January 9, 2020 by V Leigh

For a black person to say, “Black is Beautiful,” a white person first said, “Black is Not Beautiful.”

Black drivers in California are 2.5x more likely to be stopped by police than white people, says a study on racial profiling — and 3x more likely to have a gun pointed at them.

Black people were overrepresented in police stops by:
▪️ 3x in Los Angeles
▪️ 5x in San Francisco pic.twitter.com/c21x6cER6g

— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 3, 2020

Undoubtedly police brutality is causing us alot of money than we think. Kindly watch retweet, like and let's talk about it, its our money 😡😡😡#PoliceBrutality #Police #Blacktwitter #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitterMovement pic.twitter.com/RjwLKzF0IL

— Black Barriers (Stop🚫Racism🚫PoliceBrutalty🚫) (@BlackBarriers) January 5, 2020

Doctors are less likely to prescribe narcotics if a patient is black, and new analysis finds this racial bias has saved thousands of lives.https://t.co/ISf92UxqCy pic.twitter.com/QUPiigSvN8

— TPR News (@TPRNews) January 4, 2020

I guess medical racism and negligence is finally good for something. pic.twitter.com/5BoNJdvZ99

— Benjamin Young Savage (ᐱᓐᒋᐱᓐ) (@benjancewicz) January 5, 2020

For a black person to say, “Black is Beautiful,” a white person first said, “Black is Not Beautiful."
For a black person to say, “Black Lives Matter,” a white person first said, “Black Lives Do Not Matter.”https://t.co/IUjmss2IMy

— Christa Lax (@chrixxlax) January 7, 2020

January 6, 2020 by V Leigh

DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter: ‘It changed the country’

Black Lives Matter didn’t just start with a hashtag. It started with a long history of discriminatory policing, segregated Black neighborhoods left abandoned, and state-sanctioned violence. https://t.co/82hVaTSFfk

— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) January 1, 2020

"From Black Lives Matter and #MeToo to school climate strikes, the power of popular movements can no longer be ignored." https://t.co/3ZGH9jgxm3

— MoveOn (@MoveOn) December 30, 2019

Glad to see Colin Kaepernick's protest and Black Lives Matter identified among the "best leadership moments" of the decade.

From the Civil Right Movement to protests of today, Black activism has always been a powerful force in moving our country forward.https://t.co/mJycSnCq3u

— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) December 31, 2019

DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter: 'It changed the country' https://t.co/PteoCLo7E0

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 30, 2019

January 5, 2020 by V Leigh

The Dire Consequences of Trump’s Suleimani Decision

Trump has managed to get disparate groups inside #Iran who have little to otherwise agree on to rally around the flag.

Millions of Iranians are out on the streets now to commend and mourn a commander of the same Revolutionary Guard which cracked down on major unrest weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/cWw47DNn7e

— Mohammad Ali Shabani (@mashabani) January 5, 2020

My take on the probability of war with Iran.

Opinion | The Dire Consequences of Trump’s Suleimani Decision – The New York Times https://t.co/7AG9p1GvNa

— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) January 4, 2020

New York Times: When Trump made the decision to assassinate General Suleimani, top Pentagon officials were stunned. One official described the intelligence as "thin" and said an attack was "not imminent."https://t.co/YqBMp0ywNy

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 5, 2020

January 4, 2020 by V Leigh

Australia’s fires could change the country forever

On January 4, three fires in Australia combined to create one of the largest fires in Victoria state so far. The massive blaze currently spans more than 23 square miles, making it larger than the NYC borough of Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/ZPLfAPiONp

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 4, 2020

We're literally watching species go extinct in real time during these Australian bushfireshttps://t.co/7iqvmqjhzG

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) January 4, 2020

We’re seeing it in Australia.
We’re seeing it in California.

Our entire planet is in the midst of a climate crisis. There is already devastating, irreversible damage happening. We must act swiftly to combat it. https://t.co/kPhVFcb6Dy

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 4, 2020

"We’ve never seen fires like this, not to this extent, not all at once, and the reservoir of animals that could come and repopulate the areas, they may not be there," one research fellow said. "It really is an ecological Armageddon."https://t.co/NA9dp45LfJ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 4, 2020

Australia's fires could change the country forever. https://t.co/muzpkcyRBr

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 4, 2020

January 1, 2020 by V Leigh

US Mass Shooting Reach Record in 2019

“This seems to be the age of mass shootings.” https://t.co/X3y6CGG4ak

— Slate (@Slate) December 29, 2019

December 29, 2019 by V Leigh

The amount of money cities spend on anti homeless architecture is much, much more than it would cost to provide everyone with housing..

deterrence of homeless seeking shelter from rain under bridges pic.twitter.com/tFN3Uwkbrv

— Garland 🌏🕊 Tulsi 🕊🌍 (@Inartica) December 24, 2019

The amount of money cities spend on anti homeless architecture is much, much more than it would cost to provide everyone with a house. They choose to punish the poorest people in our society not to save money but purely because they believe that homeless people deserve to suffer. https://t.co/SmtWdVwWZy

— Lapis🌹🦋 (@DegenerateThing) December 27, 2019

This infuriates my soul…can’t use the money to help the homeless so ya use it to build fucking SPIKES. Y’all really treat homeless people like dirt, yo. https://t.co/eESTRbA0So

— tori @ 2020 vision 👀 (@torimani_) December 27, 2019

homeless spikes gets the most results…also try homeless architecture. pic.twitter.com/MOkURLCuDL

— Garland 🌏🕊 Tulsi 🕊🌍 (@Inartica) December 24, 2019

"Anti-homeless" hostile architecture, a thread.

