Allegedly failed to signal giving a lane change. Video captures her saying you are slamming my head and the ground and an i can hear. She was then jailed with bond set at 5,000. Three days later, she was found dead in her jail cell. Authorities now say sandrabland committed suicide. Her family strongly disputes that account. We will speak with Sandra Blands sister Sharon Cooper and with the familys attorney cannon lambert. Any Blacklivesmatter Movement takes center stage. Lets be clear, every single day folks are dying. Not being able to take another breath. We are in a state of emergency. We are in a state of emergency and if we if you dont feel that emergency, youre not human. Amy we will speak with a three founders of the Blacklivesmatter Movement, Patrisse Cullors alicia garza and opal tometi for hosting a movement for black lives convening in cleveland this weekend. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman
Would things have been different if sandra had been white. Candidates on both sides try to find an audience. In a little more than three hours, the sun will rise over ethiopia over what promises to be another historic day. President obama making history this afternoon becoming the first sitting u. S. President to visit that country. This is second leg of his east africa trip. The next two days are likely to include more historic firsts, and as Patricia Sabga reports. Focused on the future. Another landmark, fresh on the heels of his historic trip to kenya, president obama touched down in addis ababa becoming the first sitting u. S. President to visit ethiopia. A milestone long overdue. This is a key partner of the u. S. On a variety of Strategic Issues its a country that needs to be engaged. Ethiopia also boasts subsaharas Fastest Growing economy. China has been cultivating aggressively. Pouring hundreds of mills of dollars into infrastructure, including high Profile Projects like addi
Overnight, thanks to the clear skies, things got really cool, and comfortable overnight. Hopefully you gave your air conditioning a break. Today at the shore, we will see some sunshine. Right now temperatures in the 60s and for rest of the morning that would be the case. We will switch to more sea breeze today, keeping it very comfortable and cool on the beach, bus stop buddy has his shades on and that sun screen is there as well. 69 degrees right now, 5 52 your sunrise time. 61 percent relative humidity, calm wind, does in the get much better then this in july, folks in philadelphia mostly calm wind throughout the the area. Yesterday we got the to 83. July joy on the account of we love that alliteration. We will get to 87 with plenty of sunshine. 68 degrees tonight bob kelly is going to meet you in somers point, new jersey in just an hour, so we will have details on where he will be in just a few moments. Right now though lets check the schuykill expressway at route 202 still pretty d
Look at the history of racial profiling in Waller County, where she died, and Police Relations with the Africanamerican Community there. Well speak with judge dewayne charleston, who served as the first africanamerican justice of peace in Waller County and is calling for the local sheriff to resign. Sandra died in sheriff bland smiths custody and control. Yall digest that. Think on that. Sleep on that. And pray on that. He needs to go. Amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman n. Yemen, at least 130 people are dead after saudiled air strikes pummeled a residential neighborhood in the western port city of mohka late friday. The strikes at a housing complex for power plant workers flattening building that is spread throughout the neighborhood and burned alive women, children, and the elderly. A resident described the onslaught. There were continuous air strikes without any breaks, and we have no military men,
Against alshabab. Hes also the first sitting president to address the African Union. Well go to nairobi for an update. But first, after hundreds gathered in chicago this weekend for the funeral of sandra bland, we go to texas to look at the history of racial profiling in Waller County, where she died, and Police Relations with the Africanamerican Community there. Well speak with judge dewayne charleston, who served as the first africanamerican justice of peace in Waller County and is calling for the local sheriff to resign. Sandra died in sheriff bland smiths custody and control. Yall digest that. Think on that. Sleep on that. And pray on that. He needs to go. Amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman n. Yemen, at least 130 people are dead after saudiled air strikes pummeled a residential neighborhood in the western port city of mohka late friday. The strikes at a housing complex for power plant workers fla