Plus, NFL player pens powerful essay on rape in America and Oklahoma wannabe cop found guilty of killing Eric Harris.
An advisory panel found that Waller County Jail needs a major overhaul including a new facility, better mental health screenings for inmates and a body cam policy for officers.
A man running for Attorney General in Pennsylvania, Stephen Zappala, used video of Sandra Bland‘s arrest in an ad for his campaign, in an effort to show he would fight for the rights of black Americans. But when Sandra Bland’s mother requested he pull the footage, he refused. Jeff Johnson discusses the implications of this in this edition of 3 Things […]
State Trooper Brian Encinia is accused of lying in his incident report of Bland's arrest and for being unprofessional during her traffic stop.
Bland's family has come out saying that they were never contacted during the initial probe on Bland's death and are calling the investigation a "farce."
Bernie Sanders On Grand Jury Decision: Sandra Bland “Would Be Alive Today If She Were A White Woman”
Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders has issued a powerful statement in the wake of a grand jury's decision not to bring any indictments in the case of Sandra Bland.
A Texas grand jury has decided on Monday (Dec. 21) to not issue any indictments in the mysterious prison cell death of Chicago woman, Sandra Bland. Despite video evidence showing a display of excessive force from the arresting officer, the case now remains at a standstill. Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reports: A Waller County Grand Jury […]
Jeff Johnson reminds us that in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, we can’t forget that black women- as victims, survivors and voices -are a big part of the picture as well as black men. Click on the audio player to hear this elaborated on in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know. Sign Up […]
Sandra Bland's family announced the filing of a lawsuit against officials in Houston involved in her arrest and death.
