April 8, 2018 by V Leigh

Devonte Hart, the boy from viral protest photo, told neighbor he was being starved to death

The fatal crash that killed five members of the Devonte Hart's family appears to have been intentional, according to authorities https://t.co/EiqCZiVf0Y

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 1, 2018

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#DevonteHart, the beautiful little boy from the #Ferguson uprising, was being raised by unspeakably abusive white parents & now he & his siblings are dead. The authorities KNEW. If his parents were Black, those children would have been removed. https://t.co/4VzQU5k1qq via @nypost

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) March 30, 2018

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It is so striking that even with all these children dead in what looks very much like a horrific murder-suicide, people are talking about how their white moms "transformed" their "hard" lives. https://t.co/oUJEbDUhVH

— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) March 30, 2018

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Neighbors of Devonte Hart's family called authorities after the kids asked them for food. pic.twitter.com/MjWWECBzSA

— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) March 29, 2018

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The story of #DevonteHart is starting to get more disturbing with a lot of reports that his mothers were abusive to him and his siblings. i dont want to spread conspiracy theories, but folks should remember this report from @Complex about that famous picture pic.twitter.com/goEMiyIBK1

— M. H Arsalai (@ArsalaiH) March 29, 2018

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Devonte Hart, the boy from viral protest photo, told neighbor he was being starved to death: https://t.co/Hnj3gY7s9O pic.twitter.com/U7tUkDZkmh

— ESSENCE (@Essence) March 31, 2018

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I'm hoping #DevonteHart finds the peace in death he couldn't find in life. Looking back on the photos that made him famous, I now wonder what was really causing those tears. We need to be better at watching out for our young people. This young man deserved a better life and fate. pic.twitter.com/hPDtU5IlJm

— Mark Zustovich (@markzustovich) March 29, 2018

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April 8, 2018 by V Leigh

Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis.

Police killed Sequita Thompson's grandson in her own backyard. Now she's demanding justice for #StephonClark: pic.twitter.com/Yg0wgftL75

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 27, 2018

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4 states (DE, IA, RI, TN) have laws that only allow police to use deadly force as last resort. Police kill 20% fewer people in these states.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 13, 2017

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The final moments of #AltonSterling's life looked less like a police stop and more like a public execution.

Louisiana’s decision not to bring criminal charges against Baton Rouge police officers in his death raises serious questions.https://t.co/G2nZR6jYEG

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 27, 2018

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Thank you to the Kings & Celtics for leaning into this moment instead of away from it – which is what the NFL did for nearly two years. #StephonClark was an unarmed, non-violent 22 year old Black man shot at 20 times & killed by @SacPolice in his own backyard.

We need justice pic.twitter.com/J5rrTg75H9

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 25, 2018

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27.

American Police have killed 27 people since they shot & killed #StephonClark in his backyard 7 days ago.

That's more than police in most developed nations kill in a year.

More than police in most developed nations kill in a decade.

27 people.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 26, 2018

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#StephonClark is a National Tragedy.
It’s also a local cycle of violence we live with everyday in Sacramento, Oakland, LA, Ferguson, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, etc.

Ask the survivors.
Ask #NandiCainJr
Ask #JamesNelson #ListenToBlackPeople #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/aqbzXd79pE

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) March 25, 2018

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Newly released bodycam footage shows #StephonClark was shot 20 times in 7 seconds, after police mistook his white cellphone for a gun: pic.twitter.com/6y7yFKJOlQ

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 22, 2018

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Dear @WhiteHouse, your IGNORANCE is showing. Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis. #BlackLivesMatter
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— Black Caucus (@OfficialCBC) March 28, 2018

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April 2, 2018 by V Leigh

No charges to be filed in #AltonSterling death

Jane Elliott: "If you, as a white person, would be happy to receive the same treatment as our black citizens do in this society, please stand."
#AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/IaXr1XySHG

— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) March 27, 2018

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Anyone who defends these officers in any capacity should be fired from their jobs. They executed #AltonSterling. The Baton Rouge Police Chief is a disgrace for the speech that he gave today. He talked about people respecting the police as if the public is the cause of the trauma.

— deray (@deray) March 30, 2018

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I don’t know what people are supposed to think watching this video and knowing Officer Salamoni is still in the area, two years after murdering #AltonSterling. Any black person in America would be reasonably justified to fear for their lives in his presence.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 30, 2018

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They held on to this tape for years. Set a murderer free. Then released it.

He said he was going to murder Alton before he ever touched him. Then he did just that.

