August 11, 2020 by V Leigh

Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor and more current news

More than 5.4M Americans have lost their health coverage.

What kind of cruel system strips health care from people when they lose their jobs?

We’re only as safe as the least insured among us. Our relief package must include expanding Medicare to all those who are unemployed.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 31, 2020

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Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor – Oprah Mag https://t.co/pgCDhsdm6J via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 30, 2020

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New Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD – VICE News https://t.co/n6CBzZgQJM via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 30, 2020

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This couple wore Nazi flags around their faces inside a Walmart in Marshall, MN to protest the statewide mask mandate that took effect today. I confirmed with a store manager. Video was posted to FB by Raphaela Mueller pic.twitter.com/t3v96PKh25
— Max Nesterak (@maxnesterak) July 25, 2020

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Hold onto your phone real tight when you watch this clip. Because at the end you’re gonna wanna throw it across the room.😡

This Sunday on the NEW episode of #UnitedShades I’m in Oklahoma learning about Family Farms.

SUNDAY, July 26 @ 10p ET / 7p PT on @cnn. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/kuCuOq91f2
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) July 24, 2020

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The racially motivated killing of the son of a Latina federal judge and the attempted murder of the judge’s husband at her home by a white supremacist is a story that should not fade from the news. If the gunman were Muslim this story would be on non-stop. https://t.co/IOm5DrJ39x pic.twitter.com/neUfgSfsfy
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 23, 2020

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“Black hair discrimination is as invidious and pernicious as any other regulation of Black identity and LDF is committed to challenging it fiercely.” —@JNelsonLDF, Associate Director-Counsel https://t.co/z6vfMBoeHX
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) July 22, 2020

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White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States https://t.co/jnHjbySNVr
— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 4, 2020

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Hogan’s disagreement with Montgomery officials is the latest sign of tension between the governor and the local leaders who are more directly involved in enforcing pandemic rules.https://t.co/E50hHX7Wym
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) August 3, 2020

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August 10, 2020 by V Leigh

The St. Louis prosecutor announced that they would not charge Darren Wilson for the murder of Mike Brown.

The St. Louis prosecutor just announced that they would not charge Darren Wilson for the murder of Mike Brown.

Mike Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden Head, has laid out a demand for justice that includes resources for healing in the face of injustice.https://t.co/OITGdGq0mx

1/3
— Movement 4 Black Lives (@Mvmnt4BlkLives) July 31, 2020

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#BREAKING: ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Prosecutor says no charges will be filed against former police officer who killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, after 5-month re-investigation of shooting nearly 6 years later https://t.co/AvHycn7BPo #MikeBrown #BlackLivesMatter
— Aaron L. Morrison (@aaronlmorrison) July 30, 2020

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Mike Brown Forever.
— Kayla Reed (@iKaylaReed) July 30, 2020

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Police continue to get away with the murder of Black and Brown people. We still demand justice for Mike Brown and every other Black life taken at the hands of law enforcement. https://t.co/LE4L0vMjQw
— ACLU (@ACLU) July 31, 2020

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August 2, 2020 by V Leigh

While we protest against police violence, let us also protest for those who die in custody

Some background: Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the *world.* Within that, black people are locked up at much higher rates. pic.twitter.com/Wcc85JCOwM
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2017

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While we protest against police violence, let us also protest for those who die in custody because of negligence and indifference. https://t.co/9v7cfFUBT6
— Jenn Budd ✊🏻 (@BuddJenn) June 15, 2020

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Our client Carl Stephens was convicted in 1993 of possessing cocaine residue & stealing cigarettes – acts for which he received a 50-year sentence without the possibility of parole. On Wednesday, after 26 years of imprisonment, he walked free. Happy Liberation Day Mr. Stephens! pic.twitter.com/OMN8XRILcR
— Southern Center for Human Rights (@southerncenter) June 19, 2020

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Tucson Police in Turmoil After Death of Latino Man in Custody – The New York Times https://t.co/wFuJ73ECtD
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 25, 2020

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August 1, 2020 by V Leigh

Violence against Protesters – Stay Strong in the Streets

Armed Protester Shot, Killed By Driver In Austin Identified As Garrett Foster, Alleged Shooter Released From Custody – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth https://t.co/Wg98so5BFl
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 27, 2020

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Lorraine Baits, a 70-year-old Mississippi protester on a rolling walker was arrested and cited for walking in street and resisting arrest. Details on her story: https://t.co/wADYIDODdQ #Mississippi #LorraineBaits pic.twitter.com/hFQQR1XKpf
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) July 26, 2020

