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#TyreNichols should still be alive.
#BreonnaTaylor should be alive.
#GeorgeFloyd should be alive.
#DuanteWright should be alive.
#FantaBility should be alive.
#TamirRice should be alive.
#LaquanMcDonald should be alive.
#SandraBland should be alive.
#SayTheirNames
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#BreonnaTaylor should be alive.
#GeorgeFloyd should be alive.
#DuanteWright should be alive.
#FantaBility should be alive.
#TamirRice should be alive.
#LaquanMcDonald should be alive.
#SandraBland should be alive.
#SayTheirNames
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#AtatianaJefferson should still be alive.
#StephonClark should be alive.
#FreddieGray should be alive.
#BothamJean should be alive.
#PhilandoCastille should be alive.
#MichaelBrown should be alive.
#EricGarner should be alive.
#AltonSterling should be alive.
#SayTheirNames
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#StephonClark should be alive.
#FreddieGray should be alive.
#BothamJean should be alive.
#PhilandoCastille should be alive.
#MichaelBrown should be alive.
#EricGarner should be alive.
#AltonSterling should be alive.
#SayTheirNames
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All these people in mental health crises I reported on should still be alive today. They or their families called police for help.
#MichelleCusseaux
#TanishaAnderson
#JanishaFonville
#MaKiaBryant
#WalterWallace
#DanielPrude
#AaronLynch
#PorterBurks
#SayTheirNames
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#MichelleCusseaux
#TanishaAnderson
#JanishaFonville
#MaKiaBryant
#WalterWallace
#DanielPrude
#AaronLynch
#PorterBurks
#SayTheirNames
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Blame the coin shortage, but this guy obviously hasnât heard of white supremacist slave holder Thomas Jefferson who also had kids with a Black woman.
Yes, @gophawaii, letâs get to know Republican candidate and proud boy Nick Ochs, Trumpâs 2016 Hawaii campaign vice chair, whose social media history includes posting video of himself urinating into Hawaiiâs volcanos and calling a victim of police brutality a âpiece of shit.â 
Trumpâs 2016 vice chair for Hawaii, Nick Ochs, posted a Facebook video of himself urinating into a Hawaiian volcano. Many Hawaiians believe the volcanoes are sacred and should be respected. Nick Ochs is a Republican candidate backed by @gophawaii. He is also a Proud Boy.
@tylereifert used the NFLâs helmet decal provision to list David Dornâs name which has been used by white nationalists online as anti-Black whataboutism to dismiss police brutality protests and victims.
NFL exec Anna Isaacson said the decals âamplify its social justice initiativesâ and players can âselect a *victim of systematic racism* who is not representedâ on an NFL provided list.
@tylereifert & @AIfromBK, please explain how David Dorn is a victim of systemic racism.
@tylereifert & @AIfromBK, please explain how David Dorn is a victim of systemic racism.
While David Dornâs name has been co-opted by Trump and white nationalists to dismiss victims and protesters of police brutality, his daughters say Dorn wouldnât want to be politicized, and disagreed with Trumpâs attacks on Colin Kaepernick.
Tyler and the NFL need to explain.
Tyler and the NFL need to explain.
Council vote fails to settle #AltonSterling wrongful death civil suit in Baton Rouge.
The metro council held a virtual meeting and only 1 white council member would vote to approve the settlement in the death of Alton Sterling.
The metro council held a virtual meeting and only 1 white council member would vote to approve the settlement in the death of Alton Sterling.
This council has failed the people of Baton Rouge, and racism will ultimately cost the city millions more than the $5 million brought by Councilwoman Chauna Banks today.
This one incident had cost us millions in police overtime, and hundreds of thousands in legal fees and counting. This case has also stained the image of Baton Rouge to the nation and this council is responsible for that.
Getting into a car is not a capital crime.
The police cannot continue to act as judge, jury, and executioner.
#BlackLivesMatter
#JacobBlake
The police cannot continue to act as judge, jury, and executioner.
#BlackLivesMatter
#JacobBlake
Passing a counterfeit bill is not a capital crime.
The police cannot continue to act as judge, jury, and executioner.
#BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd
The police cannot continue to act as judge, jury, and executioner.
#BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd
Sleeping in your home is not a capital crime.
The police cannot continue to act as judge, jury, and executioner.
#BlackLivesMatter
#BreonnaTaylor
The police cannot continue to act as judge, jury, and executioner.
#BlackLivesMatter
#BreonnaTaylor
I'm tellin' you man, black folks, black Muslims, Arabs, Desis, Mexicans, etc., are out in the streets dancing to a tune so loud, they don't even know what key it's in. Because of this, many are unwilling and unable to acknowledge the main reason why
the death of #GeorgeFloyd has gone global, has gone viral, is because Chuck authorized it to go viral. The liberal wing of Chuck has authorized outrage over the death of a black man even though we've been dying at the hands of white cops and black hoodlums for decades!
