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Far too many Black youth continue to be demonized, criminalized and murdered.
Enough is enough!
In response to this intensifying crisis, the Black Youth Project (BYP) has launched “The Pledge.”
With “The Pledge,” we are asking individuals and organizations to close ranks around black youth and make a commitment to take action and fight with black youth as they confront a relentless crisis. We at the BYP believe that each person can make a difference by doing something!
By taking The Pledge we not only articulate our concern about black youth, but symbolically unite our voices with others who will work to confront this crisis.
If we each take action, whether it is starting a group, signing a petition, or mentoring a young person in your neighborhood, then we all become a part of the solution.
Stand With Black Youth!
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VIDEO: Police Officer Punches Special Needs Woman in the Face!
In Bellflower, California, a special needs woman boarded a city bus with a stroller filled with some pillows. After a stop or two, two police officers boarded and demanded that she exit the bus.
When she refused, the male officer reared back and punched her in the face.
The entire incident was caught on tape.
How can this kind of force ever be justified on an unarmed, special needs woman?
The above footage was captured on a cell phone camera by Jermaine Green, an Iraq War vet who’d been riding the bus with his wife at the time of the incident. According to Green, the officer even tried to intimidate him into handing over his cell phone.
From NBC Los Angeles:
Read more at NBC Los Angeles.
Were the Police justified in their use of force?
Do you think anything will happen to the officers in the video?
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