Category: to protect and serve
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The ACLU is suing a city where calling 911 could get you evicted – Business Insider
” That’s what happened to the ACLU’s Norristown plaintiff, Lakisha Briggs, who says her landlord didn’t want to evict her, but told her that he had no choice—the city would fine him $1,000 a day if she stayed. Briggs told NPR that she didn’t even make the final 911 call that put her on the…
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During his arrest, Northwestern Ph.D. student thought of other black men and women ‘who had been shot and killed in their cars’ – Evanston Review
““Instead of apologizing when they had an opportunity to do that, when they ascertained that I was the owner of the vehicle, even that would have ended the rest of the night,” Crosby said. “It would have been somewhat traumatic still, but the actions they took after that were the most egregious to me. They…
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Sandra Bland trooper Brian Encinia: Perjury case dismissed – CNN.com
Of course, it was. This way no one has to go to jail.No accountability found or given. That is my country. Philando, Trayvon, Michael, and Sandy. For some of us, America is good, others it may even be great, but it NEEDS IMPROVEMENT to say the absolute least. The fact is, juries can’t seem…
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Army vet beaten to death after saving two teens – CNN.com
cnn video James Farmer Jr. was asleep in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up to a homeless man attacking the two teens. He stepped in to protect them. Police say the suspect, 28-year-old DeJuan Stamps, then turned his attention away from the teenagers and beat Farmer to death. Farmer…
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Elle Cast 20: To Paris With Love
Welcome back to Alert, Aware, Mindful. This episode is dedicated to the families and friends of anyone currently suffering from violence in their communities in general and also to Paris in particular. This episode contains a plea for action instead of wishes upon a star. How charity begins at home and so does both compassion…
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Still, nonwhite Americans were about as likely as white Americans to say they hadn’t taken any of the above actions against racism.
Check out this amazing article. You can send the link to the others out there like Bill O’Reilly who claim we live in a post racial America: Majority Of White People Say There’s Racism Everywhere, But Not Around Them.
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Searching for Freedom in a “Free” Country
Welcome Back to Alert, Aware, Mindful! This week’s episode focuses on Kalief Browder and prison culture. Topics include: Effects of prison culture on society upon release and why activism is so important to social change. We end with peace and love from one of the greats. He was all about the love. Thanks for listening! Elle…
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Elle Cast 10: Stigma in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave
Greetings All, This episode will focus on the dangers of stigma in our society and how gratitude and appreciation are a choice for better living not just for you but for the people who experience your positivity and well being just by being around you. There’s a great new song “I Can’t Breathe” by protest…
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Elle Cast 9: Baltimore and Prince
Greetings All, Welcome back to Alert, Aware, Mindful. Today’s episode concerns my reactions to the recent incidences in Baltimore, which is located 20 minutes from my home town, close to where my parents live now. Thanks for listening, caring, and wanting to go on this journey with me. -Elle Stream or download here
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Calls For Police Accountability In Death Of Naked Man Anthony Hill
Hill’s death at the hands of a police officer is especially tragic, Anderson said, because he had great respect for law enforcement. When no indictment was issued for police officers in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black Staten Island man who got into a videotaped confrontation with white police officers, Anderson…
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