The question I have is why did not white liberals authorize riots and protests when they killed #CliffordGlover, #ClaudeReese, #RandyEvans, #YvonneSmallwood, #AmadouDiallo, #SeanBell, #OscarGrant, #TrayvonMartin, #JordanDavis, #JonathanFerrell, #AiyanaJones,
THREAD on #BLM
Tho I'm Latina, I know I have privilege as a white person because I can do all of these things without thinking twice:
I can go birding (#ChristianCooper)
I can go jogging (#AmaudArbery)
I can relax in my own home (#BothemSean & #AtatianaJefferson)
Tho I'm Latina, I know I have privilege as a white person because I can do all of these things without thinking twice:
I can go birding (#ChristianCooper)
I can go jogging (#AmaudArbery)
I can relax in my own home (#BothemSean & #AtatianaJefferson)
I can ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride)
I can have a cellphone (#StephonClark)
I can leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards)
I can play loud music (#JordanDavis)
I can sell CDs (#AltonSterling)
I can sleep (#AiyanaJones)
I can have a cellphone (#StephonClark)
I can leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards)
I can play loud music (#JordanDavis)
I can sell CDs (#AltonSterling)
I can sleep (#AiyanaJones)
I can walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown)
I can play like a child (#TamirRice)
I can go to church (#Charleston9)
I can walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin)
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party (#SeanBell)
I can party on New Years (#OscarGrant)
I can play like a child (#TamirRice)
I can go to church (#Charleston9)
I can walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin)
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party (#SeanBell)
I can party on New Years (#OscarGrant)
Say every one of their namesâThen #SayTheirNames again.
It matters.
Beloved children, spouses, mothers, fathers, friends, co-workers, neighbors.
Denial of racism IS racism
Silence IS compliance
#BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd
#BlackOutTuesday, no commentary neededâA Thread
It matters.
Beloved children, spouses, mothers, fathers, friends, co-workers, neighbors.
Denial of racism IS racism
Silence IS compliance
#BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd
#BlackOutTuesday, no commentary neededâA Thread
#GEORGEFLOYD, 46 â911 call from a grocery worker claiming an attempted forgery.
Responding LEO w/17 previous infractions held him down for 9 minutes by the neck as 2 LEOs assisted & 1 did nothing.
His life drained out of him as he said #ICantBreathe
4 Officers firedâ1 charged.
Responding LEO w/17 previous infractions held him down for 9 minutes by the neck as 2 LEOs assisted & 1 did nothing.
His life drained out of him as he said #ICantBreathe
4 Officers firedâ1 charged.
#AHMAUDARBERY, 25âJogging, hunted down & shot by 2 men while a 3rd videotaped the murder. They claimed they suspected him of a burglary. Homeowner of house being built states nothing was taken.
2 men charged with murder & aggravated assault. Videotaper claims bystanderâPending.
2 men charged with murder & aggravated assault. Videotaper claims bystanderâPending.
You want to know why Black people are angry...
We canât be handcuffed and put in the police car unless we are dead (#GeorgeFloyd)
We canât go bird watching in Central Park (#ChristianCooper)
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât be handcuffed and put in the police car unless we are dead (#GeorgeFloyd)
We canât go bird watching in Central Park (#ChristianCooper)
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis)
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We canât sleep (#AiyanaJones)
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
We canât play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We canât sleep (#AiyanaJones)
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
We canât play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
I have privilege as a white person because I can do all of these things without thinking twice:
I can go birding #ChristianCooper
I can go jogging #AmaudArbery
I can relax in the comfort of my own home #BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson
#BlackLivesMatter
I can go birding #ChristianCooper
I can go jogging #AmaudArbery
I can relax in the comfort of my own home #BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson
#BlackLivesMatter
I can ask for help after being in a car crash #JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride
I can have a cellphone #StephonClark
I can leave a party to get to safety #JordanEdwards
I can play loud music #JordanDavis
I can sell CDs #AltonSterling
I can sleep #AiyanaJones
I can have a cellphone #StephonClark
I can leave a party to get to safety #JordanEdwards
I can play loud music #JordanDavis
I can sell CDs #AltonSterling
I can sleep #AiyanaJones
I can walk from the corner store #MikeBrown
I can play cops and robbers #TamirRice
I can go to church #Charleston9
I can walk home with Skittles #TrayvonMartin
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party #SeanBell
I can party on New Years #OscarGrant
I can play cops and robbers #TamirRice
I can go to church #Charleston9
I can walk home with Skittles #TrayvonMartin
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party #SeanBell
I can party on New Years #OscarGrant
1) I have privilege as a White person because I can do all of these things without thinking twice about it...
I can go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
I can relax in the comfort of my own home (#BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson).
I can go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
I can relax in the comfort of my own home (#BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson).
2)I can ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
I can have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
I can leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
I can play loud music (#JordanDavis)
I can sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
I can sleep (#AiyanaJones)
I can have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
I can leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
I can play loud music (#JordanDavis)
I can sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
I can sleep (#AiyanaJones)
3) I can walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
I can play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
I can go to church (#Charleston9).
I can walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party (#SeanBell).
I can play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
I can go to church (#Charleston9).
I can walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party (#SeanBell).
