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In 2015, Sandra Bland died in police custody at the Waller County, TX jail following her arrest during a traffic stop. Our thoughts are with her family. #OTD
Bland was on a "road trip to start a new job" when she was stopped by a police officer for not using a turn signal. She was found dead in her jail cell 3 days later. Officials alleged she committed suicide, but her family asserts she wasn't depressed. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
The former officer involved in her arrest was charged with perjury for making a false statement about the arrest. The charges were dropped after he agreed to surrender his law enforcement license and never work as an officer again. google.com/amp/www.latime…
We are reminded that Bland is one of a growing number of women who did not have to die at the hands of police. We will continue to fight to honor her memory, and the memory of all those who have unjustly been killed in police custody. We will always #SayHerName.
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Lynching is a message crime where the very public murders of Black Americans terrorized communities across the nation in the 20th century.

Today Congress passed a bill which makes lynching a hate crime. Watch highlights from @eji_org's summit for the opening of @MemPeaceJustice.
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For months, we've consistently cautioned that the Senate must #PressPause on considering President Trump's SCOTUS nominee until the Special Counsel's investigation ends.
LDF President and Director-Counsel @Sifill_LDF penned an op-ed on our country’s commitment to equal justice under the law and why "it is imperative that the process to replace [Justice Kennedy] not be rushed." #WhatsAtStake #ScotusPick #SCOTUSnominee politico.com/magazine/story…
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Our country benefits when every individual has a fair shot to climb up the ladder to opportunity. Prior experiments have demonstrated that race-neutral admissions alone are insufficient to achieve meaningful diversity and opportunity on college campuses. psmag.com/education/can-…
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LONG THREAD:

Here are ALL of the Americans murdered by illegals since 2007, per Ohio Jobs and Justice PAC.

We're going to do this one by one.

Remember: Right now, the Democrats are trying to put a price tag on each of these souls.
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Murdered on August 27, 2007 by Ramon Felix Pineda.
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#OTD in 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr dueled in New Jersey. Hamilton was mortally wounded and brought to the Bayards' home. Both his wife, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, and her sister, Angelica Schuyler Church, were called to his side. Their story is as follows: (1/7)
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(THREAD) Could police be classified as domestic terrorists? #BlueIsis #Corruption

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3/ In total, 1,147 people were killed by law enforcement last year. 92% were killed by police shootings. Tasers, physical force, and police vehicles accounted for most other deaths.

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