Toronto. These devices (left) keep homeless people from sleeping on the grates to avoid freezing to death (right). pic.twitter.com/3oxWOLRHJn

— Chad Loder (@chadloder) December 28, 2019

Calgary. @isaacazuelos documented the whimsical, brightly colored anti-homeless architecture in his neighborhood with the caption:

"When you’re inclusive but still hate the poor." pic.twitter.com/a6mXaakJvH

— Chad Loder (@chadloder) December 28, 2019

Los Angeles. The city calls these "arm-rests".

More homeless people die from hypothermia in Los Angeles than in New York or San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/GwgIHtTaDL

— Chad Loder (@chadloder) December 28, 2019

December 25, 2019 by V Leigh

Now Chrystul Kizer, who was 16 when she met Volar, is accused of murdering her alleged sex trafficker. She faces life in prison.

Her name is Chrystul Kizer & she was raped & trafficked by this man for years. She’s now facing life in prison for defending herself against her attacker.

This case needs national attention. Free Chrystul Kizer. https://t.co/0QubPAshqn

— Simar Ahluwalia (@sahluwal) December 17, 2019

Police and prosecutors knew Randy Volar, a 34-year-old white man, was abusing underage black girls.

They arrested him — and released him on the same day.

Three months went by.

Then one of the girls, Chrystul Kizer, allegedly shot him in the head. https://t.co/ZDtKcYyqsa

— Jessica Contrera (@mjcontrera) December 17, 2019

Now Chrystul Kizer, who was 16 when she met Volar, is accused of murdering her alleged sex trafficker.

She faces life in prison. https://t.co/HUIHL22n6P

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 17, 2019

December 24, 2019 by V Leigh

Medical care for immigrants held in ICE jails

When the government sends dudes decked out like the military to arrest doctors trying to give free vaccines to save lives, you are not living in a free country by and for the people. https://t.co/pMNdXQFr75

— Jenn Budd 🆘 (@BuddJenn) December 11, 2019

In ICE detention, I’ve seen: multiple detainees taken off psych meds & accused of ‘malingering,’ then have a psychotic break & be hospitalized; detainees with insanely high blood pressure being given Benadryl for anxiety (?) instead of being rushed to hospital; infected catheters https://t.co/mtpwwkJw2n

— Erika, Esq. (@eeerox) December 13, 2019

Immigrants held in ICE jails received medical care so bad it resulted in 2 preventable surgeries, inc. an 8-yr-old who had to have part of his forehead removed, & contributed to 4 deaths, according to a complaint from a whistleblower.

My investigation: https://t.co/ugsJE9eRC2

— Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) December 12, 2019

December 23, 2019 by V Leigh

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S.

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S. – https://t.co/W6aUZd4o2m

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) December 11, 2019

What a financial advisor’s boss told him about a prospective client – a black woman who won a nearly $400k wrongful death settlement for her son:
“You’re not investing a dime for this lady…This is not money she respects. She didn’t earn it.”

No words. https://t.co/UaISIDrSdg

— Kimberly Atkins (@KimberlyEAtkins) December 11, 2019

I’m going to nickname @sunny, “Job,” because this required biblical patience between Meghan McCain’s rudeness and Abby Huntsman coming with the but-America-elected-a-black-president as evidence Kamala Harris didn’t face racism and sexism. Whew, chile.

pic.twitter.com/yPb3uaQ2gA

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 11, 2019

"The white-supremacy movement did not hijack the memory of the Confederacy; in many ways, the modern white-supremacist movement evolved out of the failed Confederate movement. Confederate veterans were rarely embarrassed when called white supremacists."https://t.co/AhllzEBnH3

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) December 10, 2019

Prosecutor: Racist Memes Poisoned Killer’s Mind.
A prosecutor says racist memes poisoned the mind of Sean Urbanski, motivating him to fatally stab black college student Richard Collins III on the University of Maryland's campus. #RichardCollinsIII https://t.co/UFDzEzDvss

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) December 12, 2019

A man broke into a dormitory at a Jewish university and set fires, using matches intended for lighting a Hanukkah menorah, the fire commissioner said https://t.co/sW1aqede7T

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 21, 2019

Iowa woman ran down Hispanic teen with SUV because of her ethnicity, police said https://t.co/9lShmZ3u6O

— glenn robinson (@glncv) December 21, 2019

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For a black person to say, “Black is Beautiful,” a white person first said, “Black is Not Beautiful.”

DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter: ‘It changed the country’

The Dire Consequences of Trump’s Suleimani Decision

Australia’s fires could change the country forever

US Mass Shooting Reach Record in 2019

The amount of money cities spend on anti homeless architecture is much, much more than it would cost to provide everyone with housing..

Now Chrystul Kizer, who was 16 when she met Volar, is accused of murdering her alleged sex trafficker. She faces life in prison.

Medical care for immigrants held in ICE jails

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S.