Sasha Palmer has filed a complaint against multiple officers after she was detained just for being near the scene of an accident.
The same threat that exists for Black men when law enforcement is called exists for Black women—but it is often dismissed, ignored, or trivialized.
Taylor’s case is just one example of how we can’t even get a peaceful rest without being a target for violence. Many others came before her like Sandra Bland, a Black woman who was found hanging in a Texas jail cell just three days after being arrested during a traffic stop, Atatiana Jefferson, another Black woman fatally shot by a police officer inside her home, Tanisha Fonville, the Black woman killed in her home by a police officer during a mental health emergency, and countless others whose names never saw the light of day.
Breonna Taylor was one of the catalysts for the most widespread protest movements in modern times. Her death at the hands of Louisville, Kentucky, police officers alongside the public execution of George Floyd at the hands of Derek Chauvin sparked enough anger and outrage to incite millions of Americans into the streets to demand justice.
We’re still waiting to see if Massey‘s killer, ex-Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, will be brought to justice.
We lost Breonna on that terrible night. We cannot continue to walk away from Kenneth. We cannot lose him too.
For Black mothers today, the fear of losing a child to police violence is a deeply personal and painful reminder of a long history of racial injustice. This fear isn’t just a modern-day concern—it echoes past injustices like family separations during slavery and coerced sterilizations.
Out of respect for Massey's family-- the video is not posted.
According to the Utica Police Department, the 13-year-old boy was stopped alongside another juvenile as a part of an investigation for a separate incident.
Isabel Serra, a spokesperson for the Podemos party, described the incident as "all too common" among Black folks living in Spain.
Randy Roedema was found guilty criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. His sentence hearing is scheduled for January 2024.
17-year-old Dalaneo Martin’s family is fighting back for justice in his honor and his 7-month-old son.