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Carole is still in shock. "Our healthcare system is not simply broken," she wrote earlier today, "it is corrupt and anti-life. It is evil.... We cannot forget that insurance companies are run by people who benefit from these policies and decisions."
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On this day in 1865, the Mississippi legislature authorized local officials to identify all minor Black children who were orphans or whose parents could not properly care for them. Once identified, the courts were to “apprentice” Black children to white “masters or mistresses."
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On this day in 2014, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, died from injuries inflicted when he was shot by a white police officer the day before. Tamir was playing in a park near his Cleveland, Ohio, home when a police car approached him. calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
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Tyrone Day was exonerated in May after 33 years of wrongful conviction. After he was released, he co-founded Restorative Farms to cultivate the next generation of urban farmers and provide fresh produce to the community in South Dallas. bit.ly/3MZLEhp
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On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death. calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
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“My handcuffs were removed, and I was given ‘freedom’—but the cold shackles of incarceration still weigh heavy on my ankles.”
Myles Martin's story highlights how the harms of the criminal legal system can persist even after someone is released: ow.ly/k17050Q84pb
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In 1917, 13 Black soldiers were hanged following racial violence in Houston—the largest mass execution of American soldiers in the U.S. Army. Over a century later, the Army overturned the convictions, acknowledging they were "fundamentally unfair." eji.org/news/a-century-after…
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“The execution of 19 Black servicemen is a notorious incident that is part of America’s long history of racial injustice in the use of the death penalty,” said Ngozi Ndulue, Special Advisor on Race and Wrongful Conviction at @innocence. bit.ly/3R1hyN5
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It's hard for those who are or have been incarcerated to talk to loved ones about their experiences. That's why we wrote this book, to put words to emotions, & provide a resource guide to navigate the injustice system. We pray so!
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On this day in 1900, a mob of 300 white people in Limon, Colorado, chained Preston “John” Porter Jr., a 15-year-old Black child, to a stake and burned him alive. calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
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Of the more than 3,300 people exonerated since 1989, one in four (25%) pleaded guilty. And more than 60% were people of color. bit.ly/3uf2LoQ
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On this day in 1935, a white mob lynched 15-year-old Ernest Collins and 16-year-old Benny Mitchell in Colorado County, Texas. Officials later called the lynching “justice,” and no one was punished. calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
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The Long Revolt | @orisanmi
'Attica represents far more than a historic rebellion about prison reform. Its revolutionary abolitionist vision endures today.'
inquest.org/the-long-revolt/
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Well this nails it! We need the fed money and more because we have been underfunding schools for years! The teacher raise for this year they brag about still has teachers making less today than they did 10 years ago based on COL increase. – at Knoxville, TN
WATCH — TN SUPERINTENDENTS SAY DON’T REJECT BILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDS: “Schools’ roofs are caving in… Memphis schools are 100 years old — this is 🇺🇸, if there’s💰to replace these dollars we’d ask they be in ADDITION. Our students deserve it.”
(cc: @CSexton25 @TNGOP)
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'The only Palestinian member of Congress was censured, but she has every reason to wear that as a badge of honor.'
The Smearing of Rashida Tlaib and the Palestinian Calls for Freedom thenation.com/article/world/…
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On this day in 1866, a Texas law was approved authorizing county officials to employ jailed people in public works or lease them out to private employers for profit. calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
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The Wilmington Massacre, which occurred #OTD in 1898 violently unseated over 100 Black officials, leaving between 60-250 Black residents dead and forcing 100,000 to flee.
Black Americans would not hold office again until 1972. #ANationsStory
ALT A black and white photo of the wrecked "Record" building behind a large group of vigilantes from the 1898 Wilmington Massacre.
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Three Palestinian rights groups have filed a lawsuit with the ICC, urging it to investigate Israel for the crimes of genocide and apartheid.
@4noura discusses the suit and the history of "an imposition of two types of law: one for the Global North, one for the Global South." ⤵️
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WATCH: As 2023 marks 50 years of mass incarceration in America, our new Public Service Announcement, #50YearsAndAWakeUp, raises awareness about the dire state of the U.S. criminal legal system & the impact of incarceration on communities and families. youtu.be/ig569DQmlt4?si=6aiT…
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Alabama prisons have recorded another homicide. Daniel Williams died yesterday from injuries suffered during an assault at Staton Prison in AL. He was just 22 years old and was scheduled to be released this month after serving a 12-month prison sentence. eji.org/news/alabama-man-dan…
