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A California appeals court on Thursday rejected a police union's request to stop the public disclosure of an independent consultant report on the 2012 fatal shooting by Pasadena police of an unarmed black teenager.

Finally OIR has to be released. Please share this, this one most important decision that been made in regards to Kendrec case 

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Black Lives Matter! - But Does This Include Black Women

Black Lives Matter! – But Does This Include Black Women

It is everywhere – Black Lives Matter.  The Black community is standing strong against the brutality and violence taken against them by police forces across the nation.  The movement has gained awareness and support from the socially conscious in our community, to include: Whites, Latinos, Asians, and many more.  The focus is the lack of government accountability when it comes to Black lives and…

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The families of Hector Morejon, Nephi Arreguin, and Kendrec Mcdade with those who marched for Justice in Los Cerritos  California. 

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Breaking: Pasadena Police Retaliate, Arrest Local Black Lives Matter Organizer Joint statement from #BlackLivesMatter-LA and Pasadena on the arrest of Jasmine Richards

PASADENA - In a troubling turn of events, the Pasadena police have misused their authority by arresting Jasmine Richards (28), a Black Lives Matter-Pasadena organizer.

Yesterday, Monday, March 30th, just hours before Jasmine Richards was slated to attend the Pasadena City Council meeting and share new information from the Office of Independent Review’s Gennaco report on the police killing of Kendrec McDade, police officers took Jasmine into custody.

Initially citing a “failure to appear” charge, police later amended that with charges of making “terrorist threats”, trespassing, petty theft, assault and evading the police. Black Lives Matter organizers believe these charges to be in response to Richards’ participation in a peaceful demonstration held in Pasadena just six days prior to her arrest. The demonstration, held on March 24th in collaboration with Kendrec McDade’s mother Anya Slaughter, on the anniversary of her son’s death, was part of a heightened demand for answers in McDade’s killing and the public release of the Gennaco report in its entirety.

Jasmine Richards is a young woman who has overcome the harsh realities of Pasadena and emerged as a leader in the local movement against police violence. She is exactly who we hope our young people will become: strong, caring, compassionate, and dedicated to fighting for justice for Black people everywhere. Jasmine became a member-organizer of Black Lives Matter after her participation in the BLM Freedom Ride to Ferguson in August 2014. Since her return to Pasadena from Ferguson, she has been pivotal in making sure that Anya Slaughter, and other family members of those who have been murdered or brutalized by the Pasadena police, are connected to and centered in the Black Lives Matter movement. Jasmine recently became engaged to her partner of 3 years, April, who is both devastated and infuriated by the persistent targeting of Jasmine by Pasadena police.

As an active member of Black Lives Matter - Pasadena, Jasmine Richards’ activism against police brutality has made her a highly visible target for police harassment. These current charges are an attempt by law enforcement officials to mis-characterize Jasmine and undermine her work as a galvanizing force in the Black community of Pasadena.

This isn’t the first time Black Lives Matter activists have been surveilled and discriminated against by police. Recently, Black Lives Matter organizers in Minneapolis were not only arrested for their 2014 disruption at the Mall of America— the group was also infiltrated by intelligence officers, and activists are now facing charges of unlawful assembly, public nuisance, disorderly conduct, trespassing, and restitution fees in upwards of $60,000. Similarly, Black Lives Matter activists in Oakland, dubbed the Black Friday 14, are currently fighting excessive criminal charges for shutting down the Oakland BART in November of last year.

Across the country, Black organizers are being targeted for surveillance, harassment, and heightened charges. But, the implications to freedom of speech and the right to peaceably assemble impact everyone. Anyone with a conscience and a commitment to democracy can see that.

Black Lives Matter activists believe that the history of brutality, pattern of racial discrimination, and lingering questions in the police murder of Kendrec McDade, warrant an investigation of the Pasadena Police Department, and the immediate release of Jasmine Richards.

To donate towards Jasmine's bail go to: http://fw.to/mXYKFfV

#BlackLivesMatter-Los Angeles is a local chapter of the national Black Lives Matter movement. @BLMLA on Twitter.

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Call to action

Most of you don’t know this but I am apart of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and Pasadena. The past week we have been fighting hard  to get Justice for Kendrec McDade. This Tuesday the 24th the statute of limitations are going to be reached on his case and no charges have been filed on his murders. I’m asking that everyone contact the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office at 213-974-3512 and/or at [email protected] and ask them to review the Office of Independent Review Group’s report on Kendrec’s shooting and consider filing charges against officers Newlen and Griffin. It doesn't matter if you are from LA or California and you don’t need to give your name, we just need to flood their office with calls and emails about Kendrec’s case. 

Also if you live in the Los Angeles area their is a protest for Kendrec McDade on the 24th at 275 S Raymond Ave Pasadena California 91105 at Central Park at 6 pm. Again it’s the day that the Statute of limitations on Kendrec’s case is reached so we want a lot of people to come out and show support and hopefully force some kind of action by D.A.’s office or the Pasadena Police Department.  

If you have any question about Kendrec McDade or need any clarifications, hit up my ask or fan mail me. Thank You!

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Deputy Dist. Atty. Deborah A. Delport wrote in the report. "Once the officers perceived that McDade posed an apparent lethal threat their response with deadly force was justified."

The legal get-out-of-jail-card police are using to get away with a shoot first, fabricate the story later policy of murdering Black Americans.  They only have to claim they perceive a threat and they can kill with impunity.

The murder by police of Kendrec McDade, 19, unarmed, honors, all-state athlete & college student falsely profiled for armed robbery resulting from a call to police in which the victim fabricated the story of being robbed at gunpoint in order to get police to respond faster.