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Sandra Bland’s Sister: Weakened ‘Sandra Bland Act’ in Texas ‘Gut-Wrenching’

by Special to the AFROMay 13, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Lawyer: $1.9 Million Settlement in Sandra Bland Lawsuit

by Associated PressSeptember 15, 2016January 25, 2022

CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of Sandra Bland, a Black woman who died last summer in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop, has reached a $1.9 million settlement […]

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Ex-Texas Trooper Pleads Not Guilty in Sandra Bland Case

by Stephanie CornishMarch 22, 2016January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Texas Trooper Indicted over Sandra Bland Stop, Officially & Finally Fired

by Stephanie CornishMarch 2, 2016January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Following Indictment, Trooper in Sandra Bland Traffic Stop, Fired

by Stephanie CornishJanuary 6, 2016January 25, 2022

Sandra Bland (Facebook Photo) HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland after a contentious traffic stop last summer was fired Wednesday after being charged with […]

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