Tag Archives: #BlackLivesMatter

#MichaelSlager Trial

Posted on November 14, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

When they return to court Monday, jurors will have had three days to ruminate on questions they heard from attorneys hoping to upend the case against the policeman who killed Walter Scott. With all but a few of the 27 … Continue reading →

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Police Officer #MichaelSlager on Trial for the Murder of #WalterScott Day 4

Posted on November 8, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Two police officers testified Monday that the account Michael Slager gave them about shooting Walter Scott in the minutes after the slaying contradicted a dramatic cellphone video of the unarmed black motorist’s death. The trial of Slager, … Continue reading →

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Police Officer #MichaelSlager on Trial for the Murder of #WalterScott

Posted on November 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

In the first day of testimony in the South Carolina criminal trial of Michael Slager, the white former police officer accused of fatally shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, Scott’s mother was emotional on the stand, recounting her phone … Continue reading →

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#WalterScott Shooting: Jury selection begins for the murder trial of officer Michael Slager

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Jury selection is underway for the murder trial of former South Carolina cop Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed motorist Walter Scott during a traffic stop in early April 2015 in what prosecutors have alleged is murder, PEOPLE confirms. … Continue reading →

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Jury selection begins in Officer #RayTensing murder of Sam DuBose

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

CINCINNATI — One of the most controversial and heated trials in Hamilton County history begins in earnest Monday with attorneys starting the process of questioning nearly 200 potential jurors in court. Ultimately, 12 jurors and four alternates will be chosen … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Cop’s Wife Blames Fake Robbery on Black Lives Matter

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The wife of a police officer in Millbury, MA claimed that she was the victim of a robbery earlier this month where someone ransacked her house and stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.  The woman also claimed the perpetrator … Continue reading →

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St. Louis police lock up black man for spitting on the ground

Posted on October 24, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
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Keith Lamont Scott Funeral Photos

Posted on October 14, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
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Friday Open Thread | Seattle Teachers Plan Black Lives Matter Demonstration

Posted on October 14, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

About 1,000 teachers have united for the event, which is supported by the school district and the Seattle Parent Teacher Student Association. Teachers in the Seattle Public Schools district have planned a Black Lives Matter event next week to coincide … Continue reading →

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United Nations Panel | U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism’

Posted on September 28, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva. This conclusion was part of a study by the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on … Continue reading →

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