Mohamed Eltayeb
Police violence is a leading cause of death for young Black men in the United States. according to a research study, About 1 in every 1,000 Black men can expect to be killed by police. Being Black in America should and will not be a death sentence. This is the story of AmeriKKKa’s police state.
“He didn’t see a man with hopes and dreams, with disappointments and accomplishments. All he saw in front of him was just another nigger.”
― Kenneth Eade, Unreasonable Force
REST IN POWER
Micheal Lorenzo Dean Eric Reason Christopher McCorvey Steven Day
Christopher Whitfield Atatiana Jefferson Maurice Holly Jordan Michael Griffin
Nicholas Walker Bennie Branch Byron Williams Arthur Walton Jr.
Channara Tom Pheap Patricia Spivey Stephan Murray Dominique Clayton
Isaiah Lewis Kevin Leroy Beasley Jr. Julius Graves Marcus McVae
Marzues Scott Bishar Hassan Kevin Bruce Mason Mario Clark
Jimmy Atchison D’ettrick Griffin George Robinson Andre Horton
Jesse Jesus Quinton Mahlon Edward Summerrour Charles D. Roundtree Jr.
Chinedu Valentine Okobi Antone G. Black Jr. Darell Richards Botham Shem Jean
James Leatherwood Joshua Wayne Harvey Christopher Alexander Okamato
Cynthia Fields Rashaun Washington Anthony Marcell Green
Antwon Micheal Rose II Robert Lawernce White Marcus-David L. Peters
Terrance Carlton Juan Markee Jones Danny Ray Thomas
Stephon Clark Trey Ta-Quan Pringle Sr. Ronell Foster
Corey Mobley Arthur McAfee Jr. Geraldine Townsend Warren Ragudo
Thomas Yatsko Dennis Plowden Jean Pedro Pierre Keita O’Neil
Lawernce Hawkins Calvin Toney Dewboy Lister Armando Frank
Stephen Gayle William Matthew Holmes Anthony Antonio Ford
Charles David Robinson Devin Howell Herbert Gilbert Thomas Williams
Aries Clark Antonio Garcia Jr. Brian Easley Euree Lee Martin
DeJuan Guillory Aaron Bailey Joshua Terrell Crawford Marc Brandon Davis
Adam Trammell Jimmie Montel Sanders DeRicco Devante Holden Mark Roshawn Adkins
Tashii S. Brown Jordan Edwards Roderick Ronall Taylor Kenneth Johnson
Christopher Wade Alteria Woods Sherida Davis Lorenzo Antoine Cruz
Chance David Baker Raynard Burton Quanice Derrick Hayes Chad Robertson
Jerome Keith Allen Nana Adomako Marquez Warren Deaundre Phillips
Sabin Marcus Jones Darrian M. Barnhill JR Williams Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin
Jamal Robbins Marlon Lewis Ritchie Lee Harbison Lamont Perry
Roy Lee Richards Alfred Olango Tawon Boyd Terrance Crutcher
Tyre King Levonia Riggins Kendrick Brown Donnell Thompson Jr.
Dalvin Hollins Delrawn Small Sherman Evans Deravis Rogers
Antwun Shumpert Ollie Lee Brooks Michael Eugene Wilson Jr Vernell Bing Jr.
Jessica Williams Arthur R. Williams Jr. Lionel Gibson Charlin Charles
Kevin Hicks Dominique Silva Robert Dentmond India M. Beaty
Torrey Lamar Robinson Peter William Gaines Arteair Porter Kionte DeShaun Spencer
Christopher J. Davis Dyzhawn L. Perkins David Joseph Wendell Celestine Jr.
Antronie Scott Peter John Keith Childress Bettie Jones
Kevin Matthews Leroy Browning Miguel Espinal Nathaniel Pickett
Cornelius Brown Tiara Thomas Richard Perkins Jamar Clark
Alonzo Smith Anthony Ashford Dominic Hutchinson Lamontez Jones
Rayshaun Cole Paterson Brown Jr. Junior Prosper Keith Harrison McLeod
Wayne Wheeler Lavante Biggs India Kager James Carney III
Felix Kumi Mansur Ball-Bey Asshams Manley Christian Taylor
Troy Robinson Brian Day Samuel Dubose Darrius Stewart
Albert Davis Salvado Ellswood George Mann Freddie Blue
Johnathon Sanders Victo Lorosa III Spencer McCain Kevin Bajoie
Kris Jacksons Kevin Higgenbotham Ross Anthony Richard Gregory Davis
D’Angelo Reyes Stallworth Dajuan Graham Brendon Glenn Reginalad L. Moore Sr.
David Felix William Chapman Norman Cooper Darell Lawrence Brown
Walter Scott Eric Courtney Harris Donald Ivy Phillip White
Jason Moland Denzel Brown Brandon Jones Askari Roberts
Bobby Gross Terrance Moxley Anthony Hill Tony Terrell Robinson
Naeschylus Vinzant Charly Leundeu Keunang DeOntre L. Dorsey Thomas Allen Jr
Calvon A. Reid Terry Price Lavall Hall Natasha McKenna
Jeremy Lett Tiano Meton Artago Damon Howard Andre Larone Murphy Jr.
