tw: today, we talk about Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old, unarmed, Black male who was BRUTALLY murdered by the Arkon's police in Ohio. SAY HIS NAME!
we also talk about black lives matter v blue lives matter and the never-ending struggle of Black Americans in this country. check out some resources we have for joining the BLM movement and the police reform mission.
- Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com - a great, great organization you can support either financially or with your time in order to promote BLM's mission of racial equality worldwide.
- American Police Reform: https://americanpolicereform.org - a great organization fighting for the reformation and improvement of police everywhere. Their five pillars of police reform are Law & Policy, Accountability, Standards & Training, Leadership Development, and community engagement. join their fight in reforming and restructuring our nation's police.
- Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page - this website is a great resource to use if you need to find out about local, state, and federal elections happening in your area! voting is one of the only powers we as citizens have within the government. VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
- Register to vote: https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote - a direct link that'll take you through voting registration. If you are not registered, please do so now, so you can vote in time for midterms.
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sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/03/us/jayland-walker-police-shooting-video/index.html
https://people.com/crime/jayland-walker-shot-at-least-60-times-in-bodycam-footage-released-by-akron-police/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/us/jayland-walker-handcuffed-autopsy-report/index.html
