Breonna Taylor Deserves Justice

The Movement For Black Lives Must Include Black Women
Until we as a society are outraged about the murder of ALL Black people, we are no closer to building a just future
Renee Nishawn Scott
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May 30, 2020
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A demonstrator holds a sign with the image of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers, during a protest in Denver, Colorado on June 3, 2020. Photo: Jason Connolly/AFP/Getty Images“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” — Zora Neale Hurston
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Written by Renee Nishawn Scott
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Renee is a PhD Student researching Black girlhood at the University of Maryland. You can find her tweeting @_nishawn
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