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Breonna Taylor and the Visibility of Black Women Victims of Police Violence

Breonna Taylor and the Visibility of Black Women Victims of Police Violence

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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While George Floyd's name continues to be chanted at protests
sweeping the nation, Breonna Taylor, another victim of police
violence, has gotten less attention. Taylor was a 26-year old
emergency medical technician living in Louisville, Kentucky when
she was shot eight times and killed by police who raided her home
on March 13. While the viral video of Floyd being killed helped
fuel public outrage and media coverage, this isn't the first time a
black woman victim has been under-acknowledged in the public's eye.
It's this kind of disproportionate attention that sparked the "Say
Her Name" campaign in 2015 to remind people that black women and
girls are also victims of police violence. We'll talk about Breonna
Taylor's case and the intersection of gender and race
discrimination black women can face not only in life, but in death.