[Justice for Women Task Force]
Three rallies will be held in Manhattan, Spring Valley, and East Meadow to honor Layleen Polanco and Tina Davis, two women who died at the hands of law enforcement and corrections.
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Will Hollywood Finally Address Lack of Diversity Among Management?
[Hollywood\Diversity]
L.A. Times: “Hollywood has to look itself in the mirror,” said Darnell Hunt, dean of social sciences and professor of sociology and African-American studies at UCLA. “Is it part of the problem — or part of the solution?”
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Detroit Police Officer Drives SUV Through Crowd of Protesters
[Detroit Police Protests]
Detroit Free Press: “With the overhead lights flashing, the officer behind the wheel gunned the accelerator, sending protesters flying onto the pavement while others scurried out of the way as the vehicle lurched through the crowd.”
Photo: YouTube
NFL Star Patrick Mahomes Joins Lebron James’ Voting Organization
[LeBron James\Patrick Mahomes]
NBA star LeBron James and reigning Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes have partnered together as part of James’ More Than A Vote organization.
Photo: YouTube
Rayshard Brooks Family: We Want Justice and Change in Policing
[Rayshard Brooks]
Chassidy Evans: “Rayshard had a family who loves him, who would have gladly came and got him so he could be here with us today.”
Photo: YouTube
Atlanta Police Shoot Black Man Dead Running Away From Them
[Rayshard Brooks\Atlanta Police]
Georgia NAACP: “This is not the first time a Black man was killed for sleeping. We saw a similar situation with the murder of DeAundre Phillips.”
Photo: YouTube
Tackling the Double Virus: COVID-19 and White Supremacy
[COVID-19\White Supremacy]
Morial: “Five years ago, in the wake of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of Ferguson, Missouri, police, the National Urban League called for comprehensive reform of police recruitment, training and use-of-force policies.”
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Oklahoma Police Commander: Police Don’t Shoot Black People Enough
[Tulsa Police Department\Major Travis Yates]
Yates made his comments during a segment called “Behind the Blue Line” on The Pat Campbell Show, which airs on local AM radio station KFAQ. He also contended that systemic racism in policing “just doesn’t exist.”
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End Qualified Immunity for Police, Defund Part of Police Budget
[Eric Logan\Our Revolution]
Geiger: “With uprisings sweeping the country in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders at the hands of racist police officers, it’s clear that systemic racism in law enforcement is an urgent national problem.”
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NY Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: Pass the Justice in Policing Act
[Justice in Policing Act of 2020]
The bill will hold police accountable, improve transparency in policing and create meaningful, structural change to help eradicate police brutality.
Photo: C-SPAN Screenshot
