4 yrs ago today Tulsa police officers killed Terence Crutcher, unarmed, not threatening, maybe in need of some help.
Terence left behind a loving family, including his twin sister @TiffanyCrutcher, and a large community of people, especially in North Tulsa. ktul.com/news/local/fam…
City officials promised justice and police reform, but have delivered neither. That fight for justice continues. newsweek.com/tulsa-police-k…
Tulsa, like so many cities across the US, has a long history of abusive policing, especially directed at the Black community and North Tulsa. @hrw documented harmful, discriminatory policing in Tulsa.
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Structural racism, dating back to the 1921 Greenwood Massacre, has harmed Tulsa’s Black community, with high poverty, lack of opportunity, lower life expectancy, leading to calls for investment in the community and reparations for the Massacre.
hrw.org/news/2020/05/2…
Terence Crutcher’s death has inspired a powerful movement for change in Tulsa, seeking police reform and an end to structural racism. terencecrutcherfoundation.org/about-us
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