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Millions Demand Justice for Elijah McClain Following Death in Police Custody

Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced on June 24 that his administration will launch an investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man killed in August 2019 following an encounter with police officers, CNN reports. The announcement came after millions of people signed a Change.org petition demanding an independent investigation into McClain’s death. https://www.colorlines.com/articles/millions-demand-justice-elijah-mcclain-following-death-police-custody?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07_02_2020&utm_term=Millions%20Demand%20Justice%20for%20Elijah%20McClain%20Following%20Death%20in%20Police%20Custody&&utm_content=email&&

Fire and Protests in the Twin Cities

A third day of protests took place yesterday in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, with demonstrators angered over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on Monday, after an officer kneeled on his neck and ignored his pleas that he couldn’t breathe. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/05/photos-fire-and-protests-twin-cities/612325/

It’s Not Just Driving or Running — Simply Existing While Black Can Kill You

The list of unofficial criminal offenses that Black people can be killed for continues to grow. We can’t drive while Black (Philando Castille), jog while Black (Ahmaud Arbery), or sleep while Black (Breonna Taylor). And now, with George Floyd, we can officially add breathing while Black to that lineup of senseless violations.https://level.medium.com/breathing-while-black-george-floyd-rip-787d8ea707

The Unmattering of Black Lives

On May 20, 2015—almost five years ago to the day—the African American Policy Forum hosted #SayHerName: A Vigil in Memory of Black Women and Girls Killed by the Police, so that families from across the country could come together in a powerful show of solidarity to uplift the stories of their late loved ones. They were the family members of Alberta Spruill, Rekia Boyd, Shantel Davis, Shelly Frey, Kayla Moore, Kyam Livingston, Miriam Carey, Michelle Cusseaux, and Tanisha Anderson. We said their names.http:// https://newrepublic.com/article/157769/unmattering-black-lives

Schwierige Analogien

Die brutale Ermordung eines schwar­zen Mannes, George Floyd, durch zwei Polizisten in den USA hat viele Menschen ver­an­lasst, Parallelen zu Deutschland zu ziehen. Die Namen von Brechmitteltoten wie Laya Condé aus Bremen und Achidi John in Hamburg wurden genannt. Erinnert wird auch an den 2019 gestorbenen Hamburger Psychia­trie­patienten William To­nou-Mbob­da aus Kamerun, an den 2018 in der JVA Kleve gestorbenen Ahmet A. aus Syrien, an den 2006 in Dortmund von der Polizei erschossenen Dominique Kou­ma­dio aus Kongo und weitere.https://taz.de/Deutsche-Debatte-um-George-Floyds-Tod/!5685370&s=Christian+jakob/

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