mha-hawks: Marielle Franco, a councillor who dedicated her life to fight against institutional racis
mha-hawks: Marielle Franco, a councillor who dedicated her life to fight against institutional racism and police brutality, was shot dead in targeted killing in Rio de Janeiro today. Franco was a black woman who defied the odds of Rio politics to win the fifth highest vote count among council members when she was elected in 2016. She was an expert on police violence, and on Saturday accused officers of being overly aggressive in searching residents of gang-controlled shantytowns. Being killed only a few days later, there are clear signs that this might have been the motivation for her execution. It really makes you feel hopeless, to see how little the lives of black women matter in Brazil. Marielle, you shall never be forgotten! We bleed for you! (an article about it, in English: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/15/marielle-franco-shot-dead-targeted-killing-rio?CMP=twt_gu) It’s been years, but please, don’t ever stop saying her name! Marielle Franco was killed and her murderers were still not found. There are evidences that the president himself might be involved. She left a wife and a beautiful daughter behind. Her life mattered. -- source link