August 3, 2016 by V Leigh

Do not stay neutral! Being neutral helps oppressors, not their victims.

Will Smith: ‘Racism Isn’t Getting Worse, It’s Getting Filmed’https://t.co/nUn4VkAsd3 pic.twitter.com/mRQbEMNHfh

— Black Reparations!! (@ReparationsAct) August 1, 2016

19 officers in San Francisco were caught sending racist text messages to one another. MOST kept their jobs. https://t.co/Ye10aSSLaH

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 28, 2016

On the very day I wrote about racist police, our team busted an NYPD detective being a bigot all over Facebook. https://t.co/iiEILZpUzS

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 28, 2016

Giuliani Wants To Start Electronically Tagging Muslims https://t.co/Z0q8Czzx8H

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) July 28, 2016

Virulent racism seems to run in the Trump family https://t.co/7HO0E32RWO

— Salon (@Salon) August 1, 2016

Miss Teen USA to keep her crown despite ranting about ‘n****rs’ on Twitter https://t.co/kqBISbzrh1 pic.twitter.com/L78SA04jWp

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 1, 2016

Do not stay neutral!
Being neutral helps oppressors, not their victims. #BlackTwitter #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/yOfwWiHyD2

— Crystal Johnson (@Crystal1Johnson) July 30, 2016

August 2, 2016 by V Leigh

Police violence is a public health issue

Unarmed teenager #PaulONeal shot in back by Chicago PD.

Police say body camera didn't workhttps://t.co/CJXt6DfeME pic.twitter.com/j9ltjworUU

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 1, 2016

Autopsy finds that fatal shot from police which killed unarmed teenager #PaulONeal was to his back.https://t.co/CgeHP9wyHt

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 1, 2016

. @ShaunKing pro grade police body cameras constantly "Don't work". Consumer grade fragile witness smartphones always seem to. Weird.

— … (@mrbitterness) August 1, 2016

LATEST: NYPD shot a woman in the head during attempt to catch a suspected Queens burglar https://t.co/EImRnMlCNI pic.twitter.com/EmpUjScjuj

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 1, 2016

.@ShaunKing @EQUIPTO @CBSSF @KTVU Young men harassed, terrorized by @SFBART police. https://t.co/ZZlXgb0tKF pic.twitter.com/hbgFM3nTOo

— Edwin Lindo ✊ (@EdwinLindo) July 30, 2016

Dozens march through Dallas to protest police violence, pay homage to slain officers https://t.co/Y9yhht70bF pic.twitter.com/2V7Mu20nKd

— ABC News (@ABC) July 30, 2016

Michael Jordan issues statement on police violence: “I can no longer stay silent.” https://t.co/MVxz3nhw8J pic.twitter.com/lt60V5OV1M

— The FADER (@thefader) July 25, 2016

Police violence is a public health issue https://t.co/R90NkByhXJ pic.twitter.com/xSDZmKOdQe

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) July 30, 2016

July 30, 2016 by V Leigh

#DNCinPHL

Bernie Supporters Boo Sanders for Endorsing Clinton #DNCinPHL https://t.co/GV4BiryDbN

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

Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders own Twitter and Google on night 1 of #DNCinPHL https://t.co/s2kC0iGcEK

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 26, 2016

Congressional leaders & even icons of the party's progressive wing were subjected to jeers last night #DNCinPHL https://t.co/E1PDCPCVYY

— NPR (@NPR) July 26, 2016

Sarah McBride is First Trans Woman to Address Major-Party Convention at #DNCinPHL https://t.co/rIfQtj9K7W pic.twitter.com/eGv7Y5HVQ1

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) July 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton at the #DNCInPHL: “My job titles only tell you what I’ve done, they don’t tell you why."https://t.co/mgA3Mj8u4R

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 29, 2016

Home care worker Henrietta Ivey took the stage at the #DNCinPHL just now to share her story in the #FightFor15 https://t.co/K5OUl6Ip0T

— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 29, 2016

"The symbolic passing of the baton" –@LesterHoltNBC #DNCinPHL pic.twitter.com/IxOHXCh8kA

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) July 28, 2016

"When there are no ceilings, the sky is the limit." Catch top moments from #DNCinPHL in this week's #WeeklyWs https://t.co/gEjyAtfBrc

— Meet the Press (@meetthepress) July 29, 2016

July 27, 2016 by V Leigh

Despite #FreddieGray ‘s death being ruled a homicide, all officer’s will remain free

All charges dropped against officers in #FreddieGray case https://t.co/2xqFp0WKNw pic.twitter.com/CH5q9bJl0B

— HuffPostBlackVoices(@blackvoices) July 27, 2016

BREAKING: All remaining charges in #FreddieGray cases dropped: https://t.co/eoNuKF7xGf pic.twitter.com/eeYVWecs4j

— The Root (@TheRoot) July 27, 2016

Despite #FreddieGray’s death being ruled a homicide, all officer’s will remain free: https://t.co/FLtsM7Zv5T pic.twitter.com/I1fR43pv98

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) July 27, 2016

This is awful. Where is the justice. #FreddieGray #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/Mv3rqOJQR9

— kerrywashington(@kerrywashington) July 27, 2016

A system that fails to hold anyone responsible for killing #FreddieGray is unworthy of our support or consent.

— Samuel Sinyangwe(@samswey) July 27, 2016

This #FreddieGray news reminds me of ZoraNeale Huston's quote: "Ifyou're silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it."

— JozenC. (@jozenc) July 27, 2016

#FreddieGray was killed, and it was proven. But apparently proof isn't even enough for our system to hold police accountable.

