A year ago this week, 18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham was found hanged in a New York jail cell under similarly dubious circumstances.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is developing a proposal aimed at addressing the rise in crime and its disproportionate impact on Black women in the city.
Tamika Mallory and others are leading rallies around the county.
The body of missing 22-year-old woman Breanna Bradford was discovered inside her car in southeast Fresno, California on Sunday.
"She took her last breaths in my nephew's arms," the sister of the victim said.
Zoa Stigler suffered a broken bone in her nose and another under her eye, and may require surgery.