In a surprising move, Sandra Bland’s family has asked social media to stop posting about the death of their sister. The request was made via Sigma Gamma Rho’s website, a Divine 9 sorority founded in 1922 on the campus of Butler University in Indiana, a predominantly White institution. The organization posted this message from the […]
DALLAS (AP) — Family and friends sought more details Thursday about the death of a black woman who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas jail after her arrest for allegedly kicking an officer following a traffic stop, saying the 28-year-old gave no indication she was in such an emotional state that she would kill […]
HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose loved ones are questioning authorities who say the 28-year-old arrested on a traffic violation hanged herself in a Texas county jail cell. Sandra Bland, who had ties to the Chicago area, was found dead Monday morning in […]
