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Police Shootings Highlight Unease Among Black Gun Owners

Police Shootings Highlight Unease Among Black Gun Owners

[ad_1] Mr. Balogun said it floored him when he heard that a Minnesota police officer had fatally shot a black man who, according to a witness, had told the officer during a traffic stop that he was legally carrying a firearm. “It terrifies me,” Mr. Balogun, 32, said. “Here I am telling black people: ‘Hey, bear arms legally. You’ll have a better opportunity to protect yourself. Maybe the…

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By Aileen Torres-Bennett KINGSTON (Reuters) - A funeral was held in Montego Bay on Sunday for a 31-year-old Jamaican man who died last month after he was beaten in his jail cell. Mario Deane was arrested last month for possession of a marijuana cigarette, or “spliff,” that contained less than an ounce of the drug, according to his family’s lawyer, Jasmine Rand. Deane died in jail after being refused bail for expressing his disdain for the police, the family's lawyers allege. ... Source: Reuters

[lehighu]

"Success is when you get a not guilty verdict and you get up and continue with that same strength."Jasmine Rand, the attorney who represented the Trayvon Martin family, spoke with the #lehighu community today. Her talk,  “Sexualizing Race, Gendering Sex: Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin and White Female Sexuality in the Prosecution of Black Men” is the inaugural event for the .@LU_WGSS program. Attorney Rand spoke about lynching history and historic cases, and ended by talking about her work with #iamthechange, using the power of education to change the world.