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

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[Disanthrope]

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"Cooning is a performance"

 

[The Lonious Monk]

"Cooning is a performance"

lol I don't know if it's cooning or just him embracing his reality. That nigga went and got a whole white family, so this shit is about as good as he can expect.

You know how when chicks choose to go fuck with some foul niggas and people say "she belongs to the game now." This is like the race version of that.

 

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Texas police officer charged in death of Pamela Turner, a Black woman whose killing was captured on video

A Texas police officer was indicted this week in the death of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was killed outside her apartment more than a year ago.

news.yahoo.com

 

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Black passenger punched during Georgia traffic stop released from jail

A Black man captured on video being repeatedly punched by a white Georgia sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop is being released from jail.

www.usatoday.com

 

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4 Louisiana police officers charged in Black man's death

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A grand jury in Louisiana has charged four police officers in the city of Shreveport with negligent homicide in the April death of a 44-year-old Black man. The indictment was announced Friday afternoon in a news release from the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office...

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People hold Black Lives Matter protest outside Monona Police department

 

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New body camera policy in New York aims for more transparency after death of Daniel Prude

Local police will no longer determine when to release video when officers kill unarmed civilians, New York's attorney general said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Nebraska Bar Owner Who Was Charged in Killing of Black Man Dies by Suicide (Published 2020)

Jacob Gardner, who was indicted in the killing of James Scurlock during a May protest in Omaha, had been expected to turn himself in to the authorities, his lawyer said.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Air Force Academy general’s fight against racism resonates

Lt. Gen Jay Silveria, the superintendent of the Air Force Academy, will retire this month after 35 years in uniform.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

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Air Force Academy general’s fight against racism resonates

Lt. Gen Jay Silveria, the superintendent of the Air Force Academy, will retire this month after 35 years in uniform.

www.airforcetimes.com

Two industries that should always have black people's backs are sports and the military. Both treated blacks like shit at one point, but have depended pretty greatly on black labor over the decades. Neither industry would be what it is today if not for the contributions of blacks. You could probably say that about a lot of industries, but it's pretty obvious with both of those.

 

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NYC, Seattle, Portland Are ‘Permitting Anarchy’ Because They Snubbed Feds, Barr Whines

In the latest episode of President Donald Trump’s months-long effort to paint...

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MLB, MLBPA commit $10M for programs aimed at increasing Black participation

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association look to increase Black American participation in all levels of baseball by committing $10 million to programs from The Players Alliance.

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Ron DeSantis Attempts Crackdown on Rioting, Looting | Law & Crime

Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed legislation that he described as "bold" on Monday. Judging by the plain text of the proposal and the responses to it, bold is an understatement.

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Justice Dept. deems New York City, Portland and Seattle 'anarchist jurisdictions'

Trump ordered a review of federal funding to locales where violence has occurred, and he has made ridicule of those cities a regular feature of campaign appearances.

news.yahoo.com

 

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Some Protests Against Police Brutality Take a More Confrontational Approach (Published 2020)

The protests are moving into white residential neighborhoods, where activists demand that people choose a side.

www.nytimes.com