Geneva Reed-Veal Archives

Sandra Bland’s Mother Makes Powerful, Heartbreaking Speech To Congressional Leaders

Lana Adler April 28, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, Police Brutality

Geneva Reed-Veal speaking at the Library of Congress (AP)

Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black woman who died under highly suspect conditions in a Texas jail, made an impassioned speech at the Library of Congress today. Reed-Veal was addressing the newly formed Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls. The Caucus was formed in March …

Ex-Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia Pleads Not Guilty In Sandra Bland Case

Adam Ciminello March 23, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, Civil Liberties, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct

Brian Encinia, the Texas State Trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, is escorted from the Waller County Courthouse Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in Hempstead.

Brian Encinia, the fired Texas state trooper involved in the viral arrest and detainment of Sandra Bland, pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to a charge of misdemeanor perjury regarding statements he made in the aftermath of arresting the victim, who was later found dead in a Waller County jail. Encinia entered …