June 9, 2016 by V Leigh

Some activists are calling #JasmineRichards the Black Lives Matter movement’s first “political prisoner.”

Some activists are calling #JasmineRichards the Black Lives Matter movement's first “political prisoner.”https://t.co/IWHX2fUi5f

— AJ+ (@ajplus) June 8, 2016

Wow. The prosecution, forced towards reason, tried to sentence #JasmineRichards to same jail time as #BrockTurner. https://t.co/jAqrW625su

— Jack Aponte (@jackaponte) June 7, 2016

Don't forget exactly what "crime" #JasmineRichards committed: trying to protect a Black woman from a deadly threat. https://t.co/zlS7V8ZLDM

— Jack Aponte (@jackaponte) June 7, 2016

We want NO JAIL TIME for #JasmineRichards #FreeJasmine #BlackLivesMatter @blmlosangeles pic.twitter.com/f3go36UoSp

— Matt McGorry (@MattMcGorry) June 7, 2016

#BlackLivesMatter activist #JasmineRichards is facing time under a controversial Cali law: https://t.co/cjQOvw8qDY pic.twitter.com/tYZY7I4phn

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) June 3, 2016

#JasmineRichards is the first political prisoner from the #BlackLive Matter movement..
.. https://t.co/MSntuu9YLw

— Stop The War (@WarWomensRights) June 3, 2016

June 8, 2016 by V Leigh

Champ always told it like it was…

YES #MuhammadAli, this quote is for our haters, my haters. Thank you. “If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.”

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) June 4, 2016

Champ always told it like it was… pic.twitter.com/fk1VNRNmDb

— J.A.H. (@CookTheGreat) June 4, 2016

June 7, 2016 by V Leigh

A group of white males saw #DayshenMcKenzie, began calling him the n-word, brandished a gun and started chasing him to his death.

#DayshenMcKenzie was racially terrorized until he was dead. No parent should have to process this kind of horror. pic.twitter.com/MmsdgtoG2Z

— Lizz Brown (@lizzzbrown) June 3, 2016

#DayshenMcKenzie was racially terrorized until he was dead.

He was 16 years old.

No One Has Been Charged. pic.twitter.com/b2R0GV5qNj

— Lizz Brown (@lizzzbrown) June 3, 2016

A group of white males saw #DayshenMcKenzie, began calling him the n-word, brandished a gun and started chasing him to his death.

— Lizz Brown (@lizzzbrown) June 3, 2016

NYPD eyes death of black teen Dayshen McKenzie as a possible hate crime https://t.co/dJUAVfkavp pic.twitter.com/Pe7HTL7zU7

— New York Post (@nypost) June 3, 2016

Dayshen Mckenzie died from an asthma attack after being chased by a racist mob.

He was only 16.https://t.co/QM6CiJ2uNr

— Fusion (@Fusion) June 3, 2016

June 2, 2016 by V Leigh

Respectability won’t save us

Respectability won't save us: BLM is right to reject the “dignity & decorum” mandate handed down to us from slavery https://t.co/IqGvLhQXvu

— Action.Brotha.Jedi. (@BmoreDoc) May 30, 2016

Milwaukee schools' controversial 'Black Lives Matter' initiative approved https://t.co/Uf2ZPpjOTf

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 27, 2016

May 31, 2016 by V Leigh

Man beaten unconscious in jail after being held on misdemeanor

Lawsuit says man beaten unconscious in jail after being held on misdemeanor https://t.co/OwtCS3T1Bj pic.twitter.com/ukO8Gvlq5t

— St. John B. Smith (@stjbs) May 27, 2016

May 27, 2016 by V Leigh

No human is illegal!

I've never heard undocumented Canadians called "illegals" so stop calling Mexicans "illegals". No human is illegal! It's used to dehumanize.

