The police killed young Black men at a disproportionately high rate in 2016. It could escalate under Trump.

Arrested at 17, Carlos Montero has been in Riker’s Island for 7 years without being convicted http://t.co/aMP8eaWNs0 via @dailykos — JoeInWV (@wvjoe911) June 16, 2015…

On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Florida high school student Trayvon Martin was gunned down by  a neighborhood watch volunteer named George Zimmerman. Despite public outcry at the boy’s death, Zimmerman has not been charged with any crime by the local police. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, appeared on NBC’s “Today” show and told host Matt Lauer […]