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  • Breonna Taylor ad. Close up of typewriter keys and white page with the words: Breonna Taylor.

    A New Louisville TV Ad Demands Justice for Breonna Taylor

    After more than 100 days with no police officer held accountable for her death, the ad is clear in its message: “Fire. Arrest. Charge. The police officers who killed her. Today.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jul 30, 2020 2:50PM EDT
    large mural on the ground of Breonna Taylor's face

    Lawyers: Breonna Taylor Shooting Linked to Louisville Gentrification

    A police squad “deliberately misled” narcotics detectives to target Taylor’s home in an effort to clear out the block , according to documents filed by lawyers for Taylor’s family.
    Shani Saxon Jul 6, 2020 6:30PM EDT
    Researchers wearing blue protective gear sit and work in scientific lab.

    Scientists Around the World Took a Day Off to Protest Systemic Racism

    Thousands of researchers, journal publishers and university departments stopped work on June 10 to fight against “anti-black racism in the world of research.”
    Shani Saxon Jun 11, 2020 6:00PM EDT
    Protesters kneel before a group of armed police officers.

    Activists Create Plan for 21st Century Policing in America

    The ACLU and Movement for Black Lives call for the role of officers moving forward to be “smaller, more circumscribed, and less funded with taxpayer dollars.”
    Shani Saxon Jun 8, 2020 4:25PM EDT
    close-up of beautiful, smiling woman, Black woman, Breonna Taylor

    Black Woman Killed by Kentucky Police After They Entered Wrong Home

    The family of Breonna Taylor, 26, filed a lawsuit claiming Louisville officers forced their way into the victim’s apartment and began “blindly firing.”
    Shani Saxon May 13, 2020 4:30PM EDT
    Atatiana Jefferson. A 28-year-old Black woman killed by white police officer Aaron Dean

    Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Charged With Murder

    The city’s police chief apologized for the shooting death, but the victim’s relatives say the former officer’s arrest is just the beginning of their fight for justice.

    Shanii Saxon Oct 15, 2019 5:46PM EDT
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