Executive Director @adv_project; Racial Justice Movement lawyer; UPenn Columbia Law; Board: @foe_us, @HillSnowdon; Blame me for my tweets!
Jul 6, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
6 years ago Philando Castile was shot to death by Officer Yanez during a traffic stop. Many of us witnessed the harrowing moments on FB Live. RIP🧵
Philando Castile let Officer Yanez know in advance he had a legal firearm in the car and he wasn’t reaching for it. His girlfriend and her 4-year-old were in the car. But Yanez shot Philando anyway. #howcopsgetoff
Mar 28, 2021 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
A little more about Georgia and #votersuppression. GA is the first state to pass an omnibus voter suppression bill after the 2020 election. It’s not surprising google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
Georgia Republicans decided to go BIG on #VoterSuppression because Trump drew the line in the sand in GA calling on GOP leaders to ignore verified (several times) outcome and just move some votes into his column but they didn’t to save face & their butts they quickly pass SB202
Apr 7, 2020 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Black and Brown people dying at higher rates #coronavirus due to a confluence of issues all created by white supremacy and capitalism. Follow:
People with underlying health conditions are more vulnerable. Black & Brown people have higher rates of diabetes, heart conditions, asthma etc due to lack of access to healthcare that was privatized, healthy food but more exposure to poor environmental conditions #coronavirus