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
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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
William Jefferson Clinton was not our first Black president, Hillary won’t be the second
To set the mood for the subject of this piece, the things we think we hear versus the things that are actually said Continue reading William Jefferson Clinton was not our first Black president, Hillary won’t be the second
The most telling law enforcement quote | #DontrellStephens | #BlackLivesMatter
Sheriff Ric Bradsaw of Palm Beach County, Florida, sums up the ethic employed by police departments across the country: Continue reading The most telling law enforcement quote | #DontrellStephens | #BlackLivesMatter
1.5 million missing Black men: How many innocents?
Can you imagine spending thirteen years in jail for a crime you didn’t commit simply because the exculpatory evidence you might have defended yourself with happened to have been given to someone as a gift? Continue reading 1.5 million missing Black men: How many innocents?
The man who was beaten by #SanBernadino deputies is white. Now what?
Francis Pusok was badly beaten by a group of San Bernadino Sheriff’s deputies, as seen in a video that has, by now, been widely circulated. What many readers and viewers may not realize is that Pusok is white. Continue reading The man who was beaten by #SanBernadino deputies is white. Now what?
UPDATED: #JustusHowell, 17, shot in the back in Zion, Illinois | #BlackLivesMatter
Black Illinois Teen Killed By Police Was Shot In Back | Reuters | April 6, 2015
A black teenager killed by police outside of Chicago over the weekend was shot twice in the back after attempting to steal an illegal handgun, officials and local media said on Monday. Continue reading UPDATED: #JustusHowell, 17, shot in the back in Zion, Illinois | #BlackLivesMatter
POLL: Whites More Likely To OK Police Striking People
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whites in the United States approve of police officers hitting people in far greater numbers than blacks and Hispanics do, at a time when the country is struggling to deal with police use of deadly force against men of color, according to a major American trend survey.
Continue reading POLL: Whites More Likely To OK Police Striking People
From Lena Dunham to Trevor Noah, via Isaiah Washington
Lena Dunham compared her Jewish boyfriend to a dog in a New Yorker piece. Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart’s just-announced replacement, turns out to have tweeted bad sexist and antisemitic cliches. Isaiah Washington, when asked by Don Lemon about Chris Rock getting pulled over three times over seven weeks for “driving while black,” suggested Rock should “adapt.” Continue reading From Lena Dunham to Trevor Noah, via Isaiah Washington