Dear friend.
SAY HER NAME. Breonna Taylor.
Breonna was a daughter, a sister, a friend. She was passionate, caring, and according to her mom — a bit of a diva. She should be alive today.
Breonna had dreams. Her friends and family have spoken of the plans she made for herself : going back to nursing school, saving for her first home and starting a family with her partner Kenneth, they already had baby names picked out.
One year ago, Breonna Taylor was murdered by the Louisville Police Department. Her tragic death galvanized our communities into action and brought global attention to a movement focused on protecting and honoring Black women.
Last year, you joined millions of people to demand justice for Breonna. All around the world, people like you took to the streets, sent tweets and made phone calls pressuring elected officials, wrote poems, produced music and created art all in Breonna’s name. The reckless disregard of human life that the Louisville Police Department showed that night struck a chord in the consciousness of the world — if this could happen to Breonna in her own home, because of an ill gotten no-knock search warrant, it could happen to anyone. But it did happen to Breonna, and that’s why we’re still standing in solidarity with her loved ones and the activists in Louisville.
As we Say Her Name, we mourn and celebrate the life of Breonna Taylor. And we remember that Black women like Breonna are disproportionately impacted by police violence.1 We must reflect on the system that enabled her death. We are living in a country built on a foundation of anti-Black violence. Every day, Black people across this country have interactions with the police that are disguised as ‘public safety’. Our communities are terrorized by, and our loved ones subjected to, the unrestrained power of police.
It is clear the police in our communities do not keep us safe. Instead of funding the police, we need to invest in services and systems that strengthen Black communities and allow us to thrive : such as access to quality health care, livable wages, fully-funded public schools, and access to nutritional food.
Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, and Tamir Rice should all be alive today. We need to reimagine community safety, starting with you today. Tell us what safety means to you.
Until Justice Is Real,
Erika, Rashad, Arisha, Malachi, Megan, Ariel, Ernie, Palika, Trevor, Madison, Ana, McKayla, and the rest of the CoC team.
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