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Thursday Open Thread | Armed Black Panthers protest #SandraBland’s death

HEMPSTEAD Texas (AP) — Dozens of heavily armed demonstrators rallied in Southeast Texas to protest the arrest and jail-cell death of a black woman arrested after a confrontation with a white state trooper during a traffic stop. About 25 demonstrators … Continue reading

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#SandraBland’s Family sues DPS trooper who arrested her

The mother of Sandra Bland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper and several others she deems responsible for the death of her 28-year-old daughter at the Waller County Jail in mid-July. Geneva Reed-Veal … Continue reading

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Breaking: Sandra Bland Police Report Released

State Trooper: She kicked me and left me in pain. Hat tip: Isiah Factor

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#SandraBland found dead in Texas jail cell

CHICAGO (WLS) — Newly obtained video shows the arrest of 28-year-old Sandra Bland, a Naperville woman whose death at a Texas jail is being angrily questioned by her friends and relatives. Sandra Bland was found dead in a Waller County, … Continue reading

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