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Families Of Police Brutality Victims Continue To Endorse Presidential Candidates
Family members of police brutality victims are letting their voices be heard in the midst of the presidential election. Trayvon Martin‘s mother Sybrina Fulton wrote an op-ed for CNN saying that she...
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#SayHerName: Texas Trooper Who Pulled Over Sandra Bland Has Finally Been Fired
Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty Brian Encinia, the Texas trooper responsible for arresting Sandra Bland, has finally been fired, says the Associated Press. In his letter of termination, Director Steve...
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Former Texas Officer Who Arrested Sandra Bland Pleads Not Guilty In Perjury Case
Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty The former Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland has pleaded not guilty on perjury charges, NPR reports. Brian Encinia entered his innocent plea on Tuesday evening with...
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Evening Minute: FLOTUS To Give Commencement Speeches At Three Schools This...
FLOTUS To Give Commencement Speeches At Three Schools This Spring Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty With graduation season around the corner, some lucky students be blessed with one special speaker:...
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#SayHerName: Family Says Their Daughter Did Not Commit Suicide In Her LA Jail...
Arrested by #Lapd Wakiesha Wilson dies in jail. Officials say it was suicide. At 11pm why her family doesn't buy it. pic.twitter.com/lhb4O5Zrcp — Leanne Suter (@abc7leanne) April 2, 2016 Another day,...
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MORNING MINUTE: Teens Are Setting Themselves On Fire (Again) Because…Social...
Teens Are Setting Themselves On Fire (Again) Because…Social Media The great thing about social media is that it encourages connectivity and it can help you to foster relationships around the world. A...
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Texas Jail Where Sandra Bland Died Should Be Shut Down, Report Suggests
Source: NewsOne Screenshots / NewsOne Now A new report calls for the Texas jail that 28-year-old Sandra Bland died in last summer to be shut down and a new facility with more space be rebuilt to take...
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Evening Minute: Sandra Bland’s Mother Gives Powerful Speech To Congressional...
Sandra Bland’s Mother Gives Heartbreaking Speech To Congressional Leaders Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old Black woman who suspiciously died in a Texas jail cell last...
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Caucus Meets To Discuss Issues Plaguing Black Women In America
Source: Joshua Lott / Getty One of the saddest trends in this country is reacting to an ongoing issue, after a life has been lost. Working to prevent this and address other issues facing young Black...
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#SayHerName: Texas Woman Pronounced Dead After Spending Two Weeks In Jail...
Source: Darrin Klimek / Getty Images This is a developing story. A 22-year-old single mother from Texas is dead after spending two weeks in jail, local KHOU news team reports. Symone Marshall moved to...
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#SayHerName: May 19 Is National Day of Action to End State Violence Against...
Source: Jonathan Gibby / Getty While at times it may seem that police brutality and violence is only a Black man’s issue, the second annual National Day of Action to End State Violence Against Black...
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When The Blood Of Our People Is Spilled On Our Timelines: Why Violent, Viral...
It’s been a profoundly difficult few days for Black Americans, not only with the news of our people under attack, but when the blood of our brothers and sisters is literally flowing on our timelines....
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A Year Without Sandy: What Sandra Bland Taught Us About Life & Death In America
One year after Sandra Bland was found dead in her jail cell in Waller County, Texas, America finds itself at a crossroads. In the wake of intense violence nationwide, we must decide now if we are...
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#SayHerName: Former Guard In Sandra Bland Case Testified That He Falsified...
Source: NewsOne Screenshots / NewsOne Now In a recent deposition, a former Waller County Jail guard has reportedly testified under oath that he falsified prison log records the night that Sandra Bland...
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#SayHerName: Officer Speaks Up About Being Silenced During The Sandra Bland Case
Prairie View officer Michael Kelley has come forward, stating the county’s top prosecutors threatened to end his career if what he said led to evidence of wrong-doing on behalf of the police...
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Sandra Bland’s Family Settles For $1.9M In Wrongful Death Suit
Sandra Bland‘s family will reportedly receive $1.9 million in a wrongful death settlement, USA Today reports. Cannon Lambert, the family’s attorney, also revealed the settlement includes several...
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Sandra Bland’s Mother Is Advocating For Police Reform In Texas
On July 13, 2015, Sandra Bland died in a Texas jail cell in a case that has left a host of unanswered questions and outrage as to what exactly happened to the then-28-year-old. Her family received a...
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Officer Who Arrested Sandra Bland Cleared Of The Only Criminal Charge He Faced
Source: Pacific Press / Getty On Wednesday at the request of prosecutors, a Texas judge dropped a misdemeanor perjury charge against Brian Encinia, the former Texas State Trooper who stopped Sandra...
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“Two Sides,” a four-part limited TV One docuseries, provides an inside look into the extraordinary events from 2014 – 2015, where four prominent police shootings reverberated throughout the nation....
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Sandra Bland Museum Exhibit Is Latest To Use Art To Honor Police Deaths Of...
A new museum exhibit honoring Sandra Bland has gone on display in Texas just in time for Black History Month. The Houston Museum of African-American Culture’s exhibit, which opened Saturday, celebrates...
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An Ode To The Black Families Left Behind
As we watch the body camera footage chronicling the last tragic moments of a 22-year-old Sacramento man named Stephon Clark, I am thinking about his two children. I am thinking about the woman who has...
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Sandra Bland HBO Documentary Releases First Clip Ahead Of Premiere
Source: Pacific Press / Getty As the third anniversary of her tragic and untimely death approaches this July, the family of Sandra Bland still want answers as to why she was found hanged to death...
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Nine Places Where Black Women And Girls Just Aren’t Safe
Source: Jonathan Gibby / Getty Nowadays, all you have to do is turn on the TV or log onto the internet, and we’re inundated with stories about Black women and girls being mistreated, discriminated...
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Dear Sandra: What We’ve Learned From Your Death After Three Revolutions...
In the three years since Sandra Bland‘s death, the world still grapples with the loss of her deeply profound life. HelloBeautiful asked noted Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, strategists...
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#SayHerName: HBO Documentary To Explore The Mysterous Death Of Sandra Bland
Source: NewsOne Screenshots / NewsOne Now After its April debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, the documentary Say Her Name: The Death and Life of Sandra Bland is set to premiere in December on...
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HBO’s Sandra Bland Documentary Proves Her Spirit Is Still Advocating For Justice
On the 14th floor of HBO’s office I am instantly greeted by Sandra Bland’s face when I walk into the conference room. Source: Sandra Bland’s sisters Shante Needham (L), Sharon Cooper (R) / Charise...
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Cell Phone Video Of Sandra Bland’s Arrest Surfaces, Cop Told Her ‘I Will...
Source: NewsOne Screenshots / NewsOne Now Nearly four years after Sandra Bland was found dead in her jail cell, new cell phone video of her arrest has surfaced. According to Yahoo News, this is the...
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A Few Courageous Mothers To Bow Down To On This Mother’s Day
Source: Jesse Grant / Getty Mothers are by far the most special creatures on the planets. Literally bringing life into this world with the ability to nurture and support that there offspring into...
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