August 12, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.12

Guess what police did when heavily armed white men decided to patrol the streets of Ferguson last night. http://t.co/INRLOo6Lfg

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 11, 2015

Arlington, TX: 49 yo PO in training fatally shoots unarmed teen. #ChristianTaylor. Surveillance Cameras "not working."

— Mrs. P (@aimala00) August 8, 2015

Officer Brad Miller murdered #ChristianTaylor. @ArlingtonPD just fired the officer, admit Christian never touched him pic.twitter.com/TCzTiA42wh

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 12, 2015

Being gunned down by police unnecessarily and while unarmed shouldn't happen to anyone. period. #ZacharyHammond #ChristianTaylor

— K. Alexander Ashe (@keithashe) August 8, 2015

Powerful. #BlackTwitter After #Ferguson. 3 activists read their tweets from the past year. http://t.co/t6xslsMyBq

— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) August 10, 2015

August 11, 2015 by V Leigh

#VotingRights Tweets 8.11

Calif. restores voting rights to tens of thousands of people serving sentences under community supervision: http://t.co/KbWhCdQtlc

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 4, 2015

There is a deliberate, systematic effort to make it harder & more difficult for some people to vote. We must #RestoreTheVRA #VRA50

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 6, 2015

August 10, 2015 by V Leigh

#Ferguson #BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.10

#FergusonTaughtMe that we're all one bullet away from being a hashtag. pic.twitter.com/fHcD0rXe1g

— Anis (@hertzmau5) August 9, 2015

One more. Balloon banner drop at Old courthouse #FightBack pic.twitter.com/time1uhQlk

— Rebecca Rivas (@Rebeccarivas) August 10, 2015

10 activists important to #Ferguson, talk to The Root about #BlackLivesMatter. http://t.co/6OcXRZBDBN pic.twitter.com/a1Z5v0v7Y4

— The Root (@TheRoot) August 9, 2015

August 7, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.7

Here is the FULL VIDEO where you'll see Officer Ray Tensing lie at least 23 times, including faking injuries, etc. https://t.co/Yucr9ECyBT

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 31, 2015

Federal report finds racial bias in St. Louis County family court, juveniles often deprived of constitutional rights http://t.co/U2LWvsg62D

— Salon.com (@Salon) July 31, 2015

I fight because #TamirRice should be 13 and getting ready to go back to school.

— KayRay (@RE_invent_ED) August 4, 2015

I fight because #mikebrown should be in his second year of college and enjoying his summer vacation

— KayRay (@RE_invent_ED) August 4, 2015

I fight because #EricGarner should be able to kiss his wife goodnight and tell his children that he loves them.

— KayRay (@RE_invent_ED) August 4, 2015

I fight because #AiyanaJones should've had her 13th birthday party in July.

— KayRay (@RE_invent_ED) August 4, 2015

The whole GOP primary is about who can lack empathy the most. That should tell you all you need to know right now.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015

Complete the full circle of civil disobedience; protest in the streets, then hit the voting booth to root out systemic racism's enablers.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015

Americans say blacks treated less fairly in 2015 than 2007: Gallup http://t.co/INa91ZRVN8

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 5, 2015

August 6, 2015 by V Leigh

#DeathByPolice #PoliceBrutality Tweets 8.6

256 days to "investigate" something that was caught on video. Truly amazing police work. https://t.co/6HLXNAEaVp

— Manik (@ManikRathee) August 5, 2015

Alabama cop was recorded proposing to murder a black resident. City paid $35,000 to cover it up and he kept his job http://t.co/yjeK24tzSS

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 4, 2015

#BorderPatrol agent who shot Mexican man to death in hills above San Diego sued by man's family: http://t.co/Yy866Uuk6r

— Perla Trevizo (@Perla_Trevizo) August 4, 2015

New Jersey Cop Critically Injures 61-Year-Old Grandmother During Traffic Stop (VIDEO) – http://t.co/1KMSpB8JfA h/t @BlackKhaleesi

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015

This, but our police haven't gone 48 hours in YEARS without killing someone. https://t.co/9E0IpSEECW

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 5, 2015

A Cop Killed A White Teen And The #AllLivesMatter Crowd Said Nothing http://t.co/hGi2RyfKh2?

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015

August 5, 2015 by V Leigh

#JonathanFerrell Tweets 8.5

Reading about #JonathanFerrell and it's all so horrifying pic.twitter.com/vszAmWXjGu

— Jeremy Whorebyn (@desiredxthings) August 4, 2015

#JonathanFerrell was in a car crash, ran to a cop for help, was shot 4 times upright, 6 times while crawling & 2 more times on the ground..

