FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY #SandraBland was found hanged in a Waller County jail cell in #TX10.
Say her name and continue to fight for justice! #BlackLivesMatter
A THREAD:
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At 28, #SandraBland was one of 5 sisters from IL, a graduate of the HBCU @PVAMU where she played trombone, worked as a summer counselor, & volunteered for a senior citizens advocacy.
Throughout 2015, she was passionately outspoken on social media condemning police brutality.
On July 10th, 2015, #SandraBland was driving to @PVAMU to begin a summer program associate job when she was pulled over & brutally arrested for *failure to signal*. Like #GeorgeFloyd, Bland experienced a crushing knee to the neck.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
The arresting State Trooper Brian Encinia [a white man], was indicted and fired for falsifying his report, but this misdemeanor charge was dropped after he agreed to no longer work in law enforcement.
texastribune.org/2017/09/16/tro…
Let’s be clear, #SandraBland should have NEVER been in jail. After 3 brutal days in the Waller County jail, #SandraBland was found hanged in her cell, and many questions still remain.
nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/…
The theft of #SandraBland’s life has made a lasting impact on @PVAMU where she is mourned & honored to this day. #TX10
Built on a fmr. slave plantation, Texas’ 2nd oldest higher ed institution thrives despite decades of racist policing & voter disenfranchisement.
The @PVAMU community has a long history of fighting & *winning* major battles that impact students nationwide: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symm_v._U…
Our campaign joined the long struggle for racial justice in Waller County back in 2017-2018 when GOP county officials attempted to suppress the vote by putting up ridiculous obstacles for thousands of @PVAMU’s predominately Black students. #TX10
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/…
Today, we’re reaffirming our commitments to remember #SandraBland, to fight against racist policing & institutional racism & to continue fighting alongside our Waller County neighbors for a better world. #TX10
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