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) May 13, 2016

Obama ICE Raids Scare Undocumented Students Into Dropping Out of School https://t.co/5qI08Ukcyo via @latina

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) May 19, 2016

Trump supporter keeps throwing trash on the ground for the @McDonalds employee to pick up. Then "Go back to Mexico"https://t.co/axz4YLqyLh

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 25, 2016

May 26, 2016 by V Leigh

Black Lives Still Matter

Police in most developed countries rarely, if ever, kill knife-wielding men. https://t.co/qK4iNpqmLg

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 18, 2016

US police have killed 60 people armed with knives in 2016. Police in other developed countries rarely, if ever, kill in these situations.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 18, 2016

BREAKING: Three @oaklandpoliceca officers under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. https://t.co/CV7PTx9qe5 pic.twitter.com/aNPRkrGUT6

— KPIX 5 (@CBSSF) May 12, 2016

y'all. https://t.co/yQ4Cr34trn

— dr.* deray mckesson (@deray) May 25, 2016

"One in four women in the United States has a family member in prison. For Black women, the number is even more… https://t.co/2jObwYNvhb

— Dignity & Power Now (@PowerDignity) May 25, 2016

"Zimmerman is yet again capitalizing on Black lives not mattering, like every infamous American racist before him." https://t.co/YSY7jvTBGc

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 13, 2016

THIS NEEDS TO BE SEEN!!!!
12y/o black girl victim of attempted LYNCHING in 2016#BlackToLive https://t.co/jHWc4IVp6e pic.twitter.com/nR1tjoy5fB

— 1-800-WOKE-AF (@gloed_up) May 25, 2016

May 25, 2016 by V Leigh

The marijuana industry’s war on the poor

Black people twice as likely to be arrested for pot in Colorado and Washington — where it’s legal https://t.co/8bLnj7ldvQ

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) May 19, 2016

The way drugs are classified tells you all you need to know about the War on Drugs https://t.co/P06pblLp8p pic.twitter.com/KdCeDcDRma

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) May 21, 2016

Bigger Than Incarceration: Angela Davis Talks Mass Criminalization, Mental Health and the War on Drugs – The Root https://t.co/tqCmXvvKnW

— Brian Chad Starks (@bchadphd) May 14, 2016

The marijuana industry’s war on the poor https://t.co/xLhsA8hkpd | Getty pic.twitter.com/p979Rq4YqC

— POLITICO (@politico) May 23, 2016

May 23, 2016 by V Leigh

There’s no justice for Freddie Gray in the Edward Nero verdict

Baltimore police department still lacks common-sense limits on use of force. #FreddieGray https://t.co/OxrxvfLwvk pic.twitter.com/ZMS885612q

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 23, 2016

BREAKING: Officer cleared in #FreddieGray case https://t.co/vkzSxcZjpU

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 23, 2016

#FreddieGray was a human being. A human being who deserves compassion.
Who deserves NOT to be dead.

— Benjamin YoungSavage(@benjancewicz) May 23, 2016

#TrollsBeLike "Ifhe didn't run, he'd be alive today"

If officers didn't wantonly kill people, they might not run… #FreddieGray

— Benjamin YoungSavage(@benjancewicz) May 23, 2016

"Theycan do what they want to do and just get away with it."

A man in Baltimore on the #FreddieGray case verdict:https://t.co/URT7ANFxlq

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 23, 2016

My Latest.

With #FreddieGray, "Grin& Bear It" seems to be the official recommendation of the justice system. https://t.co/2mT5y3sRCZ

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 23, 2016

There's no justice for Freddie Gray in the Edward Nero verdict | Brittany Packnetthttps://t.co/CHeuJS88Jy

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 23, 2016

May 20, 2016 by V Leigh

Three @oaklandpoliceca officers under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct

Guard Charged with Assault After Confronting Transgender Woman Using Women's Restroom, Source Says | NBC4 Washington https://t.co/yhqNHEVrlo

— Jackie Bensen (@jackiebensen) May 18, 2016