Living while B

02/01/2022

Buying donuts gets you accused of stalking by a stalker.

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/karen-files-false-police-report-black-teen-tiktok/

13/12/2021

Banking while black

https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/12/13/dont-say-anything-stupid-because-youre-just-going-to-get-arrested-black-man-handcuffed-after-bank-falsely-claims-his-paycheck-was-fake/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

17/09/2021

Disgraceful behavior on the part of the police

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/rickia-young-sues-police-union-facebook-post-toddler-son-rcna2057?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm

A Black woman who was beaten by Philadelphia police during last year’s protests is now suing a police union for posting a misleading photo of her toddler son.

01/02/2021

She's 9 years old. 😡

https://nypost.com/2021/01/31/video-shows-ny-cops-pepper-spray-9-year-old-girl/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

Newly released bodycam videos show Rochester cops pepper-spraying a 9-year-old girl in the upstate New York city. Footage from one video shot during a family dispute on Friday shows the distraught …

31/12/2020

Real estating while black.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/black-photographer-arlington-police/2020/12/28/285033c4-494f-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html

Marlon Crutchfield, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer and Army veteran, was hired to take photos of an Arlington couple’s home the morning of the Dec. 21 encounter.

29/12/2020

Owning an iPhone as a 14 year old is clearly cause for concern.
whilehttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/manhattan-d-a-investigating-keyon-harrold-incident.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm

A woman allegedly tackled the 14-year-old son of a jazz musician, accusing him of stealing her iPhone in another Amy Cooper–like incident.

17/11/2020

Having to put up with indignity

https://www.facebook.com/jeffhorste/videos/797195544467080/

27/10/2020

Well who knew being racist towards blacks while asian is a thing...

New York Post : Arizona Realtor loses job over racist rant caught on video by YouTuber.
https://nypost.com/2020/10/27/arizona-man-loses-job-for-racist-rant-caught-on-video/

A hateful Arizona real estate agent is out of a job for confronting two black men outside his condo building — telling them they weren’t welcome due to the color of their skin. Video of the F…

22/10/2020

Why are the police so fearful in every situation they encounter. Sitting in your car talking to your girlfriend is especially frightening. Clearly.

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/marcellis-stinnette-shot-killed-police/?fb=dd

Police in Waukegan, Illinois, shot and killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette and critically injured his girlfriend on the night of Oct. 20.

06/10/2020

Don't be a good samaritan while black
Don't move even one muscle when you're tazed for doing nothing, because that comes across as threatening. I'm happy the officer was arrested. It's a start.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-police-officer-arrested-murder-charge-fatal-shooting-black-man-n1242233

The Texas Department of Public Safety said that a preliminary investigation indicates the officer's actions "were not objectionably reasonable."

03/10/2020

https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/10/02/i-hope-you-get-him-woman-called-police-on-black-man-loading-groceries-in-parking-lot-because-he-was-acting-real-funny-so-his-car-must-be-stolen/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm

A Black man was at a grocery store in Solon, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland when a woman called 911 on him because she thought he was acting strangely.

02/10/2020

It starts early.

https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/10/01/lawsuit-minnesota-teacher-assaulted-and-segregated-black-elementary-children-principal-told-child-to-keep-assault-a-secret-from-parent/

A federal lawsuit accused a Minnesota teacher of assaulting and singling out several of her Black elementary school students. The lawsuit was filed by

20/09/2020

I don't even have a label for this one.

https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/09/19/video-black-man-told-by-officer-he-looks-suspicious-for-wearing-a-really-nice-watch-with-crocs/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm&jwsource=cl

In a video shared by civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Wednesday, Sept. 16, a Black man in what appears to be a German airport is told that he "looks

16/09/2020

The most recent thing not to do living while black is to be a census worker. You'll scare the natives.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/white-houston-woman-appears-to-call-police-on-black-census-worker-claiming-that-hes-threatening-her/

A white woman in Houston was seen on video apparently calling police on a Black census worker and accusing him of threatening her.

12/09/2020

Make sure you always have your ID on you even if you're not driving and hired a Lyft because clearly that's a reason for a beat down in America.

https://newsone.com/4013363/georgia-police-brutality-video-unarmed-black-man/

A video showing police violence against an unarmed Black man in Georgia was going viral after the cops beat the suspect bloody and unconscious for reportedly “not having his ID.”

06/09/2020

Don't call the cops on white suspects if you are a person of color.

https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/09/06/arizona-officer-who-once-tased-black-man-holding-an-infant-now-under-fire-for-drawing-weapon-on-unarmed-black-employee-of-hotel-that-had-called-cops-on-white-armed-man/

A Tempe police officer is facing scrutiny after pulling a gun on an unarmed Black hotel employee last month. Officer Ronald Kerzaya has been moved to

29/08/2020

Don't move into a nice neighborhood if you're black.
https://www.insider.com/brandon-marshall-security-call-police-while-moving-into-florida-home-2020-8

When the guards couldn't find his name on the list, they called the cops.

26/08/2020

https://news.yahoo.com/police-shot-jacob-blake-less-234905449.html

The shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday by Kenosha, Wisconsin police happened quickly, according to dispatch audio.