A must-listen: 107-year-old Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, testified before a House committee.
“We lost everything that day ... Greenwood represented the best of what was possible for Black people in America.”
The prosecutor did not “make an error.” He lied.
He lied about the police killing a child.
Ending this isn’t just about consequences for who pulls the trigger. It’s about admitting to and confronting an entire system that exists to protect, defend, and cover up state violence.
Imagine perceiving a 13-year-old baby as a threat. A 13-year-old baby. And then pretending he—a 13-year-old baby—was the scary person in the situation. Not the police officer with a gun. A 13-year-old baby.
On March 15th, 2019, a white supremacist killed 51 people in Christchurch, New Zealand.
On 3/21/19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern proposed a ban on semi-automatic weapons.
On 4/10/19, that law passed.
Since that day, there have been 1,145 mass shootings in the United States.
@teresamcelroy @MugoiUsagi @travismcelroy My bf did this to me. We’d been dating for about a year, I had just moved in with him, and one day when I came home, he casually walked into the room with a bare face. I’d never seen his bare face before. I totally cried and made him leave until I was ready to meet the new face.
Our reporter @sarahdwire leapt at the chance to cover the electoral vote certification today.
When a violent,pro-Trump mob overtook the capitol ahead of the vote, she was evacuated with the Senators.
Now safe, Sarah has chronicled the historic day.
https://t.co/iYAMTEUifz