#7666 black people killed in US police action

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अमेरिकी पुलिस कार्रवाई में 7666 अश्वेत लोग मारे गए पूरे अमेरिका में हिंसक प्रदर्शन,

नई दिल्ली।  अमेरिका एक बार फिर से उबल रहा है। मिनेसोटा में 46 वर्षीय जॉर्ज फ्लॉयड की मौत के बाद पूरे अमेरिका में हिंसक प्रदर्शन जारी है। यहां तक कि इसकी आंच व्हाइट हाउस तक भी पहुंच चुकी है। हालांकि यह कोई पहला मौका नहीं है जब अमेरिका में अश्वेतों के साथ हो रहे बर्ताव पर लोग सड़कों पर उतरे हैं।

इतिहास काफी पुराना है। खासतौर से अश्वेतों के साथ पुलिस के बर्ताव को लेकर। पुलिस हिंसा का रिकॉर्ड रखने वाले संगठन ‘मैपिंग पुलिस वॉयलेंस’ के मुताबिक 2013 से 2019 के बीच ही अमेरिकी पुलिस कार्रवाई में 7666 अश्वेत लोग मारे गए। यह आंकड़ा चौंकाता है। अमेरिका में अश्वेतों की आबादी की बात की जाए तो उनकी हिस्सेदारी महज 13 फीसदी ही है। मगर पुलिस के हमले उन पर ज्यादा होते हैं। आंकड़ों के मुताबिक श्वेत अमेरिकियों की तुलना में ढाई गुना ज्यादा अश्वेत पुलिस की गोली से मारे गए।

लगभग हर महीने एक अश्वेत की मौत  ‘मैपिंग पुलिस वॉयलेंस’ के मुताबिक साल में ऐसा एक भी महीना नहीं ��ीता, जिसमें पुलिस के हाथों किसी अश्वेत की मौत न हुई हो। औसतन अधिकतर 27 दिन ही ऐसे बीते, जब पुलिस ने किसी अश्वेत को नहीं मारा हो। दिसंबर, 2019 में तो एक ही दिन में 9 से ज्यादा अश्वेत नागरिकों की मौत हुई।

कई प्रांत तो अश्वेतों के लिए ‘नर्क’

हालांकि अमेरिका के 50 में से अधिकतर प्रांतों में पुलिस हिंसा में अश्वेत मारे गए हैं। मगर कैलिफोर्निया, फ्लोरिडा और टेक्सास में हालात ज्यादा बुरे हैं। पिछले कुछ साल में पुलिस की गोली से सबसे ज्यादा लोग इन्हीं प्रांतों में मारे गए। प्रांत   मौत कैलिफोर्निया 186 फ्लोरिडा   169 टेक्सास 157

 अन्य प्रांतों में भी यही हालत अमेरिका के अन्य प्रांतों की बात करें तो वहां भी स्थिति कुछ बहुत ज्यादा अच्छी नहीं है। वॉशिंगटन में 2013 से 2019 के बीच 25 लोगों ने पुलिस कार्रवाई में जान गंवाई है। जबकि लुइसियाना, इलिनोइस, नॉर्थ कैरोलीना, पेंसिल्वेनिया, न्यूयॉर्क और जॉर्जिया समेत कई प्रांतों में भी बहुत से अश्वेतों की जान गई है।

प्रांत मौत जॉर्जिया  98 इलिनोइस 96 ओहियो   80 मैरीलैंड  80 लुइसियाना 80 नॉर्थ कैरोलीना 77 मिसूरी  74 न्यूयॉर्क  71 पेंसिल्वेनिया  58 अलाबामा  52 वर्जिनिया  52 न्यू जर्सी 51 ओक्लाहोमा 52 मिशिगन 42 मिसीसिप्पी  41 टेनेसी 41 इंडियाना  40 साउथ कैरोलीना 38 अरकंसास  28 एरिजोना  31 विस्कॉन्सिन 27 वॉशिंगटन  25 नेवादा  21 कोलोराडो   21 केंचुकी  19 मिनेसोटा  17 मेसाचुसेट्स  15

हालांकि यहां स्थिति थोड़ी सही 

अमेरिका के कुछ ऐसे भी प्रांत हैं, जहां अश्वेतों के लिए स्थिति ज्यादा बेहतर है। मोंटाना, नार्थ व साउथ डकोता, व्योमिंग, न्यू हैमशायर, वर्मोंट में छह साल में एक भी ऐसी अप्रिय घटना नहीं हुई। इसके अलावा कुछ और प्रांत भी हैं, जहां ऐसी घटनाएं काफी कम हुईं।

प्रांत   मौत मैने  01 इदाहो  01 रोड आइलैंड  03 न्यू मैक्सिको 04 अलास्का  05 आयोवा 06 कनेक्टिकट  07 नेबरास्का 08 उताह 08 ओरेगन 09 डेलावेयर  09 वेस्ट वर्जिनिया  10 कन्सास 11

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A Student Body Call To Action

For many of us, the last month has been filled with immense pain and sadness. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Christian Cooper, and George Floyd.  The racial injustices we've all been watching and reading are not unique, but have been a lived experience for Black Americans for centuries. As student representatives, we condemn the violent actions taken against black and brown bodies by the very same people who are charged to “serve and protect.” The stories of the last month have made it more evident than ever that in America, the value of your life is determined by the skin you live in. This is a truth that we here at Georgetown McDonough, and with many others across the country, refuse to let stand.

