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The cops killed #MaKhiaBryant, #AndrewBrown, #DaunteWright & #GeorgeFloyd. Anti-Black media played a role in creating the conditions for these murders.

Here's how newsrooms can stop this ongoing harm now: [A Thread]
Begin your reporting and storytelling by starting with the information and care needs of those directly impacted by these deaths and the systemic racism they reflect. (2/10)
Avoid criminalizing those murdered by the police. Especially avoid criminalizing children. Consider people within the context of systems and histories of harm, power, and oppression. (3/10)
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#OTD Fred Hampton was murdered by the US government

Two weeks ahead, the @chicagotribune published "No Quarter for Wild Beasts." (This is a thread y'all.)

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The Tribune called the Panthers “murderous fanatics, who have been persuaded that they have a right to shoot and kill policemen” and said the Black Panthers “should be kept under constant surveillance.”

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“[The Black Panthers] have declared war on society. They therefore have forfeited the right to considerations ordinary violators of the law might claim.” -@chicagotribune

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