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Terrifying scene in Aurora. My heart’s breaking for those who were hurt. We need charges against the driver NOW. #ElijahMcClain https://t.co/yR8u6nS5L7
— Lindsay Sandoval (@LindsaySandoval) July 26, 2020

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Tonight, I chose to exercise my right to peacefully protest for justice for #ElijahMcClain. We were marching, when all of a sudden we heard a thud that sounded like a car hitting something. People began ushering us to the side and yelling to get on the ground. (1/6)
— Mo Agnese Elm (@marrubizko92) July 26, 2020

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fire and protest medics tend to an injured protester who leapt off of an elevated portion of I-225 either trying to avoid a vehicle that hit several people or after being hit by the vehicle during a Elijah McClain July 25, 2020 https://t.co/cNDi35b0fP
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 26, 2020

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The mayor of Aurora asked for a briefing on why a *building*—mere bricks & mortar—wasn’t “adequately defended.”

But the valid question is actually: why wasn’t Elijah McClain adequately defended?

Why wasn’t I—who survived Aurora police terror—why wasn’t *I* adequately defended? https://t.co/eMY1UF7pyf
— elisabeth epps is tired. (@elisabeth) July 26, 2020

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Feds pepper sprayed this Vietnam Veteran/photographer right in the face. His name is Mike Hastie. He was an Army medic. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/CLZwKvuTxH
— Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) July 26, 2020

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Most of the encounters like this one are about our ego as cops. If your first reaction as a cop is this, you need to be fired. https://t.co/yd9GOeg1iR
— Ethical Society of Police – ESOP (@ESOP_STL) July 13, 2020

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August 1, 2020 by V Leigh

ICE is detaining immigrant children in hotels for expedited removals.

.@ICEgov is detaining immigrant children in hotels for expedited removals.

No access to an attorney.
No due process.

Just fear and cruelty.

President Trump has used COVID-19 to effectively shutdown of the asylum system—this unlawful action is also happening in San Antonio. https://t.co/kPNGV3a5EP
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) July 25, 2020

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BREAKING: Our attorney was aggressively rejected from trying to offer help to immigrant children illegally detained at a Hampton Inn in McAllen, TX. He and another of our staffer were violently shoved into the hotel elevator and were told they could not offer help. #FreeThemALL! https://t.co/xSOxHOViKp pic.twitter.com/MEp7UmK6Gv
— Texas Civil Rights Project (@TXCivilRights) July 23, 2020

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A thank you and message for the people protesting outside the hotel in McAllen where @DHSgov is detaining people:

Please make signs of our legal hotline so that those who are illegally & immorally detained get immediate help: 956-291-4169. https://t.co/nP6h8r90dZ #FreeThemAll pic.twitter.com/3zHRqttMU9
— Texas Civil Rights Project (@TXCivilRights) July 25, 2020

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July 31, 2020 by V Leigh

It costs an estimated $790 to fully dress a police officer in riot gear.

It costs an estimated $790 to fully dress a police officer in riot gear.

It costs an estimated $11 to dress a medical worker in PPE.

Which one of these groups do you think is running low on equipment across the nation?
— Ben Jealous (@BenJealous) July 23, 2020

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#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName #ArrestTheCops

Please join us in fighting for justice for Breonna and contact Attorney General Daniel Cameron (@DjayCameron) and demand Breonna’s killers be arrested.

A.G. Daniel Cameron
(502) 696-5300
attorney.general@ag.ky.gov@DjayCameron pic.twitter.com/VBDjvpG5vA
— Nneka Ogwumike (@Nnemkadi30) July 25, 2020

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Two Velda City cops face felonies for shooting fleeing driver in February https://t.co/HDDRhyUn3v
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday) July 24, 2020

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New: After New York state repealed a law that kept NYPD disciplinary records secret, ProPublica obtained data from the civilian board that investigates complaints about police behavior. Use this database to search thousands of allegations. https://t.co/V3ThIoZo4W
— ProPublica (@propublica) July 26, 2020

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New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board made 212 requests for body-worn camera footage in May. The NYPD sent only 33 responses, according to a memo obtained by ProPublica. https://t.co/Sk0LBHg01p
— ProPublica (@propublica) July 22, 2020

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New York City needs a new Mayor and new District Attorneys. pic.twitter.com/888KHtVXVK
— Shaun King (@shaunking) July 24, 2020

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DETROIT — Officer charged with shooting three journalists. The 3 “identified themselves as members of the press and had their hands up, asking to cross the street.”

The officer “fired his weapon at them, striking all three with rubber bullets. The shooting was unprovoked.” https://t.co/4SqdC6o8zY
— Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) July 20, 2020

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After being ambushed by the police and shot 8 times, Breonna Taylor was still alive for six minutes after being gunned down. Taylor was then left uncared for, for 20 minutes.

