thepoliticalfreakshow:African-American Girls & Women Killed By Police: Speak Their Names. See Th
thepoliticalfreakshow:African-American Girls & Women Killed By Police: Speak Their Names. See Their Faces. Know Their Stories.There is this false myth going around that Black women are not victims of police violence. I believe the myth exists because quite frankly the media, social justice organizations and we the public tend not to focus on it. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy. I hope this post will make all of us change our minds. Here are the stories of some of the Black women and girls killed by law enforcement:Adaisha Miller, Detroit Woman, Hugged Cop From BehindLAPD cop charged with assault in death of Alesia Thomas7-year- old Aiyana Stanley-Jones – Detroit Free Press17 Year Old Darnesha Harris Dead after Run-In with BreauxMackala Ross and Delores EppsEleanor BumpursErica Collins family files lawsuit against Cincy PolicePleasant Grove crash claims life of second person | AL.com (Heather Parker)Family grieves after loved one killed in crash with APD (Jacqueline Culp)Family of victim question police use of deadly force – KWCH (Karen Day)Kendra James remembered at Portland rally | KOIN.comPedestrian Killed on I-95 in Florida (Laporsha Watson)After Cleveland shooting, cities restrict police chases(Malissa Williams)Miriam Carey, Capitol Suspect, Suffered Post-Partum DepressionElderly Woman Shot & Killed By Hearne Police Officer (Pearlie Golden)Rekia Boyd Settlement: Family Of Unarmed Chicago WomanFormer Pa. trooper pleads guilty in fatal accident (Robin T. Williams)Shantel Davis Killed By NYPD Cop In Car Chase | News OneFriends: Woman killed by police was nonviolent | Las Vegas (Sharmel Edwards)Suspected Walmart Shoplifter Shot To Death In Front Of Kids (Shelly Frey)The NYPD’s Poor Judgment With the Mentally Ill | Village Voice (Shereese Francis)Harrisburg woman identified as victim in police SUV crash (Shulena S. Weldon)$2.5M settlement in shooting of Lima woman by police officer (Tarika Wilson)No Charges in Killing of Tyisha Miller – Los Angeles TimesTexas Police Admit Officer Shot & Killed Unarmed Woman (Yvette Smith) -- source link