97: Black Lives Matter

Amerikapodden

Protesterna som skakar Amerika sen George Floyd mördades av polis på öppen gata, och en blick tillbaks på polisövervåld sedan Rodney King och Los Angeles upploppen. Samt att Golden Gate bron nu “sjunger.”

Länkar och källor

When LA Erupted In Anger: A Look Back At The Rodney King Riots : NPR

Fighting in the streets: a timeline of police violence and race riots in the US

This #thread is for those of you struggling to comprehend that the recent murders are just a fraction of racial violence in the United States. We are protesting for #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor, #AhmaudArbery AND hundreds of years of oppression.
Let's begin your history lesson. pic.twitter.com/BiO7EbCbLo

— Erica B. (@ericabuddington) May 30, 2020

Ferguson unrest - Wikipedia

Donald Trump’s Photo-Op War - The New Yorker

Here’s where Breonna Taylor’s case stands now - CNN

Black Lives Matter Protests In Small Towns Are Important

Shooting of Philando Castile - Wikipedia

George Floyd Death: Minneapolis Police Union Blocked Reform

Hey folks, took a tracer found to the face (I think, given my backpack) and am headed into surgery to see if we can save my left eye
Am wisely not gonna be on Twitter while I'm on morphine
Stay safe folks pic.twitter.com/apZOyGrcBO

— Linda Tirado (@KillerMartinis) May 30, 2020

False Claims of Antifa Protesters Plague Small U.S. Cities

The Pentagon’s hand-me-downs helped militarize police. Here’s how - Ars Technica

George Floyd protests: Police erupt in violence nationwide during the third night of protests.

Video captures Buffalo police push elderly man to the ground - CNN Video

Senator Rand Paul Blocks Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill - C-SPAN.org

Rand Paul holds up anti-lynching legislation as he seeks changes to bill - CNNPolitics

Rand Paul tried to lecture Black lawmakers on the definition of lynching. Kamala Harris delivered her response. I was going to take a snippet from the 7 minutes to highlight but I couldn’t. The entire speech is powerful and one that’ll go down in history. pic.twitter.com/qxmCi85jL6

— José (@josecanyousee) June 4, 2020

Scary. Maybe it's their blank faces, or the barren church….I don't know why this reminds me of the last scene in a movie about the Nuclear Apocalypse.
I guess the communication geniuses at White House thought this makes a great photo-op or something.
They were wrong.
Again. pic.twitter.com/6PIveaALcc

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) June 3, 2020

This is probably the most impactful picture I have ever taken. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #LongBeach #LongBeachProtest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/blPWQonGwO

— Richard Grant (@richardgrant88) June 1, 2020

great photo op. nailed it pic.twitter.com/X7uedAcxHb

— Brendan Karet 🚮 (@bad_takes) June 1, 2020

CNN Crew Arrested While Reporting on Minneapolis Protests

Caught on camera, police explode in rage and violence across the US - The Verge

AP photo of flag-bearing protester rockets around the world - Star Tribune

Anthony J.:
"Engineers designed new sides for the sidewalk to help with wind resistance but didn't take into account the EXTREME sound it creates when wind passes through it. The bridge sings crazy songs now it's so trippy. It hurts the ears and unbearable it's that loud." pic.twitter.com/GWdVia1GNS

— Mark Krueger (@markkrueg) June 6, 2020

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