Supporting Black Lives Matter

Malik Thomas was 9 years old when he was BURNED ALIVE in Arizona, on May 22, 2006. Malik was murdered by the son of a white police officer and another classmate of his. They showered him with gasoline and set fire to the child and are still free after 14 years. The police had released very little information about the murder and after two weeks, they still said that ic could be an accident.  Another child, who was Mexican, said that he was also targeted for attack but ran before they could catch him. The officers said that he was playing and found a bottle of gasoline and proceeded to throw lit matches at it, which makes no sense, because even a kid would know not to play with fire. sign JUSTICE FOR MALIK here

The protests happening all around the world  but especially in the USA can become dangerous for your health very quickly, with the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and more. You can also get arrested and injured by (undercover) cops. Here are some tips for your safety! But first, if you are white, don't wear hawaiian shirts, that is what white supremacists are wearing to show violence during the protests. 1. Recognition of your face (the recognition system relies a lot on bone structure on the face) -Wear a mask! -You can pat the part of the mask where your nose and chin are so it looks like it's a different shape -You can wear dark-tinted sunglasses covering you brow bone -You can wear a big hat covering your hair and  forehead -Cover piercings and tattoos -Try using only one color of clothing and no patterns -Face paint is also useful - If you're feeling bold, you can shave your eyebrows! 2. Rubber bullets (Police say it's not dangerous, but retired cops are saying tha...

Willie Simmons has been in prison for the past 38 years serving a life sentence  with no parole for a nine dollar robbery   in Alabama. At 25 years old, he was charged of first degree robbery. He is 62 years old now.  He hasn't had a visitor since 2005, after his sister died. He was on drugs as a teenager, and later dropped out of it. He has been sober in prison for the last 18 years. His trial lasted 25 minutes and he called no witnesses. After an interview last year, he said: " It was all stupid. I messed up ." He was arrested for wresteling a guy and stealing his wallet, which contained 9$. He has filed many appeals but they were all denied. In my opinion, this man does not deserve to die in prison. sign SHORTEN WILLIE'S SENTENCE here

Darrien Hunt, a 22 year old man, was killed by police in Saratoga Springs, Utah, in 2014. Darrien was cosplaying (in costume) as a Japanese samurai and carrying a small fake sword. The sword was FAKE and secured even though it could not cause any harm. An employee from a small store called the cops on him, and the officers immediatly chased him. They shot him in front of an asian restaurant, the Panda Express, six times. The police took the officers' side of the story to tell the media, which contradicted a lot with the witnesses' stories. The officers have not faced any charges and we are now asking to reopen his case and investigate properly. sign REOPEN DARRIEN'S CASE here

Matthew Tucker's murder wasn't filmed. He was an 18 year old killed by police on May 4th, 2016. He didn't get a hashtag, his story wasn't told. His brother, Micheal Shawn Tucker, who is a journalist, tells the story to the Washington Post: Matthew was struggling in life, and had recently broken up with his girlfriend. He called the police, afraid by his own suicidal thoughts. Officers arrived at their home, and the whole family welcomed them. Nones of the officers talked to Matthew's mother to understand better the situation. They didn't call for backup, and they didn't secure the scene. They simply followed the mother to the garage, where they saw Matthew, holding a knife, sad and sobbing, close to commiting. They ordrered Tucker to drop the knife, which he didn't do. Instead of calling for crisis intervention, instead of listening to the cries of his mother begging for them not to shoot her son, they pulled out their guns and shot multiple times. Miche...

Rayshard Brooks, a 27 year old black man was killed by police on June 12th 2020. He was sleeping in his own car at a Wendy's parking lot when police asked him to move his car. Rayshard was too drunk to drive as he said the police, and so asked if he could walk to his sister's house, that was a short distance away. One of the officer's body camera shows that he was friendly, cooperative and calm. Officer Rolfe then handcuffed him, and Rayshard, confused and drunk, tried to break free while the officers were scuffling him to the ground. He managed to run away. Rolfe, after some time, drew his handgun and shot three times: once in his mid-back, once the lower back and once to a close vehicule almost shooting three passengers. After shooting Brooks, rolfe said: "I got him". They kicked him and the other officer, Brosnan, stood on his shoulders. Seven  minutes after Rayshard was shot, an abulance arrived and took him to a hospital. He died following surgery. Both offic...

