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

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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

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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

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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 15, 2019 by V Leigh

Black Lives Matter Tweets for week of September 15th

Farmers of color have experienced a long history of discrimination. From 1910 to 1997, Black farmers were stripped of 90% of their land—a staggering loss and a major contribution to the racial wealth gap. https://t.co/6MBYWVxsI8

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 14, 2019

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An important thread. I visited Angola in college and it has haunted me ever since. We met so many inmates who were in jail for 50-60 years for petty crime. All black, all male. https://t.co/8XCh3vZ3eE

— Maunica Sthanki (@maunica_s) September 9, 2019

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This innocent 17 year-old black child did nothing but compiled.

After brutalizing this young black man, the police lied and said he was resisting!

THIS IS SICKENING

THIS IS WHY WE KNEEL! pic.twitter.com/L8nR53lyf4

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) September 7, 2019

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What does it mean for the people living under systemic oppression when society frames their rebellion as a riot?#BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/1chtMk8bkV

— The Real News (@TheRealNews) September 15, 2019

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They were found together. Two were so close their limbs touched. Sunday dresses tattered. Bodies shattered. Lives taken by killers for whom they didn't matter. They did and they do. Never forget Denise, Carole, Cynthia, Addie Mae. Our Four Little Girls. Lost 56 years ago today. pic.twitter.com/rwlelmxbsa

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 15, 2019

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Today, #EricGarner should be celebrating his 49th birthday

Instead, his family mourns his unjustified death; his friend, Ramsey Orta, who filmed his death remains incarcerated; and the cop who killed him was never criminally prosecuted and lost his job only after yrs of activism pic.twitter.com/JvE9Lg9RRx

— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) September 15, 2019

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This is a damn shame. More people would rather give #DanielPantaleo reward money for killing #EricGarner than donate to their fellow Americans in need of clean water in Flint. We’ve lost our way.#SaveFlintChallenge https://t.co/Q51NU4WUNb

— Neale (@AbeFroman) September 6, 2019

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September 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Orchestrators of the Violence

Daniel Pantaleo | Abagond https://t.co/TkCDJyyJLa

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 20, 2019

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Watch how the #Police choked this black guy till there was no movement. They didn't even get a pulse🤔🤨#PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/jmGzvtG4BW

— #STOPRacism (@STOPRac41044643) August 28, 2019

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David Bell, the white man who punched an 11-year-old black girl in the face was only ordered to attend a racial justice workshop.

You'll never convince me that black lives matter as much as white lives. History laughs in the face of such an assertion. pic.twitter.com/pHua61QnrH

— Big Boss (@escapedmatrix) August 30, 2019

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DA Soares cleared the officer even though Williams was running away from the officer, unarmed, and then shot in the back. "One of the two bullets Olsen fired at Williams was lodged in the teen’s spine." 2/2 https://t.co/VjQBPl801u

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) September 4, 2019

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This is why when individuals try to create the narrative that the police work hard they leave out the part where they were the orchestrators of the violence and help these individuals reinforce white supremacy. #FightSupremacy #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/AED9Nm2j4D

— Monica Cannon-Grant 🌈 Accomplice (@ProRockThrower) September 1, 2019

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August 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Insult to deadly injury

Officer Pantaleo should have been fired 5 years ago. Justice delayed has been justice denied for the Garner family.

My heart goes out to Gwen Carr and the entire family for all the pain and loss that they have endured over the last 5 years.https://t.co/7gzkcq4ply

— Brad Lander (@bradlander) August 2, 2019

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Changes made to NYPD‘s use of force policies since they killed #EricGarner in 2014:
-weakened the ban on chokeholds
-weakened the ban on shooting at people in vehicles
-removed requirement to use “minimum force necessary”
-removed “deadly force will only be used as a last resort”

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 2, 2019

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I’ve reviewed use of force policies for over 150 police departments and haven’t seen any policy get *this much worse* since 2014. Most have stayed the same or been strengthened following reforms. NYPD is an outlier and the Mayor and Police Commissioner must be held accountable.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 2, 2019

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Police chief apologizes to Alton Sterling’s family, agrees that the cop who killed him lied on application, shouldn’t have been hired, had long record of abuse.

