#sayhername

Janelle Monáe recently released a 17-minute long collaborative tribute song called “Say Her Name” in honor of 61 Black women and girls, from ages 7 to 93, who’ve lost their lives due to police violence.

Attorneys and supporters of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was shot by a Texas officer during a fatal May 2019 encounter, are gathering on Thursday to call for the termination of the officer involved in her death.

It's been one year since Breonna Taylor, unfortunately, joined a growing list of Black women who were killed by police.

He holds a news conference with Taylor's family.

NYPD Sergeant Hugh Barry was cleared of all charges.

A pregnant 21-year-old, Alteria Woods, became another innocent woman killed by law enforcement. In Gifford, Florida on Sunday, Woods was caught in the crossfire of a shootout when a S.W.A.T team raided a “known drug house.” https://twitter.com/LuliOrtizTV/status/843605503175544832 According to deputies, officers went to the house to enforce a warrant against Woods’ boyfriend, Andrew Coffee IV, […]

At a hearing on Monday in a Jackson County courtroom, Deputy Leo Allen of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department explained in explicit detail what occurred when authorities responded to the scene at a Best Western hotel near the Gulf Coast.

A Texas grand jury has decided on Monday (Dec. 21) to not issue any indictments in the mysterious prison cell death of Chicago woman, Sandra Bland. Despite video evidence showing a display of excessive force from the arresting officer, the case now remains at a standstill. Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reports: A Waller County Grand Jury […]

Keisha Jenkins, a Black transgender woman and college student, was fatally shot, making her the 21st transgender woman killed this year.

The "Yoga" singer's speech regarding police brutality was cut short just as she was about to touch on the Black Lives Matter movement

  Hoteps pop up in the most unlikely places. During Wednesday’s episode of the “Nightly Show,” Larry Wilmore chided Black Lives Matter protesters for interrupting a Bernie Sanders’ rally in Seattle and mocked the mantra spoken across the nation to raise awareness about Black women killed by state violence. RELATED: Black Lives Matter Activists Shut […]

Janelle Monae and Wondaland Records Challenges You To Say Their Names On New Song "Hell You Talmbout"