Tag Archives: BlackLivesMatter

Bernie Sanders’ approaches to institutional racism, brutality & inequality parallel MLK’s | Blog#42

Bernie Sanders has given a flurry of speeches throughout the Deep South. One of them was to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Bernie Sanders was on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd on Sunday, Continue reading Bernie Sanders’ approaches to institutional racism, brutality & inequality parallel MLK’s | Blog#42

Close Angola and Rikers prisons: End long-term solitary confinement | Justice on Blog#42

In Hellhole, Dr. Atul Gawande writes:

“Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just in the trivial sense that we like company, and not just in the obvious sense that we each depend on others. We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people.”

Continue reading Close Angola and Rikers prisons: End long-term solitary confinement | Justice on Blog#42

#Updated: 13 Cleveland PD officers should have been tried for lynching | #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42 | #Brelo

**Updated: May 25, 2015

#AlesiaThomas died at the hands of the #LAPD | #BlackWomensLivesMatter on Blog#42

Alesia Thomas is one of many women who, in the last several years, have met a brutal death in the custody of police. The officers involved in Thomas’ arrest are now on trial in Los Angeles. While Thomas’ case is receiving local coverage, it hasn’t garnered much publicity outside of California. Continue reading #AlesiaThomas died at the hands of the #LAPD | #BlackWomensLivesMatter on Blog#42

Undercover cop chases and grabs teen in Manhattan – NY Daily News | #BlackWomensLivesMatter

This is what boys and girls of color of all ages know they risk having to endure. This girl may well have escaped the fate of Kalief Browder, thanks to a group of courageous, caring women in her community. This is not a new phenomenon. Continue reading Undercover cop chases and grabs teen in Manhattan – NY Daily News | #BlackWomensLivesMatter

“Excited delirium” as a cause of death is bunk! | #NatashaMcKenna | #BlackWomensLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter

A mentally-ill person in crisis shouldn’t end up in jail. It isn’t the appropriate placement for someone in such a condition. That Natasha McKenna ended up in jail was bad enough. Continue reading “Excited delirium” as a cause of death is bunk! | #NatashaMcKenna | #BlackWomensLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter