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Horrific: At 37-weeks pregnant, Vivian Hathorn called 911 when her car's accelerator stuck at 90 mph.
A white Brookhaven officer arrived, drew a gun, pulled her out, pushed her to the ground on her stomach & handcuffed her.
Hathorn went into early labor.mississippifreepress.org/20757/brookhav…
A white Brookhaven officer arrived, drew a gun, pulled her out, pushed her to the ground on her stomach & handcuffed her.
Hathorn went into early labor.mississippifreepress.org/20757/brookhav…
From Lawanda Dickens: "African American Police Chief Kenny Collins says that his town, Brookhaven, Miss., does not have a race problem. ... Chief Collins supported Officer Jackson, who faced no disciplinary action and still remains on the police force."mississippifreepress.org/20757/brookhav…
This #MFPVoices piece comes in the wake of reporting on D'Monterrio Gibson, the Black FedEx driver who was making deliveries in Brookhaven when he alleges two white men chased him and one began shooting at his delivery vehicle.mississippifreepress.org/20519/black-fe…
The definition of #EnvironmentalRacism: (noun) A type of racism perpetrated by the disproportionate location of environmental hazards near economically and socially disadvantaged areas”.
#ADOS✊🏾
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#ADOS✊🏾
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This type of targeted neglect has led to #NeglectedTropicalDiseases that have led to the underlying conditions of #COVID19 in #ADOS✊🏾communities throughout America; specifically the southern states.
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What were once known as #NeglectedInfectiousDiseases in impoverished Third World communities are now know as #NeglectedTropicalDiseases that impact historically neglected #ADOS❤️communities throughout the South and in impoverished areas in America.