Kayla Moore was a black transgender woman with schizophrenia murdered by the police department of Berkeley in 2013. The officers made transphobic remarks and called her "it". Her roomate called 911 because Kayla was experiencing mental health crisis and needed medical help. A warrant for someone with the same name as her was found, but even if the person was 20 years older than she was, they still restrained her. When the officers arrived, they handcuffed her and she was placed under arrest. Then, they wrestled her to the ground using full body weight until she stopped breathing. In 2014, her father filed a wrongful death lawsuit, that was dismissed in 2018, because they "didn't have enough evidence to show that she was discriminated against". More details are in the petition. sign JUSTICE FOR KAYLA here

Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells was a transgender woman killed and later misgendered and deadnamed by police and media reports (including FOX news). She was found dead in a river in Bartham's Garden, Philadelphia, less than 24 hours before the murder of Riah Milton, another Black trans woman. When her dismembered body was found, she had a lot of wounds and it was obviously  a hate crime. We have no to little information about the murder and she needs justice. sign JUSTICE FOR DOMINIQUE here

Althea Bernstein was a Black jewish 18 year old who was burned in the face by 4 white men on June 29th this year. She was in her car, windows down, when someone yelled at her a racial slur, while one of the men threw liquid on her, and another a lighter.  She had serious burns on her face and neck, that are being treated at the hospital. Meghan Markle made a personal phone call with Althea, showing the victim her support. The phone call lasted 40 minutes, and Althea talked about her experience with racism and the situation that she is right now. Five days since and we still have nothing and an investigation still hasn't started.  sign JUSTICE FOR ALTHEA here

Riah Milton was a transgender woman who was killed on June 9th 2020. Even after her death, she is still being misgendered and deadnamed (by FOX News). She was 25 years old. She died of multiple gunshot wounds after being lured to the robbery of her own car. Her and Dominique Fells, another trans woman, were killed in a span of 24 hours, two victims of the eight transgender people killed that one week. The investigation is still in process. sign JUSTICE FOR RIAH here

Brayla Stone was a 17 year old transgender teen found dead in the area of Little Rock, on June 25th 2020. She was a musician. She was discovered in a parked vehicule on a walking lane. They immediately transported her to a crime laboratory. Fox News have been deadnaming her and announcing her a a boy, which even after receiving several emails and letters, decided to continue. They are the only news channel who reported the murder. An Instagram user @tapnseason claimed that he was paid 5000$ to murder Brayla. His account got deleted, and it is unclear if his involvement is real or not, because he later said that he was "chasing clout". He also misgendered Brayla, calling her a "dude" in the comment section. Police has also been silent about the murder, as the media has been. She is the eight transgender person killed in that week . sign JUSTICE FOR BRAYLA here

Danroy "DJ" Henry was shot and killed by police on October 17th, 2010, by officer Aaron Hess.  A fight had occured in a bar where DJ was with his friends, celebrating the team's homecoming, but he had no involvement with it.  The police was called and the bar was cleared. DJ had parked in a fire lane, so they told him to move his car. DJ did exacly what the officers had asked, but Hess decided to jump in front of his car and shoot him multiple rounds through his windshield.  Danroy was hit 3 times and still handcuffed after, and he did not get the medical assistance he obviously needed.  He had a CPR certified friend who asked to try to ressuscitate him, which the officers refused without explication. The media and police took the officer's side of the story and siad that DJ was trying to run over multiple officers, even if video coverage and eyewitnesses' statements show that this was not the case and DJ was innocent.  That year, Hess was named officer of the y...

Elijah Jovan McClain was 23 years old when he was killed while walking home on August 24th 2019, in Aurora, Colorado. He was a massage therapist , a musician and a runner. In the evening of August 24th, a person had called 911 after seeing Elijah walking down the street with a ski mask and moving his arms. Friends of McClain were later interviewed, and they said that he was probably dancing. The caller affirmed that he didn't think Elijah was armed or that he was an "immediate danger".  Officers Jason Rosenblatt, Randy Roedema and Nathan Woodyard held Elijah on the ground for 15 minutes. McClain was obviously in distress and vomited several times to which he apologized, saying " I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to do that, I can't breathe correctly ". Woodyard then applied a chokehold on Elijah's neck, while another threatened him to be bitten by police dogs as he is handcuffed to the ground.  Paramedics then injected him with 500mg of ketamine to ...