They didn’t think her life was worth saving. The police left Taylor to die.https://t.co/M0ebD5zjFd
— L E F T, PhD ⚫️ (@LeftSentThis) July 18, 2020

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4 months ago today, police officers murdered Breonna Taylor. It’s long overdue that her killers be brought to justice. pic.twitter.com/joUevxIHJT
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) July 14, 2020

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For more than 6 minutes, Lionel Morris asked police to let him up. “I can’t breathe,” he said, handcuffed, lying on the ground. “If you can talk, you can breathe,” officers answered. Morris had no pulse when EMTs arrived, and died en route to the hospital. https://t.co/OXxIxPrc6H
— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 30, 2020

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Restrictions on high-speed chases have been implemented for law enforcement agencies across the country, yet CBP still behave recklessly. CBP must be held accountable for the death & damage they cause in our communities. @ACLU_BRC https://t.co/FylDgn410z
— SBCC (@SBCCoalition) July 30, 2020

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July 29, 2020 by V Leigh

The World We Live In

Wage theft is the largest form of theft, by far. And yet, never in history has an employer been dragged away in handcuffs and spent the night in jail for making employees work late off the clock. That’s because the police don’t exist to protect workers from their bosses. pic.twitter.com/w8n1PjYSUI
— Existential Comics (@existentialcoms) May 28, 2020

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In the past 20 years, the wealth of billionaires has gone up 1,130 percent.

Meanwhile, one in three Black and Latino families have zero or negative wealth.

The fight for racial justice is linked to the fight for economic justice. pic.twitter.com/TcmbjB6C0J
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 20, 2020

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Trump’s not only a terrible president, he is a threat to the health of the country. He’s rejected science, downplayed the danger of the virus and promoted quack remedies. Now he is holding an indoor rally without social distancing. For the sake of our health, he must be defeated. https://t.co/GVQ1FIwNAG
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 15, 2020

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As communities across the country unite to protest killing of African Americans at the hands of police, acts of unbridled racism have simultaneously reared up in the form of cars being rammed into protests. https://t.co/kG9k4ATBMK
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) June 15, 2020

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As we now face a mass eviction crisis—remember that per the US Census Bureau America has ~600,000 homeless persons & ~17M vacant homes.

People are homeless not b/c there’s too few homes for the poor, but b/c there’s too much greed from the uber rich.
— Qasim Rashid for Congress (@QasimRashid) June 15, 2020

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In the PGC jail, people who report COVID symptoms are met with derision, indifference, and delays. Nurses and guards routinely ignore even serious symptoms of difficulty breathing and chest pains. #GaspingForJustice pic.twitter.com/qDCE8X3AhO
— Civil Rights Corps (@CivRightsCorps) July 9, 2020

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“Racism is historical… it’s rooted in the past, but you can constantly see it operating in your daily life, and you constantly see how it’s gonna operate tomorrow.” – @jasonreynolds83 and @DrIbram on their approach to teaching the history of racism. pic.twitter.com/4Fhq56mziQ
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 2, 2020

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BAN-DEMIC Living with the Muslim Ban. Join us for a conversation on the racist Muslim + African ban + its impact on our families and communities. Friday, June 26th at 4p PST/ 6pm CST/ 7pm EST. RSVP https://t.co/y0HfidbSf3 #MuslimBan #AfricanBan pic.twitter.com/VJL5cYPH9M
— BAJI (@BAJItweet) June 24, 2020

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This thread has to be read. More than once. https://t.co/NkU1SnFEJw
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 21, 2020

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#RacismIsAVirus

This bigotry is out of hand and is inciting violence against Asian Americans.

WE MUST DO BETTER

See how much damage this kind of rhetoric has already caused here: https://t.co/KMvokTNo94 https://t.co/Guueen5hCM
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) June 23, 2020

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As schools prepare to reopen, we must remove cops from campuses to protect Black girls https://t.co/tStCHjmUht via @usatoday
— Venus Evans-Winters (@DrVEvansWinters) July 8, 2020

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July 29, 2020 by V Leigh

Police are still at it

Investigation launched after Allenton cop filmed kneeling on black man’s neck – Boing Boing https://t.co/YYTyou7fOG via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 13, 2020

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Drivers target Black Lives Matter protesters in ‘horrifying’ spate of attacks https://t.co/c0H6xGYCZt
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 10, 2020

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2 Oklahoma police officers have been charged with second-degree murder after they used Tasers more than 50 times on a man who later died, according to court records https://t.co/ZHHp8FoUPh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 3, 2020

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Tonight Detroit police drove into a group of protesters, then, when they were stopped in the middle of the group, they hit the gas.