Modern day lynching. https://t.co/wt2aoiuWyB

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 30, 2018

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These are egregious reminders of repeated injustice and lack of police accountability. #AltonSterling is the latest victim. https://t.co/IB6BCmSIET

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 27, 2018

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No charges to be filed in #AltonSterling death. https://t.co/risqh0rzLh

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) March 27, 2018

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When the first few words out of an officers mouth are “Put your hands on the car or I’m going to shoot you in the f*cking head.” We know we have a damn problem! What in the holy hell? #AltonSterling video

Judge, jury and executioner!!!! https://t.co/irMkQIWE4g

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) March 31, 2018

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Outrageous EVERY SINGLE TIME. #AltonSterling https://t.co/sHuEVGoKeJ

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) March 27, 2018

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March 23, 2018 by V Leigh

#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun.

#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/JNgEevU7cV

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 21, 2018

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California police shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own backyard after mistaking his cellphone for a weapon: https://t.co/ggu5UnOvNu pic.twitter.com/Nb28fcIGvz

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 21, 2018

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Murder of #StephonClark reveals so many rotten facets of U.S. policing:

1) anti-Black bias & assumption of violence/guilt
2) property damage warranting armed (potentially lethal) response
3) ZERO de-escalation practice
4) trigger-happy or unacceptably-fearful dept culture https://t.co/voTq2CVB0A

— Kumar Rao (@KumarRaoNYC) March 21, 2018

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#StephonClark was shot twenty times and killed by the Sacramento Police on Sunday in his grandparent’s backyard.
What was he armed with?

A cell phone.
You can’t possibly be more tired of hearing this story than we are of telling it. https://t.co/Kt5ZRRrQdt pic.twitter.com/rpyNyUqNID

— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 21, 2018

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As a Black man,
A Dad,
A Husband,
A Son,
A brother,
A Human Being…

I am saddened and sickened by what happened to Stephon Clark.
It could happen to me. Or my sons.
THAT is why we kneel.
THAT is why we insist #BlackLivesMatter

STOP KILLING US.#StephonClark pic.twitter.com/yeFBwZh7MR

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) March 22, 2018

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Before they try and change his narrative, here are 9 basic but important truths about #StephonClark's life and death that everyone should know. https://t.co/5OxGoFzNWg pic.twitter.com/O58Cu8OoXm

— Blavity (@Blavity) March 22, 2018

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Sacramento police officers shot 22-year-old #StephonClark multiple times and killed him Sunday night.
The father of two had been standing in his own backyard. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/nzNjsUirdz

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 21, 2018

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March 22, 2018 by V Leigh

The Austin package bomber is a domestic terrorist

There's a serial bomber targeting black and brown people in Austin. https://t.co/ZPcUjve8xU

— Monique Teal (@TealBomb) March 19, 2018

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The Austin package bomber is a domestic terrorist who appears to be targeting African Americans and minorities. We need to stongly condemn both white supremacy and domestic terror, as they often go hand in hand.

— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) March 19, 2018

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Again, how the police chief talks about a young white man who terrorizes a city. Remember how they talked about innocent Black children like Trayvon, Tamir or young men like Freddy Gray. Police: Austin bomber left 25-minute confession on phone @CNN https://t.co/Kvoetv9V13 pic.twitter.com/k0MjK6Dl59

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) March 22, 2018

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This is Mark Anthony Conditt – the Austin Bomber. He is a terrorist.

I want you to imagine for just a moment if it was a Muslim man who bombed and murdered people all over an American city.

Then killed himself with a literal suicide bomb – injuring a cop in the process. pic.twitter.com/CiMzI2SUSt

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 21, 2018

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The Austin bomber recorded a 25-minute confession that was found on his cell phone, police say https://t.co/ViZLAynvrr pic.twitter.com/4X6SbNBVUC

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 21, 2018

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The #austinbomber was a white, male 20-something conservative who said LGBT people were “unnatural” and also wanted the elimination of sex offender registries.

It’s more than clear he was a #DomesticTerrorist. Why won’t the media call him that?