He then let the cop resign instead of firing him…

…SO HE CAN WORK ELSEWHERE AS A COP.https://t.co/qNuQxHFzJZ

— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) August 2, 2019

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Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul apologizes on behalf of the department for hiring the officer who killed Alton Sterling, whose July 2016 death spurred Black Lives Matter protests https://t.co/7ReH06whKO pic.twitter.com/KTLBqKcCif

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 1, 2019

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BRPD Chief Murphy Paul called Blane Salamoni, whom he fired for his role in the shooting of Alton Sterling, a "man who should have never, ever worn this uniform." He said that Salamoni did not disclose a prior arrest that would have prevented his hiring. https://t.co/kzKUQc8HUx

— The Advocate (@theadvocatebr) August 1, 2019

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July 28, 2019 by V Leigh

July 25th was Emmitt Till’s Birthday. He would have been 78, if he had not been murdered.

Emmitt Till was born 78 years ago today. He was a mere child when he was brutally murdered at 14 for "offending" a white woman. She later revealed her accusations were false.

We must each work for social justice, civil rights — HUMAN rights for all. pic.twitter.com/OwQAYW9tOu

— Jennifer Longdon (@JenLongdon) July 25, 2019

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Happy birthday Emmitt Till, (July 25, 1941- August 28, 1955) Rest In Paradise 🕊 pic.twitter.com/R2HAnMPTas

— Tyree Coker (@TyreeCoker) July 25, 2019

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Today is Emmitt Till’s Birthday. He would be 78 today. 64 years after his murder by members of the Mississippi KKK he continues to be plagued by violent acts of white supremacy. But we aren’t supposed to talk about that, right? https://t.co/CpdqbQotm6

— Tami Sawyer (@tamisawyer) July 25, 2019

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The amount of ignorance it takes to see Emmett Till's death as something worthy of disrespect is staggering. https://t.co/QBoVESRPUl

— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 25, 2019

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Today we remember #EmmittTill
Who would have been 78 years old.
We are still in the fight for civil rights, justice and equality for all almost 65 years later! pic.twitter.com/nye59Ey5CN

— Robert E. Cornegy, Jr (@RCornegyJr) July 26, 2019

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May 8, 2019 by V Leigh

New cellphone video shows what Sandra Bland saw during arrest by Texas trooper

New cellphone video shows what Sandra Bland saw during arrest by Texas trooper. New @TwitterMoments. https://t.co/FOpWU0h86r

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 7, 2019

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The woman who said Emmett Till came onto her lied about what he said. The officer who killed Oscar Grant lied about what he did. The police withheld video of Sandra Bland that tells a different story.

There’s a long history of black ppl being killed based on someone else’s lie.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) May 7, 2019

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This is evil. Sandra Bland was set up to die from the moment she was stopped. https://t.co/o15ipYBjiS

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) May 7, 2019

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Sandra Bland’s family demands answers over new video of her arrest https://t.co/SfSHJCSNds

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 7, 2019

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"I'll light you up," the officer says as he arms his stun gun and sticks it right in Sandra Bland's face after she…forgot to use her turn signal when she literally just tried to get out of the way for his speeding police car.

This whole ordeal was about white power. https://t.co/VVS3BSGYPB

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 7, 2019

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The family of #SandraBland — who died in a Waller County jail cell — is calling for a re-opening of the criminal investigation into Bland's arrest and death after seeing footage for the first time. https://t.co/XATCksepCg

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) May 7, 2019

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February 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Remembering #TrayvonMartin, who would have turned 24 today

Remembering #TrayvonMartin, who would have turned 24 today. “We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” #MLK90 #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/7vwK1Cbhk1

— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) February 5, 2019

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TODAY: We remember Trayvon Martin who would have been 24 years old. Just know that you are forever in our hearts. And we will keep fighting for justice. #TrayvonMartin 🖤 pic.twitter.com/ZHUaHPdVhr

— NAACP (@NAACP) February 5, 2019

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#TrayvonMartin should be celebrating his 24th birthday today.

