The death of 21-year-old Delta State University student Demartravion “Trey” Reed, ruled a suicide, is being challenged by his family and activists who cite evidence of foul play and a long history of racial violence in the South. Advocates say Reed’s case reflects a broader pattern of suspicious deaths of Black Americans being dismissed as suicides, echoing the legacy of lynching in America.
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Sandra Bland’s Sister: Weakened ‘Sandra Bland Act’ in Texas ‘Gut-Wrenching’
STIN, Texas (AP) — The sister of Sandra Bland, a Black woman found dead in a Texas jail following a confrontational traffic stop with a White state trooper, says it is “gut-wrenching” that lawmakers stripped police reforms from a bill named after her sibling and are now pushing a weakened compromise that “painfully misses the […]
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Ex-Texas Trooper Pleads Not Guilty in Sandra Bland Case
Sandra Bland (right), and former Texas trooper Brian Encinia (left). (AP Photos) HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A fired Texas trooper pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor perjury stemming from his arrest last summer of Sandra Bland, a Black woman who was later found dead in a county jail. Brian Encinia entered his […]
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Texas Trooper Indicted over Sandra Bland Stop, Officially & Finally Fired
Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia after his arrest on a perjury charge. (AP Photo) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas trooper indicted over his arrest of a Black woman who was later found dead in jail has been formally fired, three months after his bosses first announced they would do so, state officials said Wednesday. […]