Sarah J. Jackson: 8 years ago today Philando Castile was murdered. The criminal legal system failed to convict the cop who shot him despite the recorded evidence. We had to watch that video live just 24 hours after we watched cops shoot Alton Sterling in the back. (The video does not play at link)

8 years ago today Philando Castile was murdered. The criminal legal system failed to convict the cop who shot him despite the recorded evidence. We had to watch that video live just 24 hours after we watched cops shoot Alton Sterling in the back. (The video does not play at link)

July 6th, 2016 | A History of Racial Injusticecalendar.eji.org On this day, Philando Castile was shot and killed by an officer during a traffic stop for a broken taillight in St. Paul, Minnesota.

“In the years before his death at the hands of police, Mr. Castile had been stopped for minor traffic violations at least 52 times—approximately every four months. These stops resulted in 86 issued violations, most of which were dismissed, and cost Mr. Castile over $6,500 in fees and fines.”

Philando Castile Is Remembered By St. Paul Public Schools: 'Kids Loved Him'www.npr.org The school district issued a statement today, drawing on coworkers' comments about Castile — including one who said, "Kids loved him. He was smart, over-qualified.

I’m trying to find a link to share that has a photo of Mr. Castile’s beautiful face as the thumbnail instead of a violent image or a postmortem. It’s surprisingly hard. So here’s an image I borrowed from the National Urban League’s Facebook page

Each one of these is devastating, but I remember those two in a row just completely flattening me. And then they just kept adding more.

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