My Brother’s Keeper

New York today (photo by Stephen Crowley)

President Obama speaks at the launch of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

2:35 EDT: President Obama Speaks at an Event at Lehman College Launching the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

This Is Why They Protest

Racism doesn't usually look like someone shouting slurs, it's looks like people eagerly looking for a reason why a black kid deserved to die

— 🅛🅞🅤 (@LouSchu) December 24, 2014

I March beacuse I'm EXHAUSTED! #BlackLivesMatter #WhyIMarch pic.twitter.com/iAHH3vCtvV

— Kiri Laurelle Davis (@KiriLaurelle) April 30, 2015

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What separates the police from burglars, murderers, etc., who do innocent citizens harm? At this point, they are one and the same

Watch the @BaltimorePolice assault this peaceful protestor last night. He left on a stretcher. #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/6bWgSpIaGS

— deray (@deray) May 3, 2015

If you think this is an appropriate response to breaking curfew, you might be a fascist. Video via @deray: pic.twitter.com/i2Qh1skLL1

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) May 3, 2015

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Violent actions by the police sent a Black protester to the hospital but the white protesters breaking curfew get pleaded with. Welcome to America

Y'all, listen to this. You must. This is the 3rd warning. An additional 5 minutes. #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/LeAstcU9In

— deray (@deray) May 3, 2015

Police literally beat black protestors last night requiring one to leave on a stretcher & pleaded with white protestors. #BaltimoreUprising

— deray (@deray) May 3, 2015

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— John Perry Barlow (@JPBarlow) May 2, 2015

Mya Hall
Rekia Boyd
Tanisha Anderson
Yvette Smith
Miriam Carey
Shelly Fry
Darnisha Harris
Malissa Williams https://t.co/jkNbICYx1p

— #freekeithdavisjr (@race_jones) May 1, 2015

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For those saying “technically, it could happen.” Because you know, Black people are supermen and superwomen who can break our spines in two places, crush our larynx, break our leg, and cause a brain bleed all while handcuffed (arms behind our backs) and lying face down in a van. Miss me with that BS

https://twitter.com/hubbit/status/593597269594808320

Think #FreddieGray self-inflicted his injuries?

Try crushing your own larynx and get back to me.

— Absurdistwords (@absurdistwords) April 30, 2015

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If Freddie Gray lived, he would've likely been placed in jail for a crime he didn't commit http://t.co/KOvgaaUndx pic.twitter.com/zCUXvaDmO2

— Vox (@voxdotcom) May 4, 2015

NYPD paid over $428 million in settlements over five years http://t.co/2ueKsMpHdl pic.twitter.com/a5NKnNvHDE

— MuckRock (@MuckRock) May 3, 2015

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To protect and serve? Yeah, right

Black Youth: "Why so many of y'all out here?"

Cop: "To make sure u are safe"

Youth: *Laughs*#Texas2Baltimore pic.twitter.com/PeU76mpHI5

— Brother Abdul Qiyam Muhammad (@BrotherQiyam) May 2, 2015

https://twitter.com/gaumwhat/status/594881018630262784

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A curfew can’t even be applied as intended…*Sigh*

So... the #Baltimore curfew was lifted the day after white allies started getting arrested, huh? What a coincidence. 😒 #BaltimoreUprising

— April (@ReignOfApril) May 3, 2015

After the racially disparate application of the curfew is exposed, @MayorSRB ends it immediately. #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/IXmcDGp7rS

— deray (@deray) May 3, 2015

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https://twitter.com/CallMeCharizma/status/594884237582606336

After glaringly obvious racial disparity in execution of Baltimore curfew was made public, mayor ends curfew. https://t.co/vRqMuWDCoV

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 3, 2015

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https://twitter.com/SAThurstonDC/status/594878856978427904

WATCH: Unprovoked cop pepper sprays passive protester wearing ‘F*ck the police’ t-shirt http://t.co/UKL2J8KUTQ @deray pic.twitter.com/GxY6RLYo4U

— John Byrne (@johnbyrnester) May 3, 2015

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Baltimore Sun reports video camera in Freddie Gray police van was broken. In several of my excessive force cases cameras have been "broken."

— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) May 3, 2015

Curious if any of conservatives who generally attack teachers unions are attacking police union for defending #FreddieGray cops

— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) May 1, 2015

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Chuck Todd is a scumbag

https://twitter.com/Charles_Aaron/status/594870810386530304

White People Started. #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/EGx5OayxOF

— deray (@deray) May 3, 2015

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City Life http://t.co/VeY2yNLURx pic.twitter.com/NzjgjAsn0D

— Stacey E. Singleton (@staceyNYCDC) May 3, 2015

How Western media would cover Baltimore if it happened elsewhere http://t.co/aCMMjzLUt0 #mustread

— alex medina (@mrmedina) May 1, 2015

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.@TIME's iconic new cover features work of 26-year-old #Baltimore photographer @byDVNLLN. http://t.co/7yMgig1zyK pic.twitter.com/UA0eC4Uf8x

— The Root (@TheRoot) April 30, 2015

Buck always been real. http://t.co/jt9keTFS5w

— Paul Atreides (@Alyricz) May 1, 2015

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https://twitter.com/It_Me_Obed/status/593618500993744896

https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/593603937367924736

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https://twitter.com/Are0h/status/593609717005582338

No, Freddie Gray did not have a "pre-existing spinal and neck injury." http://t.co/VzwmXpUsJW

— Gawker (@Gawker) April 30, 2015

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This is very important. #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/AXWQpOKrM6

— 🇵🇸 ✧ 𝒜𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓁 ✿ 🇵🇸 (@cosmixhoney) April 30, 2015

Privilege allows you to define your own riots as "tea parties" in the history books! #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/ysdHQgXhQN

— Pastor Benjamin J. Hall (@PastorBJHall) April 29, 2015

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Police Shoot Two Unarmed Men 377 Times, In Car That Had Already Crashed http://t.co/RBHih7PXE6

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) April 28, 2015

https://twitter.com/curlyheadRED/status/593040074046087169

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How black social-media activists built the nation’s first 21st-century civil rights movement: http://t.co/qbY7uYmT3t pic.twitter.com/I0zhRQk7Ul

— Mark S. Luckie (@marksluckie) May 4, 2015

"What does it do to a child to grow up knowing that you cannot simply be a child?" - @ClintSmithIII http://t.co/BjuvzycTYj #BlackLivesMatter

— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) May 1, 2015

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Nancy LeTourneau: What Can We Do?

Leonard Pitts is going to start writing a series of columns to answer the question posed to him by a 55 year-old white woman from Austin, TX who said she was heartsick about the police violence against unarmed African Americans and wanted to know what she could do. Today he reports what Rev. Tony Lee said in response. “Protests,” Lee told me in a telephone interview, “are one way that pushes people’s feet to the fire. Whatever the issue is, it’s brought to the forefront. But…there’s still need for people to do legislative advocacy, dealing with policy, whether it’s from the national to the local, showing people how to be engaged and [affecting] the policies that have such direct impact.”

More here

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All over the world – police brutality against minorities stays consistent

DEVELOPING: Water cannons and stun grenades used on protesters in Tel Aviv http://t.co/2vpuu1HS6P pic.twitter.com/osJ0aor6TY

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 3, 2015

Ethiopian-Israelis protest in Tel Aviv over police treatment http://t.co/jv6k6mmRlO pic.twitter.com/tU9KmcqYzQ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 3, 2015

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Striking photos from Tel Aviv rally to protest police violence against Ethiopian Israelis http://t.co/cmNB2os5IM pic.twitter.com/EnDZ7Z2cPR

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) May 3, 2015

Tel Aviv rush hour brought to standstill by Ethiopian Israelis protesting racism, police discrimination. pic.twitter.com/maXZ1mM2r4

— joshmitnick (@joshmitnick) May 3, 2015

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Central Tel Aviv looks like a war zone; it is a watershed day in relations with Ethiopian Israelis

— Chemi Shalev (@ChemiShalev) May 3, 2015

Israeli police have rarely used such force against TA demonstrators; now for the debate on whether this has anything to do with their color

— Chemi Shalev (@ChemiShalev) May 3, 2015

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Ethiopian Israelis Protest Racism And Police Brutality In Tel Aviv http://t.co/9IToHElYx1 Hmm....so familiar pic.twitter.com/z0bv7Yt8az

— GoBrooklyn (@GoBrooklyn) May 3, 2015

Police fire stun grenades at Tel Aviv rally by Ethiopian Israelis http://t.co/3C6sopuOGO

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 3, 2015

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Strongest images I took tonight at the protest in #TelAviv where #EthiopianIsraelis took to the streets in thousands. pic.twitter.com/QFekZLQ9DY

— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) May 3, 2015

Why we took to the streets: Ethiopian Israelis who refuse to stay silent http://t.co/SCumvbZhn3 pic.twitter.com/nrlOHYYtOe

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) May 3, 2015

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Ethiopian-Israelis' protest against police violence is met with police violence http://t.co/sl2yqkOLdF pic.twitter.com/o8PGQAPsv7

— +972 Magazine (@972mag) May 3, 2015

Israelis, Many Of Ethiopian Descent, Stage Mass Protest In Tel Aviv Demanding Equality For All http://t.co/AQBEeZrEn7

— Margie (@paeznyc) May 3, 2015

Early Bird Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Barack Obama whispers into First Lady Michelle Obama’s ear during the White House Cinco de Mayo celebration May 4, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today (all times Eastern)

10:45: The President departs White House

12:0: Arrives New York

1:30: Participates in a discussion on the “My Brother’s Keeper Alliance;” Lehman College, New York

2:35: Delivers remarks; Lehman College, New York

4:20: Tapes an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman; Sullivan Theater, New York

6:15: Attends a DNC fundraiser; private residence, New York

8:15: Attends a DNC fundraiser; private residence, New York

10:0: Departs New York

11:15: Arrives White House

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On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama is hugged by students during a visit to the LAMB bilingual school May 4, 2009, as a lead-up to the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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MoooOOOooorning!