#IfIDieInPoliceCustody brings attention to police brutality against black people

Texas civil rights activist Sandra Bland used social media to speak about police brutality and how countless black people have been killed while in police custody.

Nou, Bland’s name is being added to that long list of dead black people

Bland, 28, was pulled over for a minor traffic infraction in Waller County, Texas on July 10. Police arrested Bland after she allegedly assaulted an officer. A bystander recorded the arrest, which shows several police officers restraining Bland on the ground as she questions why they are being so rough. She was then held in police custody for three days before she was found dead in her jail cell last Monday. Authorities are calling it suicide by hanging.

In recent days, social justice activists have taken to social media to show solidarity with those affected by police violence while expressing concerns about their own safety…Lees meer