Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) on X (original) (raw)

Civil Rights Lawyer. (Fmr. Asst. AG for Civil Rights)

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  Roger Stone. Found guilty by a jury on 7 federal criminal counts. No jail time. Kalief Browder. Accused of stealing a backpack. Couldn’t post bail. Spent 3 years at Riker’s awaiting trial. Ultimately committed suicide after released. We have two justice systems in our country.
  
  
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  This is Robert Fuller, just 24 yrs old. He was found hanging from a tree outside City Hall in Palmdale, California on June 10th. In recent years, Palmdale has been the site of KKK fliers & noose displays. Officials must reveal whether he was lynched. #JusticeForRobertFuller
  
  
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  BREAKING: We won! Voter suppression proposal in Randolph County abandoned. All 9 polling sites across the county will stand. This is a victory for African American voters who, too often, are subject to voting discrimination and racial animus.
  @LawyersComm
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  This is David McAtee. He owned YaYa’s BBQ in Louisville, KY. He was in the barbecue business for 30 yrs and aspired to open up a brick & mortar restaurant. He fed cops who came by for free. He was shot and killed by police today. His life mattered. #BreonnaTaylor #DavidMcAtee
  
  
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  It is outrageous that one man, Rand Paul, has BLOCKED Congress from final passage of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. His actions amount to acceptance of racial violence which continues to this day. nationaljournal.com/s/707236?unloc…
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  BREAKING: Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Previously, only 1 African American had ever served on this body during its 201 year history. This is an important step forward that brings needed diversity to this important Committee.
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  Kaepernick peacefully protests police shootings of unarmed African Americans and Trump says "get that son of a b--ch off the field Gun strapped protesters defy stay-at-home-orders, endangering the lives of frontline workers and there is silence This is the hypocrisy of America.
  
  
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  All 4 victims of today’s heinous Waffle House attack were young people of color with their whole lives ahead of them. Law enforcement must view today’s tragedy as a racially motivated hate crime and an act of domestic terrorism. Hate crimes are on the rise. #TravisReinking
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  Billionaires have fared well during the pandemic. Between March 18th and mid-August, wealth gains increased astronomically for---> Jeff Bezos: +$76 billion Elon Musk: +$43 billion Bill Gates: +$16 billion Mark Zuckerberg: +$42 billion Today's minimum wage: $7.50/hr
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  BREAKING: Illinois governor issues pardons to over 11K people w/ low-level marijuana convictions. As Illinois prepares to legalize marijuana, addressing the fallout of criminalization on Black and brown communities is a critical step in this process.
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  Something's not quite right when you endure a 12 hour wait to vote in 2020.
  
  Night has fallen, but voting lines continue in Marietta, Georgia. The
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  team just finished serving dinner. They met someone walking out who arrived at 8am — he waited 12 hours to vote today. We must do better! Until then, #ChefsForThePolls will try to keep everyone fed.
  
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  This is Atatiana Jefferson. She was 28 yrs old, a graduate of Xavier Univ. and lived w/ her nephew. A Fort Worth, TX cop shot and killed her thru her window as she stood peacefully and unarmed in her own home. Black people are subject to deadly force even when they stay home.
  
  
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  Rayshard Brooks. A 27 yr old father of 3 girls and 1 stepson. Was celebrating his daughter’s 8th birthday and was planning to take her skating. His crime? Allegedly sleeping in his car in a Wendy’s parking lot in Atlanta. Shot 3 times in the back and killed. #RayshardBrooks
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  BREAKING: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces that every New York voter will *automatically* receive a postage-paid application for an absentee ballot! It's not hard. Every state should be taking action NOW to ensure that Americans can vote during the pandemic.