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13. I remember you used to live in San Jose.

I used to live in Oakland, but moved back to San Mateo County for a job. Things have been getting sharper into focus out here too Off. #BlackLivesMatter is in the Bay Area, and for good reason. A San Jose cop just racially profiled a Black family, followed them home. http://www.sanjoseinside.com/2015/07/30/lawsuit-alleges-san-jose-police-racially-profiled-black-family/

The San Jose lawsuit also follows an analysis by this newspaper of traffic-stop data collected by police last year that found significant racial disparities in the stops. Officers pulled over, searched, curb-sat, cuffed or otherwise detained blacks and Latinos at far higher percentages than their share of this city's population. Yet the stops seldom led to arrests or evidence of crimes.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_28556332/new-allegations-racial-profiling-by-san-jose-cops

Last year a cop came under scrutiny for racist tweets. In San Jose. He threatened to kill Black Lives Matter protesters on his twitter feed. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-jose-cop-phillip-white-suspended-for-twitter-threat-to-protesters/

This is one of the most progressive places in the US, but like Seattle, there are deep faults along racial lines. There is no setup. Tonight protesters are shutting down Oakland, for the death by cop of another Black man. https://twitter.com/CHPoakland/status/631700649592254464

I don't like our "corporate masters" either, but it is they who profit from racism and death. I can't imagine a world where they give enough of a shit to pay attention to Black grassroots activism to give it a national platform.