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New court documents claim that Breonna Taylor was alive after the police shot her, but was given no medical aid as she lay dying in her apartment, The New York Times reports. Filed by her family, the 31-page complaint says that she was dying for up to six minutes after the fatal shooting, and modifies an earlier […]
Over the weekend, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron celebrated his engagement with a small gathering of family and friends. The party took place after Cameron claimed that he was “working around the clock” on the case against the officers who shot and killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor earlier this year. According to TMZ, sources close to […]
On Tuesday, Riverdale star Lili Reinhart took to Twitter and apologized for posting a message demanding justice for Breonna Taylor that featured a questionable photo. In an attempt to seek justice for the 26-year-old EMT worker who was killed by Louisville police, Lili Reinhart posted a photo of herself in which she’s topless. “Now that my sideboob has gotten your attention, Breonna […]
A man was fatally shot during a demonstration where many had met to protest Breonna Taylor‘s death. Tyler Charles Gerth was killed on Saturday night at a park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the New York Times reports. Police have apprehended a suspect who was hospitalized following the shooting, according to interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder. Police […]
Beyoncé has written an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. In the letter, Beyoncé calls for the AG to arrest Taylor’s killers, who are three police officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department: Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison. Beyoncé writes, “Your office has both the […]
The Louisville Metro Council has voted to ban the use of “no-knock” search warrants in Jefferson County, as officials face growing calls to pass police reform measures. All 26 council members voted in favor of the ordinance, also known as “Breonna’s Law”—named after 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor, who was killed during a “no-knock” police raid back in March. The Courier Journal reports […]
Beyoncé‘s social media, namely her Instagram account, has become known over the years as her celebratory grounds for birthday wishes to cultural figures, friends, and family members. On Friday, the music icon posted a special birthday message with a call-to-action connected to the current state of the nation. In an Instagram post, Beyoncé celebrated Breonna Taylor on what would have been her […]
Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot on March 13 by plainclothes officers who barged into her home as she slept, would have turned 27 today. Her boyfriend, registered gun owner Kenneth Walker, reportedly exchanged gunfire with officers after they barged in. Taylor was unarmed, but officers shot her eight times. She was pronounced dead at […]
As protests continue nationwide worldwide in support of social justice, particularly in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and amid ongoing acts of aggression from police, companies small and large have been entering the mainstream discussion with messages of support for various organizations including Black Lives Matter and others pushing for societal reform. […]
In the early hours of March 13, three plainclothes officers barged into Breonna Taylor‘s Kentucky home as she was asleep with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Moments later, the cops began exchanging gunfire with Walker—a registered gun owner—and shot an unarmed Taylor eight times. The 26-year-old emergency medical technician was pronounced dead at the scene. The officers were reportedly executing a “no-knock” warrant, […]
