Suicide or not, police are responsible for Sandra Bland’s death
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Video of boy, 13, being lynched triggers protests #Justice4Rajon #JusticeForRajon
The grisly lynching of Samiul Alam Rajon, 13, accused of theft has sparked protests in Bangladesh, after footage of the killing went viral on social media.
903 people were lynched in Bangladesh since January 2009, and at least 60 people were lynched in the past six months.
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NYC Approves Bill That Removes Felony Conviction Check Box From Job Applications
New York City joins the ranks of 100+ cities and 17 states that prohibit companies from asking applicants about their criminal record before making a job offer.
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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 6.11
If it weren't for the protests, for the agitation in the streets, there would be no national conversation re: race & police violence.
— deray mckesson (@deray) June 6, 2015
.@Deray on #inners responding to Fox criticism of him as a "outside agitator": "I was there b/c injustice was there." #EverydayRacism
— Maria Morrissey (@mamaria33) June 11, 2015
July 17th will be the one year anniversary of the brutal murder of my dad please come #anonymousopferguson pic.twitter.com/38zhAyBizt
— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) June 10, 2015
Join http://t.co/PmeAkjGKUI at the 1st annual white affair very special guest #anonymousopferguson #opicantbreathe pic.twitter.com/OfreetVrTz
— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) June 10, 2015
Over 10,000 of you have now signed up for the launch of @JusticeTogether @ http://t.co/SX4t7p2eYM
Please join us! pic.twitter.com/LiOo3vafAX
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 8, 2015
#300Days Culture Shift pic.twitter.com/ZMCMYDLSZo
— The Dream Defenders (@Dreamdefenders) June 5, 2015
It’s time for the U.S. to adopt a federal #FairChance hiring policy! Tell @POTUS to #BantheBox pic.twitter.com/ACwW7M6E3A
— PrisonReformMovement (@PrisonReformMvt) June 11, 2015
.@POTUS can help open up employment opportunities for qualified job-seekers with records #BanTheBox #FairChance pic.twitter.com/ACwW7M6E3A
— PrisonReformMovement (@PrisonReformMvt) June 11, 2015
And it's massive for good reason. It's covered with our babies words. THIS is their reality. @pgcps #donttakeitdown pic.twitter.com/oQmZsqHh8D
— Erika Totten (@2LiveUnchained) June 11, 2015
Coward Racists And Bikers Gather For Anti-Islam Stunt Outside Phoenix Mosque
Dozens of people have gathered for a provocative rally in front of the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix, Arizona, staged during Friday prayers. Anti-Islam event organizers encouraged participant…
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‘Ferguson everywhere’: Swarms of Protesters Fill Streets After Cops Kill Fleeing Unarmed Man With Hands Up
Around 1,000 people took part in a peaceful protest to denounce the recent fatal police shooting of a Mexican-born 35 year-old American in a town of Pasco, Washington State.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ferguson-everywhere-swarms-protesters-fill-streets-cops-kill-fleeing-unarmed-man-hands/#xdX4UByuOWMEoT8J.99
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Must See Tweets 2.9 #BLACKLIVESMATTER #NATIVELIVESMATTER
We carry golf clubs, and at least one stave. #WilliamWingate #Seattle pic.twitter.com/DrGPMq2gi8 — MaxWelp (@local_maxima) February 7, 2015
Watch: Little children apologize for terrorism http://t.co/JsNyTixfYT — Asma ™ (@asooma) February 7, 2015
“First Amendment Area” brought to u by #Ferguson PD coming to a town near u pic via @HyperboleJ pic.twitter.com/5Yw13EFTYk — Bassem Masri (@bassem_masri) …
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The revolution will be live-tweeted: why #BlackLivesMatter is the new model for civil rights
The events of the past few months, now simply referred to as Ferguson, have touched off nationwide protests of a scale not seen in a half-century. From billboards to T-shirts, protest banners and news headlines – all emblazoned with the words #BlackLivesMatter – we are witnessing the makings of a social movement of the 21st century kind. The revolution that Gil Scot Heron famously said, “would not be televised”, is today, in fact, recorded and tweeted.
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Protesters, later on Sunday, tried to block Itaska Street where Begic was killed. On Monday 300 showed up, saying “Bosnian lives matter”. The police, in both cases, did not show up in riot gear with attack dogs. Instead they talked to protesters as if they were human beings, taking their concerns seriously. It can be done.
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