— Ferrari Sheppard (@stopbeingfamous) August 5, 2015

Prosecutor says no commands, no ID from officers. #JonathanFerrell fears for his life, runs, "trying to escape being shot" #KerrickTrial

— Olivia Carrisalez (@pasonydyzad) August 4, 2015

He was shot 10x and placed in handcuffs. Yet the officer who shot him received medical attention. #JonathanFerrell

— CJ (@cjoyalways) August 4, 2015

#JonathanFerrell shot 8 times while crawling, EMT said police would not let him administer first aid http://t.co/KsccsEotyt via @dailykos

— @MandaGator (@MandaGator) August 4, 2015

August 3, 2015 by V Leigh

#TheEmptyChair Tweets 8.3

Bill Cosby was on Larry King detailing how he'd drug women, and no one batted an eyelash. pic.twitter.com/6W3kZNAGFb

— Cocky McSwagsalot (@MoreAndAgain) July 10, 2015

RT @NYMag: 35 women speak about being assaulted by Bill Cosby : http://t.co/SKuAgtOsJM pic.twitter.com/QTtumlOR1j @drthema

— jamalbryant (@jamalhbryant) July 27, 2015

July 31, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 7.31

We see the racially motivated traffic stops that lead to the explosion of debtors' prisons, and the loss of opportunity for Black families.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

We see a system that defunds public schools and SNAP, cuts Medicaid, and refuses to pay a living wage then expects bootstrap heroics.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

We see a system that disproportionately surveils, arrests, and incarcerates Black/Brown people for drugs that White ppl use at higher rates.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

We see courts that are staffed by demonstrably racist people who meter out demonstrably racist judgments, and get away with it. Daily.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

NEW: Officers at #SamuelDuBose scene were involved in the death of another unarmed black man http://t.co/O9ESZvsj0b

— The Counted (@thecounted) July 30, 2015

AUTOPSY: Cop shot #KawanzaBeaty in the back of the head, contradicting what cops said happened http://t.co/Bvh2v9hVj5 pic.twitter.com/BqBpFJZfzS

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) July 31, 2015

RT #KawanzaBeaty was executed with a shot behind the ear by #NewportNews #Virginia Police. https://t.co/i7Y8EpjuOI

— LEAGUE SOURCE (@MarkoCooks) July 31, 2015

Responding #NewportNewsPD officers were NOT wearing body cameras & there is no other video #KawanzaBeaty

— Brotha2ThaNight (@AbsolutLIBRA) July 31, 2015

Cleveland transit police suspend officer who pepper-sprayed Black Lives (@BYP_100) crowd http://t.co/8EuSlD5gUO

— Cedric Lawson (@cedsaidso) July 30, 2015

A Ferguson man who was beaten by cops, then charged with bleeding on them, has won his appeal http://t.co/JVLM5oiMo3 pic.twitter.com/xSeh0Dyv8G

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 29, 2015

blind too long. pic.twitter.com/qatjrljnOQ

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 31, 2015

July 30, 2015 by V Leigh

#SamDubose Tweets 7.30

We have been telling the truth about police violence our entire lives. Now, w/ videos, tweets, & reports, the truth is becoming mainstream.

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 30, 2015

Community safety is not predicated on police presence but on economic stability, workforce dev, strong schools, & healthy neighborhoods.

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 30, 2015

@Peace_Love_1_ @70torinoman @getgln @AntoineSpeaksOn pic.twitter.com/LH43xnZAfo

— sebastian (@Jetboy6969) July 30, 2015

RT @MatthewKick: Hey @NBCNews, I went ahead and fixed this one for you. Do better. #SamDubose pic.twitter.com/oMwYbpowJ1

— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) July 30, 2015

See front pages from across the country about #SamDubose and #RayTensing: http://t.co/FffaKsT9Yz pic.twitter.com/WxLttF2N8T

— Kate McGinty (@kjmcginty) July 30, 2015

July 30, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 7.29

Black women "mysteriously" dying in jails, Black men "mysteriously" shooting themselves in the back of police cars ……

— Kim Moore (@SoulRevision) July 28, 2015

THIS. IS. THE. BEST. TWEET. IVE. EVER. SEEN. https://t.co/InT768mjHo

— Ginger (@GenesisGulley) July 28, 2015

#lonewhitemale #Lafayette – Anyone asking for deporting White men out of this country since the majority of mass shootings are by White men?

— Darakshan (@DarakshanRaja) July 24, 2015

Racial discrimination is so embedded in our system that it has become nearly invisible. And there's data to prove it. http://t.co/NV1xviPa93

— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) July 28, 2015

Dear everyone. This is happening. And it's amazing. Twitter handle: @closeupbmore https://t.co/BPO1rCUeax

— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) July 15, 2015

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