#sayhername — Public Fediverse posts

At the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Jasmine Crockett delivers an emotional and unflinching statement honoring Breonna Taylor’s legacy — and confronting a nation still struggling to value Black lives and protect them.

Crockett reflects on marching in the streets in 2020, the fight...

#BreonnaTaylor​ #JasmineCrockett​ #BreonnasLaw​ #NoKnockWarrants​ #JusticeReform​ #CriminalJusticeReform​ #SayHerName​ #BlackLivesMatter​ #Congress​ #CivilRights​ #PoliceReform​ #PressConference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DqrqBxu_UU

#Mayor of #Baltimore #speaksout after #trans #woman’s #Murder leaves #LGBTQ+ #community #reeling

The #body of a #trans #woman, named as 24-year-old #TaiVionLathan, was found in an alley off North #MonroeStreet at about 10am, the #police said. No #arrests have been made

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Maryland #Baltimore #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #SayHerName

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/08/taivion-lathan-baltimore-death/

#Black #Women Were Also #Lynched

A #case #study of the #1912 #lynching of #MaryJackson in #HarrisonCounty, #Texas, provides #insight into the #contradictory #culture of #racial #violence.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #BlackHistoryMonth #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Lynching #Racism #SayHerName

https://daily.jstor.org/black-women-were-also-lynched/

#Black #trans and #gendernonconforming #victims #remembered after #Toldeo #Ohio #shooting

#trans #woman #AmiriReid, and #KejuanRichardson, who identified as #gendernonconforming and #gay, were both #shot and #killed on November 14th in a senseless #attack.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #SayTheirNames #SayHerName #BlackMastodon

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/12/black-lgbt-remembered-ohio-shooting/