Leslie Sapp II Brian Pickett Jerome C. Reid David Andre Scott
Dennis Grisby Rumain Brisbon Eric Ricks Tamir E. Rice
Akai Gurley Keara Crowder Tanisha N. Anderson Raphael Thomas
John T. Wilson III Kaldrick Donald Michael Ricardo Minor Adam Ardett Madison
VonDerrit D. Myers Jr. Iretha Lilly Balantine Mbegbu Lashano J. Gilbert
Marlon S. Woodstock Oliver Jarred Gregoire Eugene Williams Cameron Tillman
Ricky Deangelo Hinkle Darrian Nathaniel Hunt Cortez Washington Vemicia Woodard
Arvel Douglas Williams Levon Leroy Love Corey Lavert Tanner Dante Parker
Ezell Ford Dustin Keith Glover Michael Brown John H. Crawford III
Jeremey Lake Cedric Stanley Jacorey Calhoun Briatay McDuffie
Eric Garner Charles K. Goodridge Christopher Jones Jerry Brown
Lavon King Juan May Emanuel Jean-Baptiste Mark Anthony Blocker
Montez Dewayne Hambric Tommy J. Yancy Jr. Johnathon Lee Asuzu Howard Wallace Bowe Jr. Dominique Franklin Jr. George V. King Sandra Bland
Justin Griffin Tyrone Davis Gregory Lewis Towns Jr. Zikarious Flint
DeAndre Lloyd Starks Willie Neall Harden Hallis Kinsey Floyd Gene Hodge
Treon Johnson Yvette Smith Ernest Satterwhite Anthony Bartley
Willie James Sams Anesson Joseph Jordon Baker Jeffrey Ragland
Kendall Alexander Cimarron Lamar Lamb Ervin Edwards Willie James Williams
Abdul Kamal William Alfred Harvey III William Taylor Brandon Devone Smith
Reginalad Williams Jr. Jack Lamar Roberson Elijah Glay Alexander Jamar Marion
Johnathon A. Ferrell Marlon Horton Ronnie Ledesma Jr. Montrell Moss
Jeffery B. Lilly Jr. Jermaine McBean Allen Desdunes Ryan L. Stokes
Larry Eugene Jackson Jr. Dainell Simmons Deomain Hayman Tyrone West
Daryll Blair Antonio Johnson George Harvey Micah Anthony Key
Lana Morris Keoshia L. Hill Bill Jackson Julian Dawkins
Terry Laffitte Jermaine Darden Marlon Brown Kendra Diggs
Deion Fludd Clifton Armstrong Fred Bradford Jr. Craig Demps
Dason Peters Dylan Samuel-Peters Russell Lydell Smith Willie Lee Bingham Jr.
Charles A Baker Jr. Anthony Dwayne Harris Donovan Thomas Jayvis Benjamin
Quintine Barksdale Cedrick Chatman Darrell Banks Xavier Tyrell Johnson
Yolanda Thomas Breonna Taylor Yassin Mohamed Sean Reed Tony McDade George Floyd
Every single name on this list is a Black person that was murdered by a cop in recent years.
If any of the names are misspelled, please contact us.
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an activist movement which began as a hashtag in the summer of 2013, after the tragic coldblooded murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Founded by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, BLM campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards Black people. As the unjust murders continued from 2013’s Trayvon Martin to 2014’s Eric Garner and Michael Brown, the movement sparked from social media to streets around the world.
“Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black folks’ humanity, our contributions to this society, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression” (BLM’s Official Website).
However, to certain individuals, saying Black Lives Matter has been offensive and some bold individuals would even go to say it is anti-white. Not only is this offensive, but it is fucking outrageous to make the claim that promoting equal justice and fairness to African Americans is denoting, promoting hatred or violence against any other racial group. Saying, “Black Lives Matters” is speaking for the Black men, women and children who have been statistically more likely to be killed by the police than a white individual.
“But, All Lives Matter”
-White proverb
If you’re white, stop saying it, and if you’re not saying it, continue to educate others on why not to say it. All Lives Matter never has and never will bring people together. White liberals love the phrase and have yet to understand and realize the ill- intention and wrongdoing behind the meaning of “All Lives Matter.” Of course, every life matters, the BLM movement isn’t refuting or choosing to ignore the lives of those that are not black. Instead, it is clarifying that Black Lives Matter too. Black Lives did not matter when they forcibly transported like animals’ ship to ship from their homes in Africa. Black Lives did not matter when they were hung from trees. Black Lives did not matter when they were medically experimented on like lab rats. Should I continue? Or have you understood the point that the lives of Black People have not mattered since the creation of Adam and Eve.
“To Serve and To Protect”
“I [patroller’s name], do swear, that I will as searcher for guns, swords, and other weapons among the slaves in my district, faithfully, and as privately as I can, discharge the trust reposed in me as the law directs, to the best of my power. So, help me, God.”
