Remembrance & Memorials : Sandra Bland
source: 4WardEverUK Writers
published: 13 July 2026
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From all of our hundreds of Remembrance Calendar entries, we particularly feature certain cases that were of notable historical significance.
Sandra Bland
11 Years After Sandra Bland, America Still Has A Problem
(from
NewsONE)
13 July 2026 marked the 11th anniversary of Sandra Bland’s death, and sadly, nothing has changed when it comes to police violence against Black women.
On July 10, 2015, Sandra Bland was pulled over by State Trooper Brian Encinia while driving in Prairie View, Texas. What should’ve been a routine traffic stop escalated because Encinia didn’t like Bland’s attitude while he was questioning her. Body camera footage and video from bystanders show that Encinia slammed Bland to the ground after asking her to exit her car.
At first, the traffic stop seemed routine enough, but the video of the loud and angry arrest of Bland by a Texas State trooper generated a big reaction.
Encinia justified his actions by telling investigators, “My safety was in jeopardy at more than one time,” shortly after Sandra Bland’s death. Thank god this man is no longer serving in law enforcement.
Bland was taken into custody after the encounter and remained in the Waller County jail for three days. On July 13, Bland was found in her jail cell after allegedly hanging herself with a plastic garbage bag. It’s been 11 years since her death, and there are still countless questions over Bland’s death, why she was even in custody for such a minor traffic infraction, and if she did hang herself, why didn’t anyone catch it?
Encinia resigned from law enforcement after Bland’s death, but no charges were filed against any of the officers who arrested her or were at the jail at the time of her death.
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