🚨Breaking News🚨 Here is my latest @MSFreePress Voices piece! There is a lack of transparency in Mississippi’s police departments that no one is talking about. Shout out to @DonnerKay, @kbrenemen and @AziaCimone for giving me the opportunity!
@MississippiAdos
As Rankin County deputies struggled with Damien Cameron in his grandmother’s home, he was heard screaming “I can’t breathe” in a back room before his grandmother found him unresponsive in her front yard.
The Cameron family sought clarity from law-enforcement officials to no avail. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said that it will not comment on an ongoing investigation and that it will “turn over all investigative findings to the district attorney for review.”
The Rankin County Sheriff’s Office now says the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is now investigating the case and is “not able to comment further at this time.”
“Robert Loggins died in police custody at the Grenada County Police Department at 6:04 p.m. on Nov. 29, 2018. A jailhouse video, which the MS Center for Investigative Reporting published, shows several officers kneeling on the neck and back of Loggins while he was handcuffed.”
“authorities ruled the death an accident, blaming the methamphetamine he took; however, renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden concluded the death was a homicide, saying the methamphetamine was not a fatal amount.” (Sound familiar?)
“Ironically, Robert’s older sister Debbie Loggins also died in Grenada County Police custody in 2005. Qualified immunity kept prosecutors from convicting the officers involved in her death.”
activists and community leaders are scrutinizing law enforcement’s use of deadly force.ADOS Mississippi, Mississippi Rising Coalition, SURJ and BLM Mississippi recently formed a coalition focused on seeking policies to limit the scope of personnel exemptions among law-enforcement
“Police departments usually cite “investigative material” in the Mississippi Public Records Act when they want to withhold information from the public.”

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3 Nov
One of the most disheartening aspects of our #JUSTICE4LAMELLO protest were the racist hecklers who flipped me off and called me a n***er as I held a photo of the slain 3 month old baby.
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This is a stain on the @CityofGulfport. Gulfport Police Chief Chris Ryle has shown a pattern of citing “investigative material” when asked to provide public records requests regarding police involved shootings. I have obtained the General Orders via MBI.

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I cited several violations of police policy by law enforcement agencies regarding de-escalation procedures and deadly use of force. The lack of transparency surrounding the shooting of 3 month old #LaMelloParker raises grave concerns for lawmakers community leaders.
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Can we all have a serious bipartisan conversation around the history of immigration in America and it’s impact on #ADOS? The Immigration Act of 1864 was one of Lincoln’s most signature pieces of legislation prior to the #EmacipationProclomation of 1865.

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“This law legalized and bureaucratized labor recruitment practices similar to indentured servitude to encourage immigration to the United States and economic development.”
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30 Oct
Shout out to @AziaCimone @TorshetaJ
Deanna Tisdale-Johnson @DonnerKay @kimberlydgriffi, and so many more who helped to contribute to this series! These testimonies make the case for the need for a comprehensive federal #reparations claim that is specific to #ADOS communities.
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School segregation is still present in the communities of Noxubee County Mississippi. @MississippiAdos

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26 Jun
On July 10, 1887, the grand jury of Hinds County, MS released a report revealing the horrific conditions state prisoners endured under convict leasing-a system that permitted private companies to lease prisoners from the state to labor for no pay.
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The grand jury observed that many prisoners who had been leased were emaciated and malnourished because the leasing companies did not provide adequate food.
Investigators also noted that many prisoners exhibited scars and blisters indicating they had been severely beaten, and showed signs of health conditions like tuberculosis and frostbite.
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17 Apr
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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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.
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Mississippi was awarded $200 million dollars in a the #CoronavirusReliefBill for rental assistance. The state has 5 months to use this funding or it will go back to the Federal government. If you know anyone that is interested please call MS Rental Assistance
1-601-718-4642.
If you are a Mississippi renter who has not been able to make rent payments due to COVID-19, you may qualify for the RentalAssistance for Mississippians Program (RAMP). RAMP can provide up to 15 months of rental and utility assistance to eligible renters.
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The number to the RAMP portal is 1-888-725-0063.
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