#duantewright

[afriblaq]

[heavenseed76]

Say Their Names, revised

Rodney King took a beating in 1991

Hold on, dear friends, we’ve just begun

1999, Diallo wasn’t the rapist

Took 41 bullets, too bad he was Haitian

Eric Garner in 2014

was just selling cigarettes-

Please, I can’t breathe

Trayvon Martin, just newly 18

Shot 12 times in 2014

Walter Scott was killed in 2015

For a broken tail light, no taser was seen

And Freddie Gray died alone

Pleading for help, injury

Philando Castille was too close to home

Young eyes were watching, he was not alone

So too, Jamar Clark, in handcuffs, by police

Bystanders were filming the entire scene

Don’t forget Anthony, an Air Force vet

He was naked and scared, and we’re not done yet

Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice so many names

Oscar Grant, Fruitvale, on the BART train

Say them out loud, they don’t sound the same

Antwon Rose, Sean Reed and De’von Bailey

People of color murdered daily.

And now George Floyd, the kind, gentle giant

Accused of a crime, albeit non-violent

The police became his judge and his jury,

His executioners were in an awful big hurry

To end the life of a person of color

He was our friend, and our partner, our brother

On Memorial Day, the police decided,

The rule of law does not apply

Tensions ignited

Tear gas was thrown

Businesses looted

Minneapolis, where kindness is rooted

I awoke to the sting of smoke in my eyes

Hoping the powers that be would realize

And the pain of my city

Dear god, what a pity

Make no mistake

We have come no farther

Than Emmett Till, his poor mother

An open casket for Emmett

So we would remember

He was lynched, beaten, thrown in the river

And we wonder if this is something to fix

Something broken, not working, turn a screw, grab a hammer

It goes all the way back to ships filled with

Black sisters and brothers

And trails of tears and Pearl Harbor

On and on and on it goes farther

2020, COVID-19

Come together, they said,

We’ll get through it, we will

We social distanced, quarantined and masked and yet still…

Those people on the other side of your screen, they have no idea,

they cannot see what we see.

It is not his blackness that caused him to die

It was racist, white nationalists with law on their side

What then, dear reader, what should we do?

Murdered and jailed and demonized too

Sing kumbaya while six feet apart?

Hold signs, boycott, make peaceful art?

Yes, dear friends, that’s a very good start,

And if that fails, take it all apart

Like MLK said, riots are the cry

Of an unheard minority, why?

We vote and we care for our city with heart

And yet it is OUR lives torn apart

Unless and until we see a sea change

The unrest will continue, yes we will rage

Because the sight of Emmett was not so scary

We will have our day

By any means necessary

Last night

Not even one year later

Not even one degree more

Daunte Wright

Again

Nearly right outside our front door

—heavenseed April 12, 2021

Duante Wright was murdered when he was pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his rear view mirror. He was a 20 year old father. OUR BLACK SONS ARE NOT TARGET PRACTICE. My black son shouldn’t have to fear for his life when he gets pulled over. I shouldn’t have to question whether or not I need to rethink allowing my children to get their driver’s licenses because a traffic violation may be a death sentence. This kid went to high school with my son. My family is one degree from George Floyd. The school where Philando Castille worked and the intersection where he was killed is less than 5 miles away. You think it won’t happen to you, or in your town? If Minneapolis isn’t immune, no place is. People of color have been demanding rights and justice. To be heard. To be valued. We haven’t demanded retribution. Consider than. Consider what would happen if we did. One day, there might be a reckoning. That’s not a threat. It’s a promise that if justice it’s delivered, retribution will come. And it will be all ya’ll’s own damned fault. The victim can only take so much before the bully gets a black eye.

[dewitty1]

Via @buzzfeednews

On Monday night, the police officer who killed Wright was identified as Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the department.

In a press conference, Gannon said Potter had meant to use her Taser on Wright, but accidentally shot him instead.

In body camera footage of the incident, Potter can be heard yelling, “Taser! Taser! Taser! Oh shit, I just shot him.”

Potter was placed on administrative leave pending an independent investigation, but on Tuesday she resigned from the department.

In an interview with Good Morning America on Tuesday, Wright’s father, Aubrey Wright, said he “can’t accept” the excuse that the fatal shooting of his son was a mistake. “I lost my son. He is never coming back. I can’t accept that,“ Aubrey Wright said. "A mistake? That doesn’t even sound right.”

Potter is president of her police union, the Brooklyn Center Police Officers Association, a role in which she has represented other officers who’ve killed people, KSTP-TV reported.

Gannon said officers pulled Wright over Sunday afternoon over an expired registration tag on his car, and when they ran his name through their system, found he had a warrant out for his arrest. He had missed a court appearance for two misdemeanor charges: carrying a handgun without a permit and running from police last June, according to court documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.

While officers attempted to arrest him on Sunday, Wright tried to break free and get back in his car. Body camera footage shows Potter warning Wright she would tase him, but then she fatally shot him.

