Vigils to mark 1-year anniversary of Sandra Bland death
Source: Associated Press
Vigils to mark 1-year anniversary of Sandra Bland death
Updated 1:21 pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2016
LISLE, Ill. (AP) — Vigils and ceremonies are planned this week to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died in a Texas jail cell after a traffic stop.
Bland died a year ago Wednesday after a Texas state trooper pulled her over three days earlier. She was taken to the Waller County jail in Hempstead, Texas, where she was found hanging from a jail cell partition three days later. A plastic garbage bag was around her neck. A medical examiner ruled it a suicide. Dashcam video of her arrest and the circumstances of her death provoked national outrage.
Bland had been moving to Texas from the Chicago area at the time of her death. A vigil is planned Wednesday evening in Chicago's Federal Plaza to mark the anniversary of her death hosted by the group Women's All Points Bulletin, which supports female victims of police violence, and Black Lives Matter Chicago. One of Bland's sisters, Shante Needham, is scheduled to introduce the vigil, which will include prayer, poetry readings and a gospel music performance.
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Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, is scheduled to speak at the church Aug. 13 and the church plans a trip to Prairie View, Texas, Nov. 9-12. There church members plan a peaceful prayer meeting outside the jail where Bland died. They also plan to tour Prairie View A&M University, Bland's alma mater, and celebrate services with Hope AME Church in Prairie View, which has hosted rallies and prayer gatherings in Bland's memory.
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