Vigils to mark 1-year anniversary of Sandra Bland death

But investigators were examining online videos posted by Bland in March in which she talked about battling depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to Mathis.

HOUSTON – Vigils and ceremonies are planned to make the one-year anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died in a Waller County jail cell after a traffic stop.

Bland died a year ago Wednesday after a Texas state trooper pulled her over three days earlier. She was taken to the Waller County jail in Hempstead, where she was found hanging from a cell partition. Bland had been moving to Texas from the Chicago area. A medical examiner ruled it a suicide. Dashcam video of her arrest and the circumstances of her death provoked national outrage.

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Vigils in Bland's honor are planned all over the Houston area as well as her hometown of Chicago.

At the Waller County Jail, where Bland was found dead, supporters held vigil for 64 hours. The time symbolized the three day period during which Bland was arrested and later found dead, organizers said.

"By sitting here once again for the 64 hours of her time here, we have won victory over fear but the most important victory is to make her voice heard in this place," said Reverend Hannah Bonner, one of the organizers.

The vigil included communion services during which organizers read bible scriptures and listened to recordings Bland posted online prior to her arrest.

"I want our community and for our voice to be heard on these matters'" said Mirissa Tucker, a senior at Prairie View University, Bland's alma mater.

Organizers also mentioned names of other African Americans who died during confrontations with police, including the recent deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile, in Minnesota.

Organizers of the vigil said Bland would have spoken out against those deaths, if she were alive today.

"She would have so many more insights. She was constantly developing her wisdom," Bonner said.