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Sandra Bland’s Voicemail From Her Final Days In Prison Surfaces
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Yet another heartbreaking tidbit of info on Sandra Bland’s death has been disclosed to the public. Local ABC affiliate KTRK has obtained a voicemail track in which Bland was trying to reach her friend after speaking to a judge. On the tape, Bland expresses her confusion and frustration with her arrest saying, “How did switching lanes with no signal turn into all of this, I don’t even know.” Read more at The Root.
Ferguson Gets New Interim Police Chief
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After acknowledging the disaster that Ferguson police department is, Missouri officials have decided to turn things around by introducing a new commander to set the department straight. Andre Anderson, a 50-year-old Black man originally from Phoenix, AZ will be temporarily taking over the department to get it back on its feet. Anderson was chosen because of his well-known and respected background in social outreach. The hope is that he can mitigate tensions and reverse Ferguson’s prevailing racial bias and profit-driven court system that targets Black citizens. Read more at the New York Times.
Blackface Performer Gets Wiped From Freddie Gray Killer Cops’ Fundraising Benefit
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They really, really, really tried it. Someone had the brilliant idea to hire a former Baltimore cop to perform in blackface for a fundraising event for the six cops involved with Freddie Gray’s death. Just in time, the venue owner that was hosting the event whipped out the Vaudeville hook to pull Bobby Berger, the performer, from the show to avoid further backlash from the public. The Berger miraculously claims that there isn’t even a hint of racism in his work, but I beg to differ. Read more of the mess at the Baltimore Sun.
NYPD Falsely Accuses 11-Year-Old Girl Of Theft, Assaults Her On Camera
Another case of police brutality is getting media attention after it was revealed that a New York City cop put a young Hispanic schoolgirl into a chokehold, pinned her to the ground and arrested her after erroneously believing she stole someone’s smartphone. The incident occurred in February and the child’s parents are now charging the police for assault, battery, use of excessive force and various other claims. However, despite the video evidence, the police lieutenant who attacked the girl essentially lied under oath, saying that he and the child struggled and that he was compelled to pull out his handcuffs. Now the child is facing a juvenile delinquency proceeding from the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York. Read more at the Huffington Post.
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