African Americans
Sandra Bland’s only offense was “driving while black”
July 29, 2015The institutionalized prejudices and distorted practices that led to her death are unacceptable in a nation of equal justice under the law.
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60,000 call for justice for Tamir Rice
July 27, 2015"We're here eight months later and there's still no justice," Tamir's cousin and the committee's coordinator told a rally and press conference before entering with a delegation to deliver the petitions.
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Sandra Bland’s jailers spinning autopsy results
July 24, 2015The trooper plainly didn't like Bland's forthright defense of her civil rights; in Texas, you can be prosecuted for resisting arrest even if the actual arrest was illegal.
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Justice for Tamir Rice dealt legal blow ahead of civil rights conference
July 22, 2015An Ohio appeals court declined to force the arrest of the Cleveland police officers involved in the murder of 12-year old Tamir Rice.
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Dead at 28, Sandra Bland’s Texas dream turned nightmare
July 22, 2015According to federal statistics, an African-American driver is 31 percent more likely to be pulled over for a traffic citation.
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