— Brianna Wu (@Spacekatgal) March 21, 2018

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I want to hear the words of #DraylenMason.#AustinBomber via @CNN https://t.co/e6GaflIRzS pic.twitter.com/vDwgIdl0EF

— Jenny Yang 👲🏼👲🏼👲🏼 (@jennyyangtv) March 22, 2018

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I want to hear the words of #StephanHouse .#AustinBomber via @thedailybeast https://t.co/kCE13aCOcE pic.twitter.com/xibsENEw9A

— Jenny Yang 👲🏼👲🏼👲🏼 (@jennyyangtv) March 22, 2018

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Amid the relief everyone feels in Austin today, I hope this story—about how police initially treated the bomber’s first victim “like a suspect in his own death,” and failed to adequately investigate his murder or protect his family—does not get lost. https://t.co/e2IpscUBzA

— Pamela Colloff (@pamelacolloff) March 21, 2018

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March 9, 2018 by V Leigh

If you’re only now upset about kids being killed by guns, you’re coming to the party late

Arbitrator reinstates Columbus Police Officer Zach Rosen, who was fired after he was caught on video stomping on suspect https://t.co/ZZKj0BR1ZW pic.twitter.com/QyXAChUWT7

— Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) March 5, 2018

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Andrew Kearse died while in police custody after he was arrested last year in upstate New York.

An audio recording reveals he repeatedly yelled “I can’t breathe” while being transported in a squad car. https://t.co/FsQ2hxOoP9

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 18, 2018

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A jury has awarded more than $37M to family of Korryn Gaines, saying officer's shot that killed her was 'unreasonable,' violated her civil rights. https://t.co/bBcGZnZwUs pic.twitter.com/9ESNswHlOc

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) February 16, 2018

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A man who was nicknamed George Zimmerman 2.0, warned 911 operators that he was going to kill the “hoodlums” in his neighborhood who had the “devil in them,” was sentenced to life in prison: https://t.co/aG6zBb0f3a pic.twitter.com/rRTxYZCnl0

— The Root (@TheRoot) February 24, 2018

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If you're only now upset about kids being killed by guns, you're coming to the party, late. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatteratSchool #BlackLivesMatters

— (((Emmanations))) (@emma_rosenthal) February 24, 2018

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Ex-deputy rams truck into Louisiana store and robs it after mistaking Sikh owners for Muslims https://t.co/Jzk1luTvt0

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 7, 2018

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ICYMI: At least 319 NYPD cops keep jobs despite deceiving, brutalizing NYers

And 319 is lowball/TIP of the iceberg – just what was verified from limited docs leaked to @BuzzFeed & only related to "dismissal probation" cases https://t.co/AF8XmMImXd pic.twitter.com/O02cyNhUUQ

— Joo-Hyun Kang (@JooHyun_Kang) March 6, 2018

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February 28, 2018 by V Leigh

The school-to-prison pipeline punishes kids of color for being poor

Prisons in North Carolina and Florida bar inmates from reading Michelle Alexander’s THE NEW JIM CROW. Prisoners in other states also have had trouble obtaining a copy. “Perhaps they worry the truth might actually set the captives free,” she told @nytimes. https://t.co/5rmZeOAZSY

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) January 20, 2018

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Segregation can be deadly, especially to those already struggling.
This revelation shows that AL has not changed its practices, fails to consider the impact of segregation on mental health, and does not properly monitor or treat those in its care. https://t.co/L1aihzlekT

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) February 8, 2018

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The school-to-prison pipeline punishes kids of color for being poor || By Anna Deavere Smith https://t.co/ZUnI6Mf7sa

— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) February 24, 2018

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February 24, 2018 by V Leigh

#DreamActNow – Stand Up for Immigrants

“We’ve heard from children who are afraid to go to school or go outside their homes because they’re scared they will be picked up by ICE and separated from their loved ones." https://t.co/A7mhqqtmy9

— NYCLU (@NYCLU) February 12, 2018

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This father was brought to the U.S. when he was 1 1/2 years old.

When the Trump Administration says dreamers won’t be a priority for deportation, they’re lying.

When they say their deportation policies are about keeping us safe, they’re lying.

We gain nothing from this. https://t.co/0xHUnqHmiw

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 10, 2018

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After Pres. Trump threatened to end funding to “sanctuary” jurisdictions last year, Miami voluntarily capitulated to the administration’s agenda.
As this @cjpmiami report shows, nobody wins when local police are forced to be federal immigration agents:https://t.co/z75pTuxnpX

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) February 8, 2018

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Time and time again, we’ve seen the lasting harm caused when local police officers begin enforcing immigration law:
*degrading trust between the police and community members,
*decreasing public safety
*and encouraging racial profiling.https://t.co/GXqRXevxMt

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) February 8, 2018

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We got a copy of a draft regulation that could bar immigrants from green cards if they sent their US-born kids to Head Start.

So we're sharing it with you. https://t.co/4zabUqKsNx

— Dara Lind (@DLind) February 9, 2018

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We need your help.

