This is only a small part of why property law and homelessness is a Black Lives Matter issue. Black folks are disproportionately effected by extreme poverty related to inequitable property law.
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https://youtu.be/ls3P_FicO7I
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How Property Law Is Used to Appropriate Black Land
As the U.S. continues to grapple with its history of racial discrimination, VICE's Alzo Slade explores the vulnerability of black landowners in the South.
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Philly Tenants Union
What happened to the tenants whose cases were supposed to be heard while we blocked courts? The court was forced to reschedule many cases, and because of the backlog many of those tenants will be safe in their homes til their new court date in 2021. ✊
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SHOW UP EVERYDAY BLOCK THE COURTS AND THEY GOTTA WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR! #BACKLOGTHECOURTS
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New chant :)
"Show Up Everyday, Backlog the Courts and They Gotta Wait
Show Up Sun or Rain, Block the Landlords, They Gotta Wait
Til Next Year! Til Next Year! Til Next Year!
Show Up It'll Be the Same, Line Up the Cops, They Gotta Wait
Show up and Be the Change, Fight the Evictors! They Gotta Wait
Til Next Year! Til Next Year! Til Next Year!"
"Show Up Everyday, Backlog the Courts and They Gotta Wait
Show Up Sun or Rain, Block the Landlords, They Gotta Wait
Til Next Year! Til Next Year! Til Next Year!
Show Up It'll Be the Same, Line Up the Cops, They Gotta Wait
Show up and Be the Change, Fight the Evictors! They Gotta Wait
Til Next Year! Til Next Year! Til Next Year!"
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Police Officer Wouldn’t Have Killed Black Man If He Knew Everyone Would Make Such A Big Fuss About It https://bit.ly/31XdPXf
The Onion
Police Officer Wouldn’t Have Killed Black Man If He Knew Everyone Would Make Such A Big Fuss About It
MILWAUKEE, WI—Expressing his deep and heartfelt regrets regarding how the incident has played out in the media, Milwaukee police officer Ian Feeny said Monday that he would never have killed an unarmed black man during a routine traffic stop if he had known…
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It's Going Down
Hours after @VICENews announced interview with army veteran Michael Reinoehl, where he made his case that he acted in self-defense against violent far-Right protesters invading #Portland - Reinoehl was killed by a U.S. Marshals task force outside #Olympia.…
#WASHINGTON, Washington State Patrol assaulting protestors, grabbing them out of cars — https://twitter.com/spekulation/status/1301944484582715392
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Spek
Oh my god. Washington State Patrol is violently assaulting people from the Morning March on I-5 right now. https://t.co/DoJ2M5axyY
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Very important video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3SSNJIQ2k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3SSNJIQ2k
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How Law Enforcement Taught Me To Dehumanize | That Dang Dad
The training I received in law enforcement made it easy for me to treat the public without sympathy. I want to talk about how that happens.
#PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter #Police #BLM
Title music by me
CW for state violence, racism, and police brutality
#PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter #Police #BLM
Title music by me
CW for state violence, racism, and police brutality