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Fatima Mann

Co-founder, Austin Justice Coalition and Counter Balance: Atx

Fatima Mann is the cofounder of the Austin Justice Coalition and Counter Balance: Atx, where she serves as the Executive Director. She served in Americorps Vista and is a rising 3L at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Law and Order

The life of Sandra Bland embodied in legislation

By Fatima Mann,

This bill now has no recognition of non-jailable offenses or pre-textual stops — where a person stopped for one thing is detained, charged or arrested for another. This version of the bill did not represent the cause for organizing in the name of Sandra Bland. It does not reflect how Sandra Bland became #SandyStillSpeaks.