Sandra Bland

‘Say her name: Sandra Bland’

July 10 marks the sixth anniversary of the day when Sandra Bland was pulled over while driving to a new…

July 9, 2021

Sixth annual Sandra Bland #Say Her Name protest in New York City

A spirited group of about 100 protesters gathered July 13 in Union Square in New York City to demand justice…

July 29, 2020

‘We’re doing this for Sandra Bland’

  People's Power Assemblies NYC organized its fifth annual rally and march in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 13 to demand…

July 17, 2019

Say her name: Sandra Bland

  Feb. 16 -- The room at the Auburn Avenue Research Library for African-American History and Culture was filled to…

February 19, 2019

‘Say Her Name’: The urgency of remembering Sandra Bland

This month HBO premiered the documentary “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland.”  The December premiere followed…

December 18, 2018

Sandra Bland’s family seeks justice

“Sandra Bland, Say Her Name!” rang out in downtown Houston on Dec. 17 as hundreds of African-American activists and their…

December 22, 2015

Los Angeles students honor Sandra Bland

Los Angeles -- The Community Planning and Economic Development Club at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College honored Sandra Bland, a victim…

October 13, 2015

Activists surround jail where Sandra Bland died

Waller County, Texas -- Activists came by the hundreds to Waller County, Texas, on Aug. 9, the one-year anniversary of…

August 12, 2015

Choctaw activist dies in police custody

Rexdale Henry, 53, a Choctaw activist, died on July 14 in unexplained and suspicious circumstances in the Neshoba County Jail…

August 12, 2015

Sandra Bland—#Say Her Name

Houston, Aug. 3 -- At every progressive political event in Texas since July 13, the name Sandra Bland has been…

August 3, 2015