COMMUNITY Social Justice Thread: R.I.P. George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor & now Tyre Nichols

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'The fight continues': Family of Alvin Cole, third person fatally shot by Tosa Officer Joseph Mensah, still calls for firing, charges

A report from a former federal prosecutor released earlier Wednesday recommended Officer Joseph Mensah be fired.

www.jsonline.com

 

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lol WTF? Ok, now Cube is just trippin.

 

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Alicia Garza on the origin of Black Lives Matter

The Oakland-based activist who coined the phrase "Black Lives Matter," after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin, says social movements are built not by hashtags, but by people

www.cbsnews.com

 

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Amid racial reckoning, departments struggle to attract and retain officers of color

Of about 11,000 law enforcement officers in Minnesota, just 2% — 270 officers — are African American, according to one official's estimate.

www.startribune.com

 

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On being Black and Asian American in 2020

12 multiracial people discuss the messy, complicated conversations they’re having about identity in this political moment.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Holy shit. Hess is the killer here. Another cop actually shot at Hess because he saw the incident and believed Hess was in the wrong. How is that dude still walking free?

 

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Holy shit. Hess is the killer here. Another cop actually shot at Hess because he saw the incident and believed Hess was in the wrong. How is that dude still walking free?

 

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Black Products. Black Shoppers. Black Workers. But Who Owns the Store?

The crowd was growing impatient as Crystal Holmes fumbled with the keys to the store.Dozens of people were swarming the street around Western Beauty Supply, the Chicago shop where Holmes works. She had persuaded some of them to let her open the store so they could rob it without breaking the...

daily.comms.yahoo.net

 

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NASCAR reinstates Kyle Larson after suspension for using racial slur - UPI.com

NASCAR announced Monday that driver Kyle Larson can return to competition next season following a lengthy suspension for using a racial slur earlier this year.

www.upi.com

 

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