Like #TrayvonMartin, a white man STARTS a confrontation with the family of #MarkeisMcGlockton because of where they are parked,then murders an unarmed Black man, &walks away a free man because of Stand Your Ground law. This is nothing more than legal approval to kill Black people

More truth: the purpose of the War on Drugs was never to increase public safety or help people kick their drug habits; it was always meant to over-criminalize—and destabilize—communities of color.

We also have to remember who’s borne the brunt of marijuana prosecutions over the last 40 years—prosecutions that have served as an entry point to the criminal legal system for millions of Black people across the country. #Happy420

Right after the shooting, all anyone would talk about is how corrupt Sheriff Israel is. Now that police officers are back to beating young men and women if color, all those same people are saying how much they support the police. This is just blatant racism and white supremacy.

FIVE YEARS Flint, Michigan has been without clean safe water for FIVE YEARS #FlintWaterCrisis #Flint #FlintKids #DontForgetFlint

So Joe Biden you were the author of the 94 Crime Bill, it’s champion, and #1 cheerleader; this bill has led to mass incarceration and specifically targeted black and brown people. What are your plans to unravel the damage you helped to cause?

To avoid looking completely + utterly out of touch w/ the reality our prison system: Instead of asking, “Should the Boston Bomber have the right to vote?” Try, “Should a nonviolent person stopped w/ a dime bag LOSE the right to vote?” Bc that question reflects WAY more people.

Footage shows police repeatedly punching a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy while his hands were restrained

‘You don’t know my name, so how can you tell me I have an open warrant?’ — This officer tried to arrest a Black father in front of his own home after incorrectly identifying him as a suspected criminal from another state

Chris Abele acknowledges racial issues in Milwaukee and signs a resolution to take action. bet.us/2ErpGAH

#CharlesRoundtree was murdered. He was just sitting on the couch. A San Antonio cop came banging on his door & without ever identifying himself shined his flashlight into the home. When the homeowner demanded to know who was at his door the cop began shooting through the screen.

‘You have a dangerous object in your hand’ … ’I’m picking up trash’ — This officer pulled his gun on a student who was cleaning up trash outside his dorm

We will not defeat Donald Trump unless we give millions of working people and young people a reason to vote and believe that politics is relevant to their lives. We cannot go back to the old ways. We have to go forward with a new and progressive agenda.

GTFOH!

Assault & False Imprisonment for a power trip melanatedfathers.com/2019/06/19/bal…

‘You’re in the wrong country.’ — This gas station clerk was fired after questioning customers’ citizenship status and telling them to ‘go home’