We need you to call ICE demanding the release of Sadat Ibrahim – a queer Black immigrant from Ghana that’s been in detention for over 2 YEARS!

#FreeSadat #UndocuBlack #BlackLivesMatter #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/eRlbS5h84E

— UndocuBlack Network (@UndocuBlack) February 6, 2018

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This young immigrant was sexually assaulted in custody — but ICE won't allow her to get help pic.twitter.com/w4dpmUdmMp

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 24, 2018

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President Trump read the lyrics of an anti-immigrant song called "The Snake," reverting to a campaign staple that he has used to criticize United States' immigration policy https://t.co/R4I2eZuWWc pic.twitter.com/RkiYGyvniv

— CNN (@CNN) February 23, 2018

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Only 9 days left before the March 5th DACA deadline. I’m fighting for #Dreamers like those studying at @LoyolaChicago’s medical school. All they want is to be part of America’s future. Let's keep their dreams alive by passing the #DreamActNow https://t.co/VPSzq929Rx

— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) February 24, 2018

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#Congress: stand up for immigrant youth. Pass the #DreamActNow! pic.twitter.com/VkOMKBwZCk

— MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) February 24, 2018

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February 17, 2018 by V Leigh

Parkland School Shooting

In a private Instagram group chat, confessed school shooter Nikolas Cruz repeatedly espoused racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic views and displayed an obsession with violence and guns. https://t.co/DlvwqwQ5GA

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 17, 2018

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FBI admits it did not investigate Nikolas Cruz despite being warned of stockpiled guns and desire to kill SIX Weeks before massacre https://t.co/iyd0w0J3C0

— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) February 17, 2018

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Parkland shooting survivors claim 'blood of 17' is on GOP's NRA enablers: 'They left us to people like Nikolas Cruz' https://t.co/dWhMPR1Fxq

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) February 17, 2018

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Opinion: The survivors of the Parkland massacre are take action to stop mass shootings. Will we let them down, again? https://t.co/NMnndgRnhX via @POLITICOMag pic.twitter.com/TjJ6urXMZq

— POLITICO (@politico) February 17, 2018

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These are the 17 people who lost their lives in the Parkland shooting pic.twitter.com/EaGwRdoPOt

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 17, 2018

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February 17, 2018 by V Leigh

US Politics News

Tillerson's State Department has fired or demoted most African American and Latino diplomats: report https://t.co/07UpUhp7qh pic.twitter.com/IOtMqpYRIO

— The Hill (@thehill) November 25, 2017

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In case you missed it >> Senate Democrats offered an amendment to require corporations to use their tax savings to increase employee wages at the same rate they increase executive pay, dividends to shareholders, & stock buybacks. Every Republican Senator voted against.

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) November 30, 2017

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Robert Mercer was a tech bro at IBM. Now he’s bankrolling much of the white supremacist ecosystem. https://t.co/DtMaU0vZI0

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 1, 2017

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Obama invokes Hitler's rise in stark warning about growing nativism https://t.co/45e56dAZqT pic.twitter.com/3Wh0BuQQ2r

— The Hill (@thehill) December 7, 2017

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Ben Carson to allow segregation to continue, unchecked, until 2020. https://t.co/7LPMcWJB2H

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 5, 2018

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We can't ignore the connections between forced migration, xenophobia, and climate change.

The US creates climate refugees and then locks them out of the country.https://t.co/vUAbanbXNd

— CultureStrike (@CultureStrike) January 8, 2018

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1. You falsely accused 5 young boys of rape in New York and called for them to receive the death penalty. They went to prison for over a decade.

2. Your staff members beat, burned, maimed, punched, and choked women.

They were given restraining orders. Photos were taken. https://t.co/F5AGfYozuC

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 10, 2018

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BREAKING: U.S. official in charge of protecting American elections from hacking tells NBC News that Russians successfully penetrated voter registration rolls of several U.S. states prior to 2016 presidential election. https://t.co/QXnaa0zdBd

More tonight on @NBCNightlyNews.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 7, 2018

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It is worth noting that the Russians believed that the best way to damage America was help elect Donald Trump.

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 16, 2018

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Devonte Hart, the boy from viral protest photo, told neighbor he was being starved to death

Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis.

No charges to be filed in #AltonSterling death

#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun.

The Austin package bomber is a domestic terrorist

If you’re only now upset about kids being killed by guns, you’re coming to the party late

The school-to-prison pipeline punishes kids of color for being poor

#DreamActNow – Stand Up for Immigrants

Parkland School Shooting

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