🎥: @DJEazyTwist

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— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 29, 2020

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Charged officer says he would not have done anything differently on the night Rayshard Brooks was killed – CNN https://t.co/Zv3zJYzU4i via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 23, 2020

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President of Chicago police union indicates he’d use chokeholds even if the city bans them: “I’m not going to give up my life because of some stupid department policy …” from ⁦@JeremyGorner⁩ and ⁦@MidnoirCowboy⁩ reporting https://t.co/BL8n8t97pm
— Elyssa Cherney (on furlough) (@ElyssaCherney) June 22, 2020

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When Byron Williams died saying ‘I can’t breathe,’ few protested. Now his family is fighting for justice.

Williams, 50, was arrested by Las Vegas police for riding his bicycle without a safety light. Less than an hour later, he was dead.https://t.co/s1UlwDFFjG
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 22, 2020

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Tear gas is WAY more dangerous than the cops say. It can cause long-lasting harm, damages skin, seeps into bystanders’ homes and contaminates what it touches.

Calling it “nonlethal” ignores critical info. We are in the middle of a respiratory pandemic

What you need to know 👇
— Lisa Song (@lisalsong) June 4, 2020

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Federal agent kneels on Portland protester’s back as she screams ‘I can’t breathe’ https://t.co/U3bL7U7wWU via @nypost
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 27, 2020

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July 28, 2020 by V Leigh

What can we do about the racial health inequities emerging amid COVID-19

To all of those now asking:

“What can we do about the racial health inequities emerging amid COVID-19?”

I’m starting a list, right here, that I invite my colleagues to add to.

Because remember, solutions to racism are clear. What we have lacked is courage and political will.
— Rhea Boyd MD, MPH (@RheaBoydMD) June 18, 2020

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COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting Hispanic/Latino populations across the country. A thread.

To see the data, visit our COVID #RacialDataTracker at https://t.co/50v67gWavp.#CRDT #BeAntiracist #COVID #COVID19 #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/4pc9VO3zzF
— Center for Antiracist Research (@AntiracismCtr) June 9, 2020

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In Vermont, those whom this state has categorized as Black or African American constitute just 1% of the total population and account for 10% of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. To see more, visit our COVID #RacialDataTracker at https://t.co/50v67hdLmX.#CRDT pic.twitter.com/8RFIIEywJa
— Center for Antiracist Research (@AntiracismCtr) June 30, 2020

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July 28, 2020 by V Leigh

Don’t Stop Marching

#BlackLivesMatter is a movement launched to challenge and dismantle systemic racism. The anti-LGBTQ hate group Mass Resistance is lying when it uses racist tropes to try to discredit the movement. https://t.co/PCDJYXlJZN
— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) June 30, 2020

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Protests in California escalate after 2 black men were found hanging from trees in 2 separate incidents 2 weeks apart… #victorville #palmdale #RobertFuller #MalcolmHarsch https://t.co/aYScjt7FSZ pic.twitter.com/WqBPGjyEbN
— ✟ Right Scoop ✟ (@trscoop) June 14, 2020

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A St. Louis couple in front of their home tonight as protesters marched past in the city’s Central West End. (photos courtesy @ksdknews partner @BILLGREENBLATT / UPI) #StLouisprotest #STL pic.twitter.com/I7VlUBUhZ2
— Casey Nolen (@CaseyNolen) June 29, 2020

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A grand jury has officially indicted Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William R. Bryan on malice and felony murder charges in the Feb. 23, 2020, death of #AhmaudArbery #11alive pic.twitter.com/y8l1g6Yxgh
— Hope Ford (@hope_iam) June 24, 2020

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The people who brutally murdered Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging have finally been charged.

It shouldn’t have taken four months. It might not have happened at all if people across this country didn’t demand justice.

Don’t stop marching.https://t.co/wCjRjG9BCO
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 24, 2020

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— Mixed Race Studies (@mixed_race) June 21, 2020

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from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: pic.twitter.com/byQ0OknaQ6
— Daryl Hannah (@dhlovelife) July 26, 2020

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Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor and more current news

The St. Louis prosecutor announced that they would not charge Darren Wilson for the murder of Mike Brown.

While we protest against police violence, let us also protest for those who die in custody

Violence against Protesters – Stay Strong in the Streets

ICE is detaining immigrant children in hotels for expedited removals.

It costs an estimated $790 to fully dress a police officer in riot gear.

The World We Live In

Police are still at it

What can we do about the racial health inequities emerging amid COVID-19

Don’t Stop Marching