Nina Pop was a transgender black woman stabbed to death in Sikeston, Missouri, on May 3rd 2020, making her the 10th trans person to die from hate crime this year. No arrest has been made yet. Nina was a 28-year-old girl working at a fast-food restaurant. She was well-known in the area where she worked. Nina was found dead in her apartment with multiple stab wounds. On May 15th, Joseph B. Cannon was accused of Nin's murder, pleaded not guilty, asked for a public defender, and is awaiting trial. There isn't much details about Nina's murder, because the case is still under investigation. We hope good news will appear soon! sign JUSTICE FOR NINA here

Freddie Carlos Gray Jr. was 25 years old when he died at Baltimore, Maryland, April 12th of 2015.  Gray was arrested by police officers because he had a knife in his possesion. He was being dragged to a police van when he fell into a coma and taken to a Shock Trauma Center.  He died on April 19th, caused by injuries to his spinal cord.  On April 21st the six police officers were suspended. The eyewitnesses said that the officers used unessesary force against Gray- all officers included. The officers also did not secure him inside the van. On May 1st, the City State's Attourney Marilyn Mosby announced that her office had charges against the six officersand reported Freddie's death as a homocide. On September 12th 2017 they announced there will not be any federal charges against any of the officers. To this day, there are no charges against any of the policemen and Freddie deserves justice.  sign JUSTICE FOR FREDDIE here

Philandro Castile was a 32-year-old black man shot at close range while driving with his four year-old daughter and girlfriend, Diamond Raynolds.  He was pulled over by Jeronimo Yanez, and the reason why is unspecified. Yanez asked for Castile's license and registration. Castile informed the officer that he had a gun, and he was licenced to carry it. He then starts to reach his license, while Yanez tells him mutiple times not to reach for the gun. He answers that he isn't calmly, every time. But Yanez still shoots him seven times at close range, but only five hits Castile. He died 20 minutes after being shot at the hospital. Raynolds then posted a livestream video on Facebook, which helped the incident get more attention.  Yanez was charged of 2nd degree manslaughter but acquitted of all charges on June 16th, 2017, but fired from the St-Anthony Police. To this day, Jeronimo walks free and justice still haven't been served.  sign JUSTICE FOR PHILANDRO here

Tamir Elijah Rice was 12 when he was shot dead by an officer, on November 22nd of 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio by Timothy Loehmann.  A 911 caller had reported that a juvenile was pointing a "pistol" at random people in the Cudell Recreation Center. The caller said twice that the pistol is "probably fake". According to reports, the police responder asked if the boy was "black or white". Loehmann and another officer called Frank Garmback  pulled up at the parking lot of the park and saw "a black MAN" on a bench who picked up the gun from his waistband. Loehmann immediatly fired two shots at the child. According to Chief Tomba, Tamir did not threaten the officers. The incident happened in less than five seconds. The "gun" was and Airsoft replica, so a toy gun. None of the two officers were arrested to this day and Tamir deserves justice. sign JUSTICE FOR TAMIR here

Trayvon Benjamin Martin was an unarmed 17 year-old teen killed on January 26th 2012 at Sanford, Florida.  Trayvon was with his father on a visit to his future stepmother at her townhouse. On the evening of Jan. 26th, he was walking alone to the house from a convenience store. George Zimmerman, a member of the community watch saw the young man and immediatly reported him to the police because "he was suspicious". Several minutes after the call, there was an "altercation" between the two and Trayvon was shot in the chest. Zimmerman was injured and said the kill was self-defence, and he was not charged. There was no evidence of neither of the facts ( self-defence or not ) so the police could not arrest him. Following the death of Trayvon Martin, petitons, hashtags and protests were held and created. An online petition for an investigation collected over 2.2M signatures.  The Black Lives Matter organisation was also created after Trayvon's death. Later, national med...

Breonna taylor was 26 years old medical technician who was fatally shot by the Lousiville police on March 13th, 2020. It was shortly after midnight when 3 police officers entered Breonna and her boyfriend's appartment. They force opened the door with a battering ram. The police was investigating two men selling drugs, and Breonna's appartment was supposedly where they would hide the drugs and receive packages. They did a search through the appartment, but no drugs were found. The police said they announced themselves and knocked several times, but neighbors stated that they heard no announcement and only a dispute, that made Kenneth Walker, Breonna's boyfriend, act in self-defence thinking someone was trying to break in. When the door was door, Walker attacked an officer blindly to the leg. The other officers then opened fire and shot randomly across the apartment: The kitchen, the hallway, the bathroom, living room and both bedrooms. Breonna was shot at least eight times a...