-Slave Patroller’s Oath, North Carolina, 1828 (National Law Enforcement Museum’s Official Website).
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Well it should, today’s police aren’t so different from America’s past-time, slave patrols. Rebelling and runaway slaves was the reason for the creation of the South’s earliest policing in America. The slave industry was running America’s economy and to ensure the growth of the economy, the slave patrols were formed. According to historian Gary Potter, the responsibilities of the slave patrols were as follows, “to chase down, apprehend, and return to their owners, runaway slaves; to provide a form of organized terror to deter slave revolts; and to maintain a form of discipline for slave-workers who were subject to summary justice, outside the law” (Chelsea Hansen, Slave Patrols: An Early Form of American Policing).
Slave patrols officially lasted for 150 years; it wasn’t until the 13th amendment adoption that abolished slavery that led to the end of the authoritative policing. However, slave patrols really didn’t end; the name just changed. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was founded in 1866 and has continued to exist until today. How? Why? Well, the answer is pretty simple, to be honest, the same constitution that aims to protect the rights of yours and your loved ones, also protects the rights of the largest white terrorist organization in America. That’s right, the First Amendment protects the rights of racist masked cowards. The Supreme Court case of Brandenburg Vs Ohio in 1969, recognized that speech advocating illegal conduct is protected under the First Amendment unless the speech is to incite “imminent lawless action.” So, in other words, white privilege.
But what do slave patrols, KKK, and America’s modern police have in common? Well, a lot, let’s first start with tradition. Much of the tactics used by slave patrols were transitioned into Southern police departments and, ultimately, the entire country’s police department. Chelsea Hansen notes that “systematic surveillance, the enforcement of curfews, and even notions of who could become a police officer,” were often the trend for controlling the general population. Systematic surveillance has existed in minority populations for an extended time, starting with the Civil Rights Era. Many Black activists were put under surveillance orders. John Edgar Hoover was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States. He was notoriously known for abusing his power to restrict civil rights activists from exercising the right to protest. “Hoover would send informants to church meetings, intercepted mail and phone calls, engineered break-ins, and planted news stories to defame civil rights leaders” (TrackedinAmerica.org). Fast forward to the 21st century, The Patriot Act sanctioned by Former President George W. Bush would be used to spy on Muslims in mosques and their own homes without their consent following the September 11 attacks. The fact that much of what makes America’s police today originated from slave patrols is a terrifying horror that African Americans have to live with. The three parties not only have practices in common, but men in uniform as well.
In 2006, the F.B.I. warned of white supremacists attempting to enter into police departments and recruit police officers. Nowadays, there has been more than a dozen police officers who have been exposed to either being a member of the KKK or right-wing groups. So, what does a systematic oppressive police state lead to? The killing of unarmed Black men and women.
THE FACTS
Police violence is a leading cause of death for young Black men in the United States. About 1 in every 1,000 Black men can expect to be killed by police, according to a research study. The study outlines that, “risk of being killed by police peaks between the ages of 20 years and 35 years for men and women and for all racial and ethnic groups. Blacks, American Indians, Alaska Natives and Latinos are significantly more likely than white people to be killed by police.
In 2019, the police killed 1,099 people. 24% of those killed were Black despite being only 13% of the population. There were only 27 days in the year 2019, where police did not kill anyone. Read that again, 27 out of 365.
Police in America kill far more people than police in any other advanced developed democracies. However, those figures can be significantly higher. According to Journalist’s Resource, the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) is the federal database that counts people killed by police. Yet, researchers have found that NVSS has undercounted much of the numbers recorded by more than half. So, who’s keeping count?
Researchers has also found that the levels of violent crime in US cities do not determine rates of police violence.
X marks Violent Crimes
Squares marks Police Kills
No correlation between the crime and the murders. What can be worse? How about no accountability? According to Mapping police violence, 99% percent of the police’s killings from 2013-2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime. The only officer to be charged was a Somali Minneapolis police officer by the name of Mohamed Noor, who was sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison for the 2017 fatal shooting of Justine Damond…a white woman.
Therefore, all the names you read in the beginning of this article were not given justice nor peace.
“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be antiracist” (Angela Davis).
Being Black in America should and will not be a death sentence. We have become numb to the senseless violence done to our brothers and sisters. Remember their name, remember their pain because it is now our responsibility to protect one another and to be heard. If it is through the destruction of their very own property, so be it. I was 13 when Trayvon Martin was murdered, I am now 21 and the pain has gone long enough for us to share a tweet or post some memoriam. If you can’t stand up and protest, use your voice and words. It only takes one of us to incite change, the system doesn’t want you to know that nor believe it. But YOU, can be the change. YOU, can be the leader. YOU, must not remain silent. YOU, must demand justice and peace.
To learn more about BlackLivesMatter, go to supporting-standupforblacklives
To get justice for George Floyd, go to mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
To contact Mohamed Eltayeb, (therealeltayeb@gmail.com) / (Twitter)