Black People Politics : Sandra Bland - ‘Say Her Name’ Turns Spotlight on Black Women and Girls Killed or Arrested by Police

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New Report Shows Black Women In South Face Extreme Barriers And Hardships



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A new report from the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) entitled “Unequal Lives: The State of Black Women and Families in the Rural South,” reveals that Black women and children in the South fall at the bottom of every social indicator of well-being. These women a children face harsh inequalities that create extreme barriers and hardships that leave many of them in poverty.


http://kulturekritic.com/2015/08/wo...in-south-face-extreme-barriers-and-hardships/

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:yaay: ... Reparations, one way or another


Family of woman found dead in Texas jail files wrongful death suit


In this undated photo provided by the Bland family, Sandra Bland poses for a photo. The family of Bland, who was found dead in her Texas jail cell, assert that she would not have taken her own life, but authorities are pointing to mounting evidence that they say shows she hanged herself. (Courtesy of Bland family)
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The family of Sandra Bland filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against a Texas trooper, a sheriff’s office and her jailers, accusing them of being responsible for the woman's apparent suicide in a county jail.

The suit, which was filed in a federal court in Texas, said that officials violated her constitutional rights. The family was seeking damages but no monetary amount was listed in the court papers ...



http://news.yahoo.com/family-of-wom...jail-files-wrongful-death-suit-142403022.html


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Her name is Moratta Davis.


Photo of cop aiming gun at woman goes viral, but report paints different picture



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I live in Cleveland and this just happened


... When the woman, identified as 40-year-old Moratta Davis, showed her hands to the officer, “Sgt. Bartos holstered and was able to shut off and safely dismount his motorcycle,” the report continues. “He then secured Davis in handcuffs, placing her under arrest for attempting to leave the scene of two accidents.”


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...es-viral-but-report-paints-different-picture/


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Her name was not written, only this (A knife-wielding woman)
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D.C Police Shoot Woman Allegedly Carrying Multiple Knives


The Washington Post reports that D.C. police chief, Cathy L. Lanier, said that the woman was allegedly carrying multiple knives and refused to put them down when ordered to do so by the officer. Instead, she kept advancing on him until he put a stop to her by putting a bullet in her upper body ...


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http://naturallymoi.com/2015/08/d-c-police-shoot-woman-allegedly-carrying-multiple-knives/

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