State violence against Black women
State violence against Black women
Last month, Korryn Gaines was in her home, holding her 5-year-old son in her lap, when she was killed by police and her son shot in the leg. Police came to her home to arrest her for traffic violations.
This week, prosecutors announced they won't file charges against the officers involved in Gaines' death--despite acknowledging that the officers' account of her death didn't add up.
We need to remember to demand justice for Black women like Gaines, whose deaths rarely make national news.
Black women and men's lives are in a state of emergency. We can stop it by building the people power needed to force real change. But to do that, people need to know what state violence against Black lives really looks like.
Last month, Korryn Gaines was in her home, holding her 5-year-old son in her lap, when she was killed by police and her son shot in the leg. Police came to her home to arrest her for traffic violations.
This week, prosecutors announced they won't file charges against the officers involved in Gaines' death--despite acknowledging that the officers' account of her death didn't add up.
We need to remember to demand justice for Black women like Gaines, whose deaths rarely make national news.
Black women and men's lives are in a state of emergency. We can stop it by building the people power needed to force real change. But to do that, people need to know what state violence against Black lives really looks like.
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Sources:
1. Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women, African American Policy Forum, July 2015
2. The Top 10 Most Startling Facts About People of Color and Criminal Justice in the United States, Center for American Progress, March 13, 2012
3. Korryn Gaines is the 9th black woman killed by police this year. Here's why that matters., Vox, August 2, 2016