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#SandraBlandsLifeSTILLMatters

I wrote this piece in July 2015 and now it has been 4 years since Sandra Bland's Murder. We can never forget how her death emphasized and magnified the disrespect for a black woman's life and how easily someone's ego can rip a life from this earthly existence. There has been countless and senseless murders in the name of "Blue Justice", I can't help but think of the ways her murder was covered up and silenced. This is re-published in hopes that we #neverforget #sayhername  July 2015 - Without even immersing yourself in Social media, CNN, FOX or any news outlets you are still witnessing a devastating abuse of power in the case of Sandra Bland. Sandra Bland is me, my sister, our girlfriends, mother's, aunt's and cousins. And all Sandra Bland did was not properly signal, get stopped for it and "sass" Officer at the time, Brian Encinia. That's it. Personally, anyone I know, with the weight of their life and their day, the rush