(We know they’re still going to get that nice police pension though, right?) #Shameful

The Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright And The Police Chief Have Resigned Following Continued Protests https://buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/daunte-wright-protests-kim-potter

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnaVF2lxBQ/?igshid=1bxvs6fv3vwem

[omanxl1]

Nobody Was Checking For It (Part Eight)

Nobody Was Checking For It (Part Eight)

 We’re out here trying to put it down like this! of course naysayers are saying nobody is checking for it! They’ll even throw us under the bus like Trump vs Mike Pence on January 6th, respect? some are lacking, but still asking for it! Chants of no justice no peace are heard as this HumpDay Extravaganza gets underway, damn! is it business as usual?  From Pittsburgh to Minneapolis police…

[ggriarivera]

Guilty Guilty Guilty

[filmmakerstherapycouch]

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“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” - #malcolmx #blackboyfuture #sayhisname #duantewright 🙏🏾 (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNstT7lBdv2/?igshid=1e1f0so2t87ru

[mrintheblack]

#kimpotter , the 26yr veteran and #trainer of the #policedepartment , who shot #duantewright ... This is her mugshot. If you ask us, Orange looks good on her. #policereform #policeaccountability #informed #intelligent #intheblack #intheblackpdcst #podcast #podcasts #podcastsofinstagram #news #media #blacknews #blackmedia #entertainment #youtube #youtubecreator #patreon #patreoncreator https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqWiZdLtkb/?igshid=19e2niw3vblw0

[myvq]

#KimPorter looking like she already knows she'sgonna get off for the murder of #duantewright https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqNGjPDObP/?igshid=15ftd96cmbv1d

[hbratman]

Another mother who will not get to hold her baby tonight Another father who will not get to tell his son how proud he is Another innocent child who will not see his bright future During the day, the teacher tells him, “if you need help, call 911, police will come to help you” During the evening news he asks his mother if he called the police for help, will they come and shoot him too They pull the trigger first and ask questions later If he could speak, he’ll probably just tell you that he just went to get a sandwich, or visited his grandma, or just went to buy candy But too late now You’re scrambling to justify the murder of the innocent because you were threatened by his skin color. The people will take to the streets once again to protest the brutality Another trial Another set free Just another day Until Another innocent life ~a mother’s worst nightmare #DuanteWright #restinpeace Perception Is Reality... is a phrase, yes unless you've had the experience... there very little you can say about how or why someone handles it... Experience yes, I've been pulled over driving a nice car Why, because the officers didn't think I could afford the car... Why .... Yes I have been on business trips driving a rental car.... pulled over by officers and told Your not supposed to be in this neighborhood....Perception Is Reality... Yes I'm always open to communication for better understanding so reach out... #encouragement #relationships #changinglives #journey #understanding #perceptionisreality https://www.instagram.com/p/CNpfS6hDww-/?igshid=ui62qnpskcyf

[dewitty1]

Via @huffpost

A Minneapolis-area police officer will be charged on Wednesday after she shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright last weekend during a traffic stop, prosecutors said. 

The Washington County Attorney’s Office plans to charge former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter with second-degree manslaughter. The case was sent to the office to avoid a conflict of interest with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, which works closely with Brooklyn Center police on criminal cases, as first reported by KSTP-TV on Tuesday.

Former Minnesota Police Officer To Be Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright https://www.huffpost.com/entry/officer-minnesota-charged-killing-daunte-wright_n_607654ace4b08e452a14b160

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[drebenrich]

Extracted from an early morning chat and an unfortunate truth about this country #DuanteWright https://www.instagram.com/p/CNpG69BFZFC/?igshid=c32y0c4oldi2

[bloodygirlgang]

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Daunte Wright, 20, got killed by a white police officer Kim Potter on Sunday in a metropolitan area that was already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death. Katie Wright said her son called her as he was getting pulled over. “All he did was have air fresheners in the car, and they told him to get out of the car,” Wright said. During the call, she said she heard scuffling and then someone saying “Daunte, don’t run” before the call ended. When she called back, her son’s girlfriend answered and said he had been shot. Body camera footage Gannon released less than 24 hours after the shooting shows three officers around a stopped car, which authorities said was pulled over because it had expired registration tags. When one officer attempts to handcuff Wright, a second officer tells him he’s being arrested on a warrant. That’s when the struggle begins and Potter shoots Wright. He died of a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office. Potter has experience with investigations into police shootings. Potter was one of the first officers to respond after Brooklyn Center police fatally shot a man who allegedly allegedly tried to stab an officer with a knife in August 2019, according to a report from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. After medics arrived, she told the two officers who shot the man to get into separate squad cars, turn off their body cameras, and not to speak to each other. She was also the police union president for the department and accompanied two other officers involved in the shooting while investigators interviewed them. “I lost my son. He’s never coming back. I can’t accept that. A mistake? That doesn’t even sound right. This officer has been on the force for 26 years. I can’t accept that,” Wright’s father said. #acab #justicefordauntewright #drivingwhileblack #blm #duantewright #endwhitesupremacy #bloodygirlgang (at Brooklyn Center, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnd2sHhyhK/?igshid=12wo1dpz25zf8

[tnmediagrp]

I’m just gonna leave this right here.. #duantewright 🙏🏾🕊🙏🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnf0ZSg_ks/?igshid=451ofoga1urc

[3lwtv]

Reform. Training. Blah blah blah. This must me dismantled.... I’m not just talking the police but the entire facade that is #america. #duantewright https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnWIwJrl22/?igshid=tak449v6kbsl

[mrintheblack]

#kimporter #duantewright #minnesota #minneapolispolice #minneapolis #policereform #policeaccountability #policeshooting #informed #intelligent #intheblack #podcast #podcasts #podcastsofinstagram #news #media #blackmedia #entertainment #youtube #youtubecreator #patreon #patreoncreator https://www.instagram.com/p/CNn1vmFrvUt/?igshid=nm0q20bfu88z

[beautifulperson007]

Overlapping American today with American History --- A Black Life Matters Story

Whom do we have?

People are:

Fearful

Disturbed

Brokenhearted

Blisteringly Angry

Silent

Dismissive

Passerbys

Glad it's not them

Glad it's not them

We are two steps away from Emmett Till....

I have God in this scorching sorrow;

Might not have your

Prayers

for a stranger

Advocacy

against this pain narrative

But I have to believe

God

Is.....for us, for the mourners, the fearful and for me.

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