#BEingBlack in AmeriKKKa
We canât go jogging:
#AmaudArbery
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes:
#BothamJean and #AtatianaJefferson
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash #JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride
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We canât go jogging:
#AmaudArbery
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes:
#BothamJean and #AtatianaJefferson
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash #JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride
1/7
We can't have a cellphone:
#StephonClark
We can't leave a party to get to safety:
#JordanEdwards
We can't play loud music:
#JordanDavis
We canât walk home from the store:
#TrayvonMartin
#BeingBlack
2/7
#StephonClark
We can't leave a party to get to safety:
#JordanEdwards
We can't play loud music:
#JordanDavis
We canât walk home from the store:
#TrayvonMartin
#BeingBlack
2/7
We canât sell CD's:
#AltonSterling
We canât sleep:
#AiyanaJones
We canât walk down the street:
#MikeBrown
Our children canât play with toys: #TamirRice
We canât go to church:
#Charleston9
We canât party on New Years:
#OscarGrant
#BeingBlack
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#AltonSterling
We canât sleep:
#AiyanaJones
We canât walk down the street:
#MikeBrown
Our children canât play with toys: #TamirRice
We canât go to church:
#Charleston9
We canât party on New Years:
#OscarGrant
#BeingBlack
3/7
If you are a Christian that means you're a person of freedom & justice. I want to see other ppl fighting for the justice of unarmed black men being hunted down and slaughtered.
(I donât know who created this, but I'd like to credit the original author if anyone knows.)
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(I donât know who created this, but I'd like to credit the original author if anyone knows.)
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This next part is not my post and the person who posted it was not tagged:
Black people are so tired. đ
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson).
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Black people are so tired. đ
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson).
(2/9)
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #Renisha McBride).
We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
(3/9)
We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
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Black people are so tired. đ And tired of being victim-blamed for our own murders.
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson)
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson)
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We canât sleep (#AiyanaJones)
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
We canât play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
We canât walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
We canât play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
We canât walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
A Tweetstorm!
Black people are so tired. đ. I am soooo tired.
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
Black people are so tired. đ. I am soooo tired.
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
2/ We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We canât sleep (#AiyanaJones)
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We canât sleep (#AiyanaJones)
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
3/ We canât play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
We canât walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
We canât hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party (#SeanBell).
We canât party on New Years (#OscarGrant).
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
We canât walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
We canât hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party (#SeanBell).
We canât party on New Years (#OscarGrant).
Black people are so tired. đ
A Roll Call Repost
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #Renisha McBride).
1/7
A Roll Call Repost
We canât go jogging (#AmaudArbery).
We canât relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #Renisha McBride).
1/7
We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We canât sleep (#AiyanaJones)
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
2/7
We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).
We canât sell CD's (#AltonSterling).
We canât sleep (#AiyanaJones)
We canât walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).
2/7
We canât play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
We canât walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
We canât hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party (#SeanBell).
We canât party on New Years (#OscarGrant).
3/7
We canât go to church (#Charleston9).
We canât walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).
We canât hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party (#SeanBell).
We canât party on New Years (#OscarGrant).
3/7
We offer condolences to #AltonSterling 's loved ones on the anniversary of his death. A father of five, Alton Sterling was killed two years ago.
The officer who fatally shot Mr. Sterling was fired in March, after 20 months of paid leave. The other officer received a 3-day suspension. These were the first consequences of any kind they faced; officials failed to bring criminal charges against them. nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/âŠ
The footage of Mr. Sterlingâs death makes painfully clear the numerous ways that the officers needlessly ended a manâs life. At LDF, we work every day to reform police departments across the country and honor #AltonSterling's memory. #SayHisName
This bill to change the California police deadly force standard is the most important legislation to address police violence in America right now. cnn.com/2018/04/03/us/âŠ
The first part of the bill limits deadly force to cases âwhere necessaryâ after all reasonable alternatives are exhausted. There are currently 4 states with similar (but not as strong) laws in place: DE, IA, TN and RI. They have 20% fewer killings by police than other states.
Police departments that have adopted this standard in their use of force policies (even where itâs not required by state law) have 25% fewer killings by police. Significant.
Letâs take a moment to examine how insanely biased the Louisiana Attorney Generalâs full report on the #AltonSterling case is. A thread. scribd.com/document/37496âŠ
Thereâs a whole section on Sterlingâs âHistory with Law Enforcementâ which they say âreflects his failure to submit to lawful arrest while he was armed with a dangerous weapon.â They didnât include anything about the officers who killed him. So letâs do some digging...
Both of the officers who killed #AltonSterling had a history of violence against black men. Why wasnât any of this included given they are the suspects in this homicide investigation? joincampaignzero.org/s/Campaign-ZerâŠ
A group of Black students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High called a press conference today to say they have concerns that may not mirror those of their white peers. And that the media should listen. #MSDStrong
Kai says while some might feel comfort to have more police officers at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, he does not. He says it's intimidating & that black students will face most of the consequences of an overmilitarized predominantly white school.
Tyah-Amoy a Marjorie Stoneman Douglas student said conversations about gun violence have to include police violence. She asked, the same people who showed up for #MarchForOurLives--will they show up for #StephonClark? #AltonSterling? #SandraBland?
