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In this new documentary, Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati brings us back to his time growing up during segregation in Georgia, his first experiences being called the n-word and shares his thoughts on white supremacy along with the myth of race & the reality of racism.

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Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati's “deep sense of knowledge” of history and the Black experience in America along with his “unselfish willingness to share what he knows” has made El-Kati one of the most influential Black educators in Minnesota, and a “magnet” for youth, says the elder Dr. Josie Johnson.

NEW: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati “is the walking history of us as a people,” said renowned human rights activist Dr. Josie Johnson. The deeply revered scholarly giant who’s eclipsed 90 years of existence is the central figure of Unicorn Riot’s new mini-doc, “A Glimpse at the Legendary Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati.”

Locke was happy with the court’s ruling. He told Unicorn Riot:

“I hope this decision will protect other people from having their legal claims dismissed. No one should have to endure what I went through.”

Locke has Bell's palsy after Minnesota police applied pressure point techniques to his face. 🧵

Matthew Locke, who was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy after police used pain compliance on him told Unicorn Riot, “What happened that day was the deliberate infliction of excruciating pain and significant injuries.”

See this 2021 video from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social for more. 🧵

Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case

The appeals court deemed the techniques excessive and reversed the district court’s ruling, returning the case to the district court, where it will now go into discovery. 🧵

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The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decided 2-1 to reverse the decision of U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina Wright, who dismissed the case on the grounds that pain compliance techniques are not prohibited by any existing case law.

Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case 🧵

Matthew Locke sued Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes, Chief Deputy Scott Parks & Hubbard Co. after Aukes & Parks used pain compliance techniques on Locke in an attempt to remove him from a #StopLine3 protest in 2021. According to Locke’s suit, the techniques amounted to an excessive use of force.🧵

This media guide provides context to each of the 73 videos worn by 45 Minneapolis Police officers during the largest mass arrest in Minnesota history of more than 646 protesters during a post-election protest against Donald Trump on Nov. 4, 2020.

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