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Sonya Massey: Another tragic murder in the cops’ war on Black America

Originally published: Liberation News on July 26, 2024 by Tara Sandlin (more by Liberation News) | (Posted Jul 31, 2024)

On July 6, Sonya Massey was brutally murdered by a Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy after she called the police to ask for assistance with a potential intruder. Like Breonna Taylor, Charleena Lyles and Atatiana Jefferson, Massey was a Black woman tragically murdered by police in her own home.
NLG statement in solidarity with Atlanta Forest Defenders

Originally published: National Lawyers Guild (NLG) on January 25, 2023 (more by National Lawyers Guild (NLG)) |

On Wednesday, January 18, Georgia State Patrol murdered Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran, who was camping in a public park to defend the Weelaunee Forest and stop the construction of Cop City.