less likely to kill people. pic.twitter.com/m8me9fa0Zy

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

Police union contracts include provisions that prevent police from being held accountable. https://t.co/LPf2duuMLh pic.twitter.com/b1QCTRgEDK

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

Police use of force policies fail to include meaningful protections against police violence. https://t.co/ymF8fnKhPE pic.twitter.com/utcvw2zlaL

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

The police continue to kill black people at high rates. Here are the facts. https://t.co/9T1gKAcpu7 pic.twitter.com/PMerhgZva7

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

March 10, 2016 by Oppression Monitor

Which Race did Los Angeles Cops Shoot most between 2011-2015

Los Angeles police will shoot you quick if you are Latino or Black.

White people make up the largest population in Los Angeles, but police are not quick to shoot White people.

Los Angeles population by race

February 27, 2016 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter

Only 6 cases where police were indicted for killing a black person on-duty in 2015. Black chief prosecutors secured 3 of those indictments.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 24, 2016

Athens police release Taser footage of man who later died https://t.co/um3J6I9roo

— The Decatur Daily (@decaturdaily) February 25, 2016

#BlackLivesMatter activist Ashley Williams: Hillary Clinton has "had 20 years to answer these questions" pic.twitter.com/RTTvwjOHY7

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) February 26, 2016

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg tells employees to stop scratching out #BlackLivesMatter on wall https://t.co/hTkb7aeD5m pic.twitter.com/D1sU2T0i3Y

— The Root (@TheRoot) February 27, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg blasted his own staff for defacing #BlackLivesMatter notes at Facebook's headquarters https://t.co/femaE0egh5

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 27, 2016

#Blackish summed up every black parent's fears in one scene. https://t.co/rlodJs0wyp pic.twitter.com/VyKV3xdhl3

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 25, 2016

Remembering Trayvon Martin: A death that brought a movement to life #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/ift1psrpAz

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 26, 2016

February 13, 2016 by V Leigh

Federal Grand Jury Convened To Investigate The Death Of Eric Garner

Erica Garner’s Commercial Endorsing Bernie Sanders for President – https://t.co/K9mOeIRXWg

— KyleTaylorLucas (@KyleTaylorLucas) February 12, 2016

Federal Grand Jury Convened To Investigate The Death Of Eric Garner #icantbreathe #blacklivesmatter https://t.co/UBmpqdFZLA

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) February 12, 2016

February 12, 2016 by V Leigh

Black Lives Matter will always ring true.

The UN has released a statement detailing concerns about the US and its treatment of Blacks: https://t.co/MTjcqmZtsN pic.twitter.com/ODIzEHGPyH

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) February 6, 2016

@JONVS_ @whatsuptucson @OverlordKraken @DezBryant plz share this happen to my 7yr old today and racism needs to stop time to expose it

— Justin Askew (@JustinAskew1) February 5, 2016

Most people shot by Houston police were black, despite being 24% of the population. https://t.co/KikYo07KpA pic.twitter.com/CT1HCi8A7N

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 9, 2016

#NatashaMcKenna 's murder rocked us to our core. For those who bore witness&those who couldn't. On 2/8, remember her pic.twitter.com/TDetGXMnUA

— Erika Totten (@2LiveUnchained) February 3, 2016

@getgln Chicago, Wednesday, March 2: A Major Day of Resistance to Stop Police Terror https://t.co/xMozUTfvvK pic.twitter.com/34f2o0kmJt

— revcom volunteers (@tuneintorevcom) February 8, 2016

APD confirms black teen killed in yesterday's officer involved shooting was unarmed @keyetv https://t.co/Fijj6clvwE

— Nadia Galindo (@NadiaKEYE) February 9, 2016

A poor, black community is left without access to clean water. But this one's in Texas. https://t.co/daYbAg9iTe pic.twitter.com/adnsnhH6OI

— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) February 3, 2016

Black Lives Matter isn't going anywhere https://t.co/zq9IWp0Vb5 by @MsPackyetti

— Angela Pashia (@LibrarianAngie) February 9, 2016

February 5, 2016 by V Leigh

“being oppressed means the absence of choices” – bell hooks

#BlackLivesMatter activist @deray addresses #AllLivesMatter retort. Watch full episode >> https://t.co/6Xf30miSlb pic.twitter.com/arIDL1EenG

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 27, 2016

Michelle Alexander on racial justice, mass incarceration and #BlackLivesMatters https://t.co/tMwt87QWEj #cjreform pic.twitter.com/EAADhtkwMN

— Ford Foundation (@FordFoundation) January 12, 2016

#Chicago Police Have Been Sabotaging Their Dash Cams #CampaignZero https://t.co/1t5fV4d1vP via @intelligencer

— Benjamin YoungSavage (@benjancewicz) January 28, 2016

#ReproducitveJustice for #BlackFutureMonth. Poster by @snkhalifa. Article by @RBraceySherman https://t.co/4JWMNgItah pic.twitter.com/5xiQ3TVRf2

— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) February 3, 2016

February 2, 2016 by V Leigh

Make your voice heard for 16-year-old #GynnyaMcMillen

For 2 fucking weeks they said #GynnyaMcMillen died in her sleep. Now they say a grown man did martial arts on her https://t.co/Hn0rXpk8lv

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 30, 2016

So #GynnyaMcMillen didn't die in her sleep for 16 straight years then the first night of her life in jail she dies in her sleep?

NO.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 30, 2016

The truth.

They used MARTIAL ARTS on a 16 y/o girl & killed her. #GynnyaMcMillen https://t.co/Hn0rXpk8lv pic.twitter.com/JH72NS816F

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 30, 2016

She was a child. You should be raging. This is the fucking state of the criminally unjust system. https://t.co/2hx1JDvn65

— rabia chaudry (@rabiasquared) January 30, 2016

Activists are now laying on the basketball court outside the detention ctr. where #GynnyaMcMillen was found dead. pic.twitter.com/4SHMSud39E

— Anna-Lysa Gayle ™ (@WLKYAnnalysa) February 1, 2016

Guards used a martial arts restraint on this teen. and now she's dead. #GynnyaMcMillen https://t.co/4gKRveimxA pic.twitter.com/mXnMMVssDt

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) January 31, 2016

Audio recordings reveal CPR started 11 minutes after staff found 16-YO #GynnyaMcMillen https://t.co/1xWAmaFamd pic.twitter.com/nA2ep9mDEK

— Nicola_A_Menzie (@namenzie) January 30, 2016

https://t.co/aBOzweA4Je The latest details about #GynnyaMcMillen still leaves me puzzled about her cause of death. pic.twitter.com/Vn4xlLXdGg

— Harrison Thurman (@HarryO1975) January 25, 2016

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