— سامر / Samer (@WaladShami) July 27, 2016

The system we allow has failed him. Our shame. #FreddieGray pic.twitter.com/04EhTJAf8k

— Ava DuVernay(@AVAETC) July 27, 2016

So no one killed #FreddieGray but he's dead? pic.twitter.com/PYCoLH8eA2

— DavonMagwood(@davonmagwood) July 27, 2016

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby slams the way police handled their investigation into #FreddieGray's death.https://t.co/S2Zs385HjM

— CNN (@CNN) July 27, 2016

#FreddieGray, your life mattered. pic.twitter.com/f9wjSMWfVj

— The Root (@TheRoot) July 27, 2016

July 25, 2016 by V Leigh

Cops Taunted Black Veteran #ElliottWilliams as He Died.

#ElliotWilliams i am sick https://t.co/n286yu3T6B

— the grapevine (@jess_jpeg) July 24, 2016

So sick of waking up and seeing the same stories in the media…we're being slaughtered/left for dead like sheep. RIP #elliotwilliams

— ant king (@BLACMISFIT) July 23, 2016

#ElliotWilliams was a Black vet tortured by Tulsa police! @TheJusticeDept @CivilRights @POTUS @BarackObama @vj44 pic.twitter.com/LlmcFHwVPw

— Orlando A Robertson (@Orlando7770) July 22, 2016

Cops Taunted Black Veteran #ElliottWilliams as He Died https://t.co/fuGG8rrAQb

— Ξnemy of the State (@Anony_Mia) July 23, 2016

July 25, 2016 by V Leigh

Even in professional basketball black women are leading the charge for change in social justice.

"race controversies": I have a dream that one day journalists will stop dressing up the word RACISM. https://t.co/qtGrn26lwO

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) July 20, 2016

Today would be Emmett Till's 75th birthday & it's important that we remember him as the child he was, not just an abstract political idea.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) July 25, 2016

SOLUTIONS

A 25 part series on the nuts & bolts of how we actually solve the problem of police brutality in Americahttps://t.co/ZWpRtRzhB4

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 22, 2016

Even in professional basketball black women are leading the charge for change in social justice. https://t.co/1xSF5goHDa

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 22, 2016

July 21, 2016 by V Leigh

From #EricGarner to #PhilandoCastile

North Carolina Law Blocks Release of Police Video …………………………………………… https://t.co/yVOFf7ZqEp

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 14, 2016

READ: @dliebelson & @ryanjreilly report 800+ jail deaths since #SandraBland. This must STOP. https://t.co/0DRwC1zMZQ pic.twitter.com/OMqMubnmTw

— Lilly Workneh (@Lilly_Works) July 13, 2016

The cops who killed #AltonSterling had 4 use of force complaints, all against black people: https://t.co/xyANIPyayi pic.twitter.com/bQWY4p4t0p

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) July 17, 2016

From #EricGarner to #PhilandoCastile: pic.twitter.com/hncheMTQqU

— Crystal Johnson (@Crystal1Johnson) July 17, 2016

July 19, 2016 by V Leigh

#BatonRouge

How these shootings will force Baton Rouge to face problems with segregation and inequality https://t.co/fA4oXSCHrk pic.twitter.com/l740WBwfXz

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 18, 2016

The dead suspect is being identified by multiple media outlets as Gavin Long, who turned 29 today https://t.co/I869hF0tkB

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 17, 2016

La. police officials: Baton Rouge officers were ‘intentionally targeted and assassinated’ https://t.co/FkldWc3owi pic.twitter.com/9ywcGpUgsn

— POLITICO (@politico) July 18, 2016

Everything We Know So Far About The Suspected Baton Rouge Shooter via @TPM https://t.co/kPwCw3cT8D pic.twitter.com/4auLtjhcQp

— (((SPLC))) (@splcenter) July 18, 2016

it's a dam shame that pols & police officials wud allow innocent cops 2 be killed just to protect a few bad ones … https://t.co/8DFuDBhf1P

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 18, 2016

When told of officers being shot, moms of black men killed by police stood in silent prayer https://t.co/Yf85ysTlRe pic.twitter.com/d8FEvoceNv

— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) July 17, 2016

July 19, 2016 by V Leigh

Racism is a Public Health Crisis

CBS news producer Charles Beau Menefee has been fired for threatening to "bomb" protestors https://t.co/SVCa2ehQ62 pic.twitter.com/uzEogDuQpx

— Mic (@mic) July 16, 2016

Must watch: @SenatorTimScott talks about being profiled, accused of impersonating a Senator by capitol police: https://t.co/ZXtgKeT9KN

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) July 14, 2016

White Supremacist Slaughters Three In Washington ……. https://t.co/I3xUau2jwt

–> how was he radicalized? pic.twitter.com/0AWRvjuud6

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 17, 2016

For @NewYorker, I wrote about how systemic racism is a public health crisis in America. https://t.co/8uzVJGQrgA pic.twitter.com/hmcXhOAaCt

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) July 16, 2016

That exact moment where Congressman Steve King goes full white supremacist. An ahistorical mess. Textbook racism.https://t.co/g6waq3I8fC

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 19, 2016

I'm not stupid to not know racism exists. And I know it will probably live on way after me. But we have to make people take responsibility

— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016

It's weird when you have to turn to Sports news to hear rational, empathetic discourse on racism.https://t.co/BKvPjrt90B

— 5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) July 18, 2016

New poll reveals that Americans’ anti-immigrant attitudes are fueled by racism https://t.co/dI4GgkTe0F pic.twitter.com/vy8F3hz6dL

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) July 16, 2016

July 16, 2016 by V Leigh

America will look back in shame