Twitter trends #IfIDieInPoliceCustody for Sandra Bland - theGrio's Weekend Recap - July 19, 2015

This is what's going on at theGrio. View this email in your browser   Daily Digest Here's What's Happening Twitter responds to Sandra Bland's death with #IfIDieInPoliceCustody tweets The suspicious and widely debated circumstances around Sandra Bland's death on Monday have inspired the Twitter hashtag #IfIDieInPoliceCustody. Read here... Obama becomes first sitting president to visit a federal prison As part of his ongoing campaign toward prison reform, President Barack Obama has become the first sitting president to visit a federal prison with his visit to Oklahoma's El Reno. Read here... NJ man sees robbery video of himself, turns himself in Friday, a man caught in a surveillance video trying to rob a local business, turned himself in after seeing the footage of himself circulating online. Read here... KKK and black protestors collide outside South Carolina Statehouse Saturday, members of the Ku Klux Klan and black protestors came head to head on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse during separate rallies staged by the two groups. Read here... Trending Stories South Africans celebrate International Nelson Mandela Day Birdman and Young Thug accused of plotting to kill Lil Wayne Editor's Picks MTV's Satirical 'White Squad' ads, Fact or Fiction? Sandra Bland's death is a sobering reality check for her fellow millennial activists Suspect in 82-year-old's rape busted after his mother helps police Asa Roberts, the 18-year-old who was accused of the brutal rape and assault of an 82-year-old, surrendered peacefully on Friday after a four-day manhunt. Read here... NYPD officer accused of calling woman a 'f**king dyke' before brutally assaulting her An NYPD officer is under investigation for a possible hate crime after a woman accused him of attacking her and calling her anti-gay slurs. Read here... President Obama meets with Emma Didlake, oldest living U.S. veteran On Friday, President Obama met with the 110-year-old Emma Didlake, who is the oldest living U.S. veteran. Read here... Deposition: Cosby paid women to keep affairs secret NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cosby, in sworn testimony a decade ago, said he had paid women after sex to keep the affairs from his wife, suggested he was skilled at understanding nonverbal cues for sexual consent and called one of his accusers a liar. Read here... Jidenna responds to Nigerians who were insulted by 'light-skinned' comment Nigerian-American rapper Jidenna came under fire recently when he made comments suggesting that he was perceived as wealthy because he was a light-skinned Igbo man. Read here... Copyright © 2015 D2M2 LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our weekly newsletter on our website. Our mailing address is: D2M2 LLC 601 W.26th st Suite 325 New York, NY 10001 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences