In an email obtained by Vice investigative reporter Jason Leopold, notable #BlackLivesMatter activist Deray McKesson is being monitored by Homeland Security.

According to documents received by @JasonLeopold, the DHS is monitoring my Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/fiPQGDhEHj

— deray (@deray) August 11, 2015

The actions taken by Homeland Security are eerily remnant of the actions taken by the FBI against the Black Panthers in the 1970s. Journalist Shaun King delivered a powerful response to a government that denies its support of systemic racism.

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631135592609382400

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631135786960879616

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631136411304001537

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631142511105417216

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631142703267479552

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631142838537973761

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631142996596101122

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631143361508974592

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631143679277838337

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/631156687685206016

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