This will be my thread highlighting BW & our calls for justice. BW have always been on the frontlines in the struggle for Black lives.
And contrary to popular belief, police brutality affects as well, and often in ways that combine our experience as both Black people & women. Or as queer Black feminist Moya Bailey put it: misogynoir.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogynoir
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogynoir
Case in point, #BlackLivesMatter was founded by queer Black women.
blacklivesmatter.com/our-co-founder…
blacklivesmatter.com/our-co-founder…
So, this thread will be used to say our names. #SayHerName
Breonna Taylor
Breonna was an EMT who worked at the University of Louisville Jewish Hospital and Norton Healthcare. And the University of Louisville Health. Her birthday is tomorrow, June 5th.
And she should still be here. #SayHerName
Breonna was an EMT who worked at the University of Louisville Jewish Hospital and Norton Healthcare. And the University of Louisville Health. Her birthday is tomorrow, June 5th.
And she should still be here. #SayHerName
Her killers John Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove of the LMPD are still out there and haven’t been charged yet. Please sign this petition so we can all apply to pressure to make that happen.
change.org/p/andy-beshear…
change.org/p/andy-beshear…
Atatiana Jefferson
Atatiana was a pre-med grad from Xavier University, who worked in human resources. She was also caring for her mother and nephew when she was wrongfully killed. #SayHerName
Atatiana was a pre-med grad from Xavier University, who worked in human resources. She was also caring for her mother and nephew when she was wrongfully killed. #SayHerName
Charleena Lyles
Charleena Lyles was a mother of three and pregnant at the time of her wrongful death. Lovingly referred to by her loved ones as “Leena”, she is remembered as being vivacious and adventurous. And she should still be here #SayHerName
Charleena Lyles was a mother of three and pregnant at the time of her wrongful death. Lovingly referred to by her loved ones as “Leena”, she is remembered as being vivacious and adventurous. And she should still be here #SayHerName
Sandra Bland
Sandra was a graduate of Prairie View A&M University who studied agriculture. While there, she was a summer counselor, part of the marching band, and volunteered for a senior citizens advocacy group. #SayHerName
Sandra was a graduate of Prairie View A&M University who studied agriculture. While there, she was a summer counselor, part of the marching band, and volunteered for a senior citizens advocacy group. #SayHerName
She should still be here. #SayHerName
Korryn Gaines
Korryn was a mother & hairstylist who was passionate about her rights as a Black woman to bear arms. She was also vocal about police brutality, and her loved ones remember her as a fierce role model. #SayHerName
Korryn was a mother & hairstylist who was passionate about her rights as a Black woman to bear arms. She was also vocal about police brutality, and her loved ones remember her as a fierce role model. #SayHerName
She should still be here. #SayHerName
Rekia Boyd
Rekia was a 22-year-old Black girl who had her whole life ahead of her before it was stolen by killer ex-cop Dante Servin, and the investigation was botched by disgraced state attorney Anita Alvarez. #SayHerName
Rekia was a 22-year-old Black girl who had her whole life ahead of her before it was stolen by killer ex-cop Dante Servin, and the investigation was botched by disgraced state attorney Anita Alvarez. #SayHerName
She is the reason that the hashtag #SayHerName exists.
Tanisha Anderson
Tanisha was a student who had aspirations to be a broadcast journalist. Tanisha, like myself, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her twenties...which is not and SHOULD not have been a death sentence. #SayHerName
Tanisha was a student who had aspirations to be a broadcast journalist. Tanisha, like myself, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her twenties...which is not and SHOULD not have been a death sentence. #SayHerName
Her wrongful death was particularly heinous as it highlighted the link between ableism + racism when it comes to police brutality. That’s right. At LEAST half of the people killed by the police are disabled. #SayHerName
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/h…
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/h…
And she should still be here. #SayHerName
Aiyana Stanley-Jones
Aiyana was a 7-yr-old girl who lived w/ her grandmother. She too had her whole life ahead of her. She is the subject of J. Cole’s “Crooked Smile”, who dedicated both the song and the music video to her life. #SayHerName
Aiyana was a 7-yr-old girl who lived w/ her grandmother. She too had her whole life ahead of her. She is the subject of J. Cole’s “Crooked Smile”, who dedicated both the song and the music video to her life. #SayHerName
She should still be here. #SayHerName
There are more names that deserve to be said. To be remembered loudly & boldly. Malissa Williams, Darnisha Harris, Tarkia Wilson, Renisha McBride, Yvette Smith, and countless other people. Not just disembodied names or voices.
But, I must pause here because this is making me weepy as hell. That said, the purpose of telling these stories is to implore you all to uplight Black women and Black girls. And to stop forgetting us in the struggle for Black lives.
