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A Year After Eric Garner’s Death, Has Anything Changed?
For the past 12 months, America has actually paid attention to police violence—but what has it learned? By David A. Graham.
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Sandra Bland: Who was she, and what happened to her in a Texas jail? (+video)
Sandra Bland was about to start a new job and a new life in Texas last week when she was pulled over. The traffic stop turned violent and she was arrested. Three days later she was found dead in jail. -
Video shows that African-American woman who died in custody did not assault an officer as police claimed
"You slammed my head into the ground," Sandy Bland can be heard shouting in the video... -
Woman Dies In Jail After Being Roughed Up During Traffic Stop. Police Say It Was Suicide
In a video released Wednesday night, multiple police officers seem to be holding 28-year-old Sandra Bland to the ground while she cries out, “You just slammed my head into the ground, do you not even care about that?” Three days later, Bland was found dead in a jail cell... -
Pastor says Waller DA threatened him
A pastor on Tuesday accused the Waller County prosecutor of sending him threatening and belligerent text messages after the clergyman publicly accused the official of primarily prosecuting minorities, not whites... (June) -
One Texas School’s Long Walk of Political Engagement
Picture this: More than 1,000 African-Americans marching in unison for over seven miles. “A voter-less people is a powerless people,” they chant, holding banners that read “We Will Vote.” Now quick, guess the year... (2012)
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