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10 Things to Know This Week: 1. The family of Sandra Bland, the 28 year old Black woman who was found hanged in her Texas jail cell on July 13th 2015, reached a $1.9million settlement in a wrongful death civil suit. The settlement also includes a change in prison policies of the Waller County jail where Bland was located, however, this part of the settlement is still in contention. Read more here. 2. The officer who shot and killed Korryn Gains, a 23 year old Black woman,

We, the undersigned women of African descent across ethnicities including anti-violence advocates, survivors, activists, scholars, organizational, and spiritual leaders who convened the first Black Women’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Sexual Violence in 2016, wish to address the President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama. Dear Mr. President, “I just want him to know who I am.” This is what 96 year old Recy Taylor, a civil rights leader who worked with Ros

(photo Legal Defense Fund: http://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/tribute-cassandra-q-butts-former-ldf-assistant-counsel) With each of our dead, we mourn the loss of a piece of ourselves and with each of our raped we mourn the loss of a piece of our souls. On this day, August 2, 2016, exactly three short months since Black women across identities and around the country lifted their voices in testimony, while bearing witness to the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission on S