[#EndSARS Protests]
In the letter, the Congressmember expressed particular concern with the documented force used by the Nigerian police and military, which has resulted in the loss of lives and injury of dozens of protestors like the recent events at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020.
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State-Sanctioned Violence
#EndSARS: Bass, CBC, sends Letter to Nigerian President on state violence against protesters
Hot 97, M4BL and The Root Host Special Town Hall Tonight
[Black Agenda\2020 Black National Convention]
Tonight’s town hall will include two back-to-back panel conversations, which will be live-streamed on the Movement for Black Lives and Hot 97’s Facebook pages.
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NYPD is Determined to Crush Protests Against Police Violence with Violence
[NYPD Brutality]
Leyva: “They were subject to an “unexpected attack” from the NYPD. Dozens of police swarmed the protesters, violently arresting them – and pushing into diners nearby – in an unprovoked escalation that has become commonplace.”
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CBC Calls on McConnell to Hold Vote on George Floyd Act
[George Floyd Justice in Policing Act]
Rep. Bass: “On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, the millions of Americans we represent…I write today to implore you to bring the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to the floor of the Senate for a vote.”
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Rayshard Brooks Like So Many Blacks Killed by State-Sanctioned Police Violence
[Rayshard Brooks\Police Violence]
Laven: “Rayshard Brooks, like so many other people of color killed by police, should still be alive. In 2016, for example, fewer than one in three Black people killed by police were armed or suspected of a violent crime.”
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NY-16 Congressional Challenger Bowman: Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
[Jamaal Bowman\NY-16\Juneteenth]
Bowman: “Making Juneteenth a national holiday would be just one step, albeit a significant one, in a larger effort to root out the racism that’s been part of this country since the very beginning.’
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