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Brooklyn via LA via ATL via KY
Joined February 2007

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 4

    BREAKING: After charging this young man, 21 y/o Raheem Howard w/ the 1st degree attempted murder of a police officer, the DA now admits that they: Found no gun Found no bullet Have no footage because the cop turned off his body camera & dash cam They just dropped all charges.

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    37 minutes ago

    A video shows an NYPD cop with his gun drawn curse out men outside a methadone clinic and he says to them, “Shoot your f------ heroin and die!”

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    2 hours ago

    "Since the nationwide prison strike began on Aug. 21, prison officials have retaliated against those involved, monitoring correspondence and putting some prisoners accused of organizing in solitary confinement." writes for .

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    3 hours ago

    Here’s my dad on the despicable and unbearably banal reality of “gigging while black.” This happened last night in NYC.

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    2 hours ago

    .: "This idea of guilt and this idea of deservingness is so central to how we understand people and so central to how we understand Black people because Black people are always already guilty." via

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    3 hours ago

    Our office has been retained to represent the estate of . Our first & foremost priority will be to ensure justice is served for this family. That includes holding Amber Guyger accountable for her crimes as well as ID’ing all responsible for enabling this incident.

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    Depending on the outcome of the November elections, more than 100 women could be elected to the House for the first time in our nation’s history. Let’s make it happen.

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    Gotta say is doing remarkable and effective organizing work. He links power and justice in a very real way. Impressive.

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    Sep 7

    Those responsible for this defacement of a memorial to innocent dead people fleeing for their lives, have had their brains invaded by hatred. We will not be beaten by facist thugs and we will pay for another memorial. I want volunteers to help me protect it. 💜

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    Tragic. We stand with the Dallas community. Especially Black folks who have been impacted by state violence.

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    9 hours ago

    In ’s mass trial on the. clearing of Rabaa sit-in, the court also handed down 75 death sentences, 47 life sentences and heavy prison sentences for another 612 people. Amnesty calls it “disgraceful” points out not a single police officer has been brought to account

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  12. 3 hours ago

    An outrageous injustice. This is staggering.

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    11 hours ago

    An Egyptian court hands a five-year jail sentence to prominent photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, who earlier this year received UNESCO's World Freedom Prize

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    4 hours ago

    The Rangers are a protection racket, the police unions too...time to break the blue line and shatter it into a million pieces...

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    This is awful! And people wonder why we say 🤷🏽‍♀️ Dogs are given more courtesy when they are killed! This is cold blooded murder and they’re protecting her 🤬

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    Sep 7

    Are you looking to help move New York in a more progressive direction? is looking for texting volunteers to help reach thousands of voters. Check it out:

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  17. 4 hours ago

    I have some truly awful news. The issued an arrest warrant for manslaughter for the officer who murdered . But the Texas Rangers just removed the warrant & sent the officer home “because she was cooperative.” They are protecting her like she was on duty.

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    5 hours ago

    Cincinnati police investigators said a cop who tased an 11-year-old girl to stop her from shoplifting violated their use of force policy & found problems with him saying: “You know, sweetheart, this is why there’s no grocery stores in the black community.”

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    Jun 14

    Are you following ? If not, you should. I sincerely think it's the best platform in the country for quality journalism on criminal justice reform. The editors, the writers, the researchers - are some of the best in the business.

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    17 hours ago

    One more horrifying reminder of why people during the anthem.

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