Sandra Bland

The foundational promises of justice and freedom come at a sacrificial cost to black Americans as we demand to be seen and heard regardless of our gender, age, educational attainment and socioeconomic status. When we’re thrust into unsolicited encounters with law enforcement, it leaves us bruised, humiliated and with a loss of dignity not otherwise experienced by a majority of Americans who benefit from the liberties promised by “our” America. - Sharon Cooper Sources for this episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/sandra-bland-video-brian-encinia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/sandra-bland-brian-encinia.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/07/sandra-bland-video-footage-arrest-death-police-custody-latest-news https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/24/fact-check-sandra-bland-alive-in-mugshot-photo/7726825002/ https://abc13.com/sandra-bland-arrest-death-jailhouse/2211158/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sandra-bland-dies-in-jail ​​https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/sandra-bland-video-brian-encinia.html RAW Video of Sandra Bland’s Cell Phone Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hevRqm40RvM https://www.texastribune.org/2017/09/16/trooper-fired-sandra-bland-stop-my-safety-was-jeopardy/ https://abcnews.go.com/theview/video/sandra-blands-sisters-speak-search-answers-59448610 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mX8-6NDgDA https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/5/15/18625215/sandra-bland-traffic-stop-police-violence-sharon-cooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV4vBq0Jl_8 Some links about the topics we covered today: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/police-brutality/ nytimes.com/topic/subject/police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings justice.gov/crt/addressing-police-misconduct-laws-enforced-department-justice 13th Documentary on Netflix https://www.raceforward.org/videos/systemic-racism https://blackandmissinginc.com/ https://www.elle.com.au/news/black-lives-matter-ally-23575 https://www.elle.com.au/news/performative-allyship-23586 https://www.ted.com/talks/dr_phillip_atiba_goff_rashad_robinson_dr_bernice_king_anthony_d_romero_the_path_to_ending_systemic_racism_in_the_us/ https://www.ted.com/talks/alicia_garza_patrisse_cullors_and_opal_tometi_an_interview_with_the_founders_of_black_lives_matter/ https://naacp.org/take-action