Tag Archives: Police bruality

Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 5

Posted on December 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Baltimore (CNN)—Cell phone video recordings of Freddie Gray screaming and being dragged to a transport wagon on April 12 were too much on Thursday for Gray’s mother, Gloria Darden. She was in court while the recordings were being shown to … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 4

Posted on December 3, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Baltimore (CNN)—Prosecutors offered a detailed timeline Wednesday of Freddie Gray’s long ride in a police van, telling a racially diverse jury that Officer William G. Porter Jr. was present five of the six times the van stopped en route to … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 3

Posted on December 2, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The trial of William G. Porter, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, is poised to begin Wednesday after a 12-person jury of city residents is seated, according to court officials. The … Continue reading →

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Spring Valley HS Police Officer brutally assaults student

Posted on October 26, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The full video of the Spring Valley High School Police Officer brutally assaulting a peaceful student. pic.twitter.com/oHIS8GrtSS — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 26, 2015

Posted in Current Events, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , | 235 Comments

Sandra Bland Autopsy Report

Posted on July 24, 2015 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in Current Events, Department of Justice, Murder, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 82 Comments

Friday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 5, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

One of the byproducts of the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson is the national attention that has been paid to the dramatic disparity in voter participation and political representation of African-Americans in the small suburb of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Empowerment, Gun Violence, Healing, Justice, Justice for Michael Brown, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , , | 36 Comments

Thursday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 4, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

FERGUSON, Mo. – They have plans for change, and now have a building to house those efforts. This week, St. Louis City Alderman Antonio French will open the doors to #HealSTL, adding a physical location to his work in Ferguson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Empowerment, Healing, Justice, Justice for Trayvon Martin, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , , | 78 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 3, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

A volunteer folds #HealSTL shirts. The org is selling them for a $9 donation. Heal STL has grown from a hashtag to a headquarters where community leaders, volunteers and would-be volunteers gather, organize, sell T-shirts and prepare for the change … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Healing, Justice, Justice for Michael Brown, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , | 60 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 2, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Antonio French pins a map of Ferguson to the wall at his new office that he just opened in Ferguson on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 27, 2014. French plans to do voter registration out of the office. Photo by J.B. Forbes, … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 1, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Antonio French says there will be more violence if Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson isn’t indicted. “That’s predictable.” The nightly violent standoffs between police and protesters in Ferguson may have stopped, but the anger that fueled two weeks of unrest … Continue reading →

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