'With every death of a Black person at the hands of the police, there are two real tragedies: The death itself, and the inaction and delays that follow it. This is your chance to end that pattern'
Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images f No justice, no peace. In an open letter to Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Beyoncé urged him to use his power to bring criminal charges against the officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in her Louisville apartment earlier this year.
“Your office has both the power and the responsibility to bring justice to Breonna Taylor, and demonstrate the value of a Black woman’s life,” she wrote in the letter. “Don’t let this case fall into the pattern of no action after a terrible tragedy. With every death of a Black person at the hands of the police, there are two real tragedies: The death itself, and the inaction and delays that follow it. This is your chance to end that pattern.
Last month, Bey also demanded justice for George Floyd’s death by a Minneapolis police officer, which spurred nationwide protests against police brutality and racism. “We all witnessed his murder in broad daylight. We’re broken and we’re disgusted,” she said in a video. “We cannot normalize this pain. I’m not only speaking to people of color. If you’re white, black, brown, or anything in between, I’m sure you feel hopeless about the racism going on in America right now.
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