George Floyd’s and Ahmaud Arbery’s killers face charges, but activists are urging the country not to forget Black women.
That’s part of the audio from a frantic 911 call Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, made the night three Louisville Metro cops executed a “no-knock” warrant in relation to a narcotics investigation and entered the couple’s apartment using a battering ram. Walker, having no idea it was police coming into the home, fired his gun in self-defense. The cops fired back, shooting Taylor at least eight times.
The death of Taylor, an EMT who had dreams of being a nurse, has also sparked national outcry. The cops were apparently trying to carry out a narcotics invsetigation, but the house where the main suspects allegedly sold drugs was more than 10 miles away from Taylor’s apartment. The Louisville Police Department executed a search warrant at her home, looking for a man who did not live there, according to a lawsuit filed by Taylor’s family.
“I’m getting scared that we’re forgetting Breonna Taylor ― those cops haven’t even been arrested,” author Ayana Mathis tweeted. “Please remember Black women. Please let’s keep fighting for her.” Women and LGBTQ people of color face police violence at alarmingly high rates. Tony McDade’s death ― a 38-year-old Black transgender man who was shot and killed by Tallahassee police last week ― has also been highlighted in the protests around the country.
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