You have probably heard of the movement Black Lives Matter and everything happening in the world right now. But many people don't know what BLM is really about. First off, we are NOT terrorists or whatever the media is calling us now . We try to be as peaceful as possible, and still we are portrayed as the "bad guys". Truth is, the media only shows YOU the violence and riots. Have you noticed that media coverage has pratically dissapeared but protests are still happening?  Our one and only goal is justice and equality for black people. RACISM STILL EXISTS, AND IT'S EVERYWHERE . The reason we don't "see" it that much is because white people refuse to see their privilege. We have to realise how black people are less privileged than us and use our privilege for good.    Why not all lives matter then? We aren't saying all lives don't matter, we are focusing on the opressed and trying to help those in need. We aren't saying that the white people ...

Alton Sterling was a 37-year-old man who sold CDs. He was killed on July 5th of 2016  and still no charge against the police officers.  Alton was known as CD Man in Baton Rouge, where he grew up and lived during all his life. He was sadly involved with drugs including cocaine and alcohol. At 12:35 AM on July 5th of 2016, Alton was detained by two officers, named Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II. They came after getting a call from someone who reported he was threatening him and carried a gun. There had been a lot of robberies in the area, and that is why Alton carried a gun, according to the shop owner of where Sterling sold CDs.  When the police arrived, there was no gun in his hands. The officers tasered him multiple times and forced him to the ground. He was pinned down: One officer was kneeling on his chest, and the other on his thighs, trying to control his arms. He tried to get his hands free, so he tried to move them around. The officers thought he was going to pul...

If you have no money to donate to organisations, here are some things you can do instead: 1. Sign petitions          This is the most evident but the most helpful ways you can help bring justice to black people killed/injured. There are many on this site, but you can search some online, and sign them! There are a lot on change.org and colorofchange.org, and don't forget to share! Sharing a petition helps a lot too.   2. Text and call numbers for justice     Here are a few numbers to text: ~text FLOYD in all caps to 55-156 ~text JUSTICE in all caps to 66-8336 ~text ENOUGH in all caps to 55-165     Here are numbers to call/leave a message: ~call 612-438-5550 and demand prosecution to Tou Thao (badge 7162) and Derek Chauvin (badge 1087 ) ~leave a message for the Louisville mayor demanding justice for Breonna Taylor at 502-574-2003) 3. Educate yourself     Educating yourself helps the realisation that racism is everywhere...

Ahmaud Arbery was a 25 year-old black man killed by a gun, on February 23rd 2020, in Brunswick, Georgia. Ahmaud was not armed, and shot dead by a white officer and his son. He was jogging in the neighborhood of Satilla Shores when a truck, driven by Gregory McMicheal, a retired police officer, stops him.  At this moment, a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, films a 36-second video of the scene, from his car, who was following Arbery too. The driver, Gregory, is in the car, while his son, Travis McMicheal, 34years old, holds a shotgun pointed at Arbery. As Ahmaud approaches the pick-up truck, we can hear shouting in the video. Ahmaud tries to take the gun from Travis, for his safety, and three shots can be heard. Arbery tries to run away, but falls to the ground a few steps later. Travis walks away, while his father Gregory, who had a gun in hand but did not fire, runs to his son, that marks the end of the video. Later, the police will find out he said: "f***ing n*****...

George Floyd was a black innocent man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25th 2020. He was walking outside of a store, where he bought cigarettes. He was suspected to have used a fake 20-dollar bill, which the employees noticed minutes after he left. They walked up to George demanding the cigarettes back. He refused. According to some sources, the employee described him as drunk and having no control of himself. The employees then called the police. The officer who picked up the call asked 2 times about George's "race"; He said: " is he white, black, native, hispanic or asian?" The first two polie officers who arrived were J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane. George, at the moment, was in his car. Lane points his gun at him and tells him to put his hands on the wheel, which he did, according to video coverage of the scene.  Less than two minutes later, they extract him from his car and handcuffed George, behind his back. The office...