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Apr 23, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
Breaking story: Maryland’s Attorney General plans to review all in-custody death reports in the state from 2003-2020 following the testimony of Dr. David Fowler in the #DerekChauvin trial. baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-… The news also comes days after the family of #AntonBlack spoke out against Fowler testifying in the #DerekChauvin trial. Black, 19, died in police custody in 2018. His family filed a lawsuit nearly two years later. baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-…
Sep 7, 2020 6 tweets 1 min read
The amount of times I’ve been told as a reporter by residents that Black communities are not used to reporters who look like them telling their stories is truly sad. But we press on. Reporters forget that residents in these communities are well aware of who parachutes in their communities when tragedies happen.