Today we honor his life and honor the movements and organizations ignited by his death. BYP100 was formed in 2013, the day the verdict came that a jury had failed to indict Zimmerman for Trayvon’s murder. pic.twitter.com/v8N2Rx44On

— BYP100 (@BYP_100) February 5, 2019

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"There are days, this is one of them, when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it. “-#JamesBaldwin
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Happy Birthday, #TrayvonMartin 🙏🏿❤️ pic.twitter.com/OZajsSMX2e

— Mariah Lillie (@AlwaysMariahtv) February 5, 2019

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Trayvon Martin, you should be here celebrating your 24th birthday with your family & friends – the world remembers & celebrates you Young King! Your birthday is fitting to be during #BlackHistoryMonth. We will NEVER forget you #TrayvonMartin! #BlackLivesMatter ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/qHTZX0oJ7u

— Jerome Trammel (@MrJeromeTrammel) February 5, 2019

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December 23, 2018 by V Leigh

“My son was murdered by this officer…That ain’t training. That’s cowardice.”

"My son was murdered by this officer…That ain't training. That's cowardice."

The father of a 21-year-old man mistakenly killed by a police officer in an Alabama mall says an independent autopsy shows his son was shot three times in the back. https://t.co/7pz0u8zpvN pic.twitter.com/ttIb2fRj8G

— ABC News (@ABC) December 3, 2018

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Alabama law allowed EJ Bradford Jr. to carry his gun in public. Police fatally shot him anyway.

The racial double standards of “the good guy with a gun” argument are lethal.https://t.co/PhstyozyrR

— ACLU (@ACLU) December 5, 2018

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EJ Bradford’s father speaks: “My son was shot three times…he was murdered…he couldn’t even scream.” @WVTM13 pic.twitter.com/ajzehJQfXe

— Larissa Scott (@LarissaWVTM13) December 4, 2018

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The @NRA wants you to believe that a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun, but when the good guy is Black the results can be deadly. Police have recently killed two legally armed Black men and the NRA has remained uncharacteristically silent.https://t.co/mh0FIELTTc

— Guns Down America (@gunsdownamerica) December 6, 2018

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'He was murdered': EJ Bradford was shot three times from behind by officer, autopsy reveals https://t.co/v60C5LAGdx

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 3, 2018

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The findings of the independent autopsy said that Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. “posed no threat” when he was fatally shot on Thanksgiving night. https://t.co/5XFL4wArbD

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 4, 2018

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'Say No Mo, Where is video?': The assassination of #EJBradford https://t.co/9cSm5Jypp9 pic.twitter.com/0HCDC43Sl3

— The Root (@TheRoot) December 3, 2018

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July 30, 2018 by V Leigh

#RestInPower: The Trayvon Martin Story, a six-part docu-series beginning tonight

#RestInPower: The Trayvon Martin Story, from executive producer @S_C_, comes to Paramount Network this Monday at 10/9c. pic.twitter.com/kTqWTWMKah

— Paramount Network (@paramountnet) July 24, 2018

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Honored to write the title track for the powerful docu-series, #RestInPower, The #TrayvonMartin Story. Debuts 7/30 on @paramountnet + @BET pic.twitter.com/Mci9JMh6Ol

— Black Thought (@blackthought) July 20, 2018

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#ParamountNetwork is proud to present #RestInPower: The #TrayvonMartinStory, a six-part docu-series beginning tonight at 10/9c. pic.twitter.com/DH8f2i0yMA

— Paramount Network (@paramountnet) July 30, 2018

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