We recognize that our Black students are feeling the events of the past week more deeply and intensely. We as a Hoya community see you, stand by you, and are ready to support you. The constant news and traumatic images and videos of people who look like you being attacked, berated, and murdered can be incredibly taxing and mentally draining. Counseling and Psychiatric Services CAPS and Center for Multicultural Equity and Access CMEA are here to support your mental and emotional health.

We know that we have many allies in the community, many of whom are spurred with anger and frustration but may also be unsure of how to take action to make a tangible difference.

"It is not enough to be quietly non-racist, now is the time to be vocally anti-racist."

Below are some beginning resources on how to be an ally in the fight for racial equity and equality. While some actions are great for generating awareness, we challenge ourselves to think about what we can do on a daily basis to fight against racism.    

1. Educate yourself though listening, watching and reading. Remember: it's not the responsibility of marginalized people to educate you.  This link will be a repository for more resources as we add to them.

Anti Racism Resources: This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues. It contains Books, Movies, Podcasts, Articles, and more.

Learn Black History: These are just milestones, and thus high level, but even they are not taught in much detail in our schools growing up. Learn about the Tulsa Race Massacre: Race riots of 1921, where Greenwood, known as Black Wall-Street, was looted and burned by white rioters. For more history, check out the ‘1619’ podcast by the NYTimes

Learn the Facts about Police Brutality: Mapping Police Violence Research Shows: Of the 7666 times that a police officers killed people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2019, only 25 (0.3%) resulted in a conviction, 74 (1.0%) resulted in a charge, but no conviction, and 7,567 (98.7%) resulted in no charges whatsoever. Of those that were convicted, only 9 received 20 years+ in prison.

Trevor Noah Daily Show: Trevor shares his thoughts on the killing of George Floyd, the protests in Minneapolis, the dominos of racial injustice and police brutality, and how the contract between society and Black Americans has been broken time and time again

Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not: By Danielle Cadet

Why You Need to Stop Saying "All Lives Matter": By Rachel Elizabeth Cargyle

10 Steps to non-optical Allyship: by Mirielle Charper

26 ways to be in the struggle beyond the streets: Learn about some of the "socially acceptable" racist actions you may have unknowingly taken part in the past, and make a plan to change that behavior for the future. Check page 2 of this link for the graphic.

Obama Anguish and Action: even more ways to get informed, stay engaged, and take action.

Businesses must take action against Racism: An article that just came out in the last hour from our very own Professor Ella Washington.

2. Donate to organizations  

George Floyd Memorial Fund: official GoFundMe to support the Floyd family

Minnesota Freedom Fund: community-based non-profit that pays criminal bail and immigration bonds for individuals who have been arrested while protesting police brutality.

Black Visions Collective: a black, trans, and queer led organization that is committed to dismantling systems of oppression and violence and shifting the public narrative to create transformative long term change.

Reclaim the Block: coalition that advocates and invests in community-led safety initiatives in Minneapolis neighborhoods.

Campaign Zero: online platform that utilizes research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in America.

Unicorn Riot: non-profit that is dedicated to exposing root causes of dynamic social and environmental issues.

3. Call your Representatives; Sign Petitions

Civil rights group Color of Change launched a petition asking that all the officers involved in Floyd’s death are brought to justice. Find it here.

Or another petition: The “Justice for George Floyd” petition on Change.org already has 8.5 million supporters. That sends a big message. Find it here.

4. Check in on your black friends, family, partners, loved ones, and colleagues and demonstrate how you will be supporting them and ask what else you can do.

"While expressions of solidarity are appreciated, in some cases it can be taxing, necessitating reliving personal traumas or reciprocating consolation. Conversations with evidenced results of action go a much longer way to the recipients of your solidarity." - Donte McCrary-Mclain and Melissa Hughes

5. For those who are feeling overwhelmed with all of this and a bit of feed fatigue, definitely take care of yourself but resist disengaging. Activism takes shape in a variety of ways.

Sometimes it’s on the front lines of a protest

Sometimes it’s asking your internship employers how you can support the advancement of marginalized communities in your workplace

Sometimes it’s staying for and leaning into the difficult and uncomfortable conversations with your fellow students, colleagues, and friends.

Sometimes it’s providing “care, joy, and connection for those hurting around you. Don’t underestimate the power of an encouraging word or giving someone a reason to smile.⁣” - Ella Washington

Regardless, it always is choosing to care, to see, to listen, and to act.

Our Georgetown MSB community is only as strong as the commitment we have to our values, and the commitment to see and support our fellow students in times of difficulty. We stand as a united front and join in the work led by so many Black organizations and people of color to create a more equitable world.

Hoya Saxa,

Leena Jube, Simmer Grewal, Lydia Kickham-Dawes, Silas Humphries, and your student leaders of SGA- Full Time and Flex, VPs of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Black MBA