A long past due reckoning has arrived on America’s doorstep this spring.
But day after day, the people of Kentucky have shown up,demanding justice for Breonna Taylor.
Breonna should be celebrating her 27th birthday today.
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She had planned on becoming a nurse and dreamed of being a wife and mother.
She was on her path.
They had the wrong home andan illegal no-knock search warrant.
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In turn, the police responded with a hail of bullets and turned their peaceful night into a tragedy.
Now is the time for us to join together and emphatically SAY HER NAME.
I’m sending more than my thoughts and love and prayers to Breonna Taylor’s family.
But there has been a war on black communities for a long time now.
When the Louisville police were issued an unconstitutional no-knock warrant by a judge, they continued this war.
Now the country seems to be on fire, and everyone is asking why.
What we need to move forward is accountability.
After Breonna’s murder, the police department and the prosecutor closed ranks to protect their misconduct.
Although District Attorney Thomas B.
Wine ultimately dropped charges against Walker, he has not brought charges against the LMPD officers, Sgt.
Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove, who took Breonna’s life.
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