Fill the void. Lift your
voice. Say Her Name.
Black
women, girls, and femmes as young as seven and as old as ninety-three
have been killed by the police, though we rarely hear their names or
learn their stories. Breonna Taylor, Alberta Spruill, Rekia Boyd,
Shantel Davis, Shelly Frey, Kayla Moore, Kyam Livingston, Miriam
Carey, Michelle Cusseaux, and Tanisha Anderson are among the many
lives that should have been.
#SayHerName
provides an analytical framework for understanding Black women's
susceptibility to police brutality and state-sanctioned violence, and
it explains how—through black feminist storytelling and ritual—we
can effectively mobilize various communities and empower them to
advocate for racial justice.
Centering
Black women’s experiences in police violence and gender violence
discourses sends the powerful message that, in fact, all Black lives
matter and that the police cannot kill without consequence. This is
a powerful story of Black feminist practice, community-building,
enablement, and Black feminist reckoning.