Say Their Names Outrage
During global tragedy, local trauma isn’t suspended. These griefs are compounded, and our fragile society is pushed beyond its limits. In a moment where we needed examples of hope and empathy or leaders failed. Instead, we were shown continued indifference, hatred, and lack of understanding of the humanity in anyone different. We were all habitually forced to witness the public murders of black bodies. I want to say their names and remember their hearts.
George Perry Floyd,
Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Knee on neck/Asphyxiated: May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Officer
Daunte Demetrius Wright,
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Shot: Brooklyn Center Police Officer, April 11, 2021
Marvin David Scott III,
McKinney, Texas
Peppered sprayed/Restrained with spit hood/ Asphyxiated:
7 Collin County Jail Detention Officers, March 14, 2021
Patrick Lynn Warren Sr.,
Killeen, Texas
Shot: Killeen Police Officer, January 10, 2021
Vincent “Vinny” M. Belmonte
Cleveland, Ohio
Shot: Cleveland Police Officer, January 5, 2020
Breonna Taylor,
Louisville, Kentucky
Shot: March 13, 2020, Louisville Metro Police Officers
Angelo Quinto,
Antioch, California
Knee on neck/Asphyxiated: December 23, 2020
Andre Maurice Hill,
Columbus, Ohio
Shot: December 22, 2020, Columbus Police Officer
Worldwide protest...
break out in a global call to action for Black Lives Matter
and the Defunding and
Demilitarization of the police!
Casey Christopher Goodson Jr.,
Columbus, Ohio
Shot: December 4, 2020, Franklin County Sheriff Deputy
Angelo “AJ” Crooms,
Cocoa, Florida
Shot: November 13, 2020, Brevard County Sheriff Deputies
Sincere Pierce,
Cocoa, Florida
Shot: November 13, 2020, Brevard County Sheriff Deputies
Marcellis Stinnette,
Waukegan, Illinois
Shot: October 20, 2020, Waukegan Police Officer
Jonathan Dwayne Price,
Wolfe City, Texas
Tasered/Shot: October 3, 2020, Wolfe City Police Officer
Dijon Durand Kizzee,
Los Angeles, California
Shot: August 21, 2020, Los Angeles County Police
Outrage and Cerfue
With the continuation of COVID-19 and a police-enforced curfew in New York City, the tension rose past the boiling point!
Rayshard Brooks,
Atlanta, Georgia
Shot: June 12, 2020, Atlanta Police Officer
Carlos Carson,
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pepper Sprayed/Shot in Head: June 6, 2020, Knights Inn Tulsa Armed Security Guard, former sergeant and detention officer with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
David McAtee,
Louisville, Kentucky
Shot: June 1, 2020, Louisville Metropolitan Police Officer
Tony “Tony the TIger” McDade,
Tallahassee, Florida
Shot: May 27, 2020, Tallahassee Police Officers
Dreasjon “Sean” Reed,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Shot: May 6, 2020, Unidentified Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer
Michael Brent Charles Ramos,
Austin, Texas
Shot: April 24, 2020, Austin Police Detectives
Daniel T. Prude,
Rochester, New York
Asphyxiation: March 23, 2020, Rochester Police Officers
William Howard Green,
Temple Hills, Maryland
Shot: January 27, 2020, Prince George’s County Police Officer
Michael Brent Charles Ramos,
Austin, Texas
Shot: April 24, 2020, Austin Police Detectives
Daniel T. Prude,
Rochester, New York
Asphyxiation: March 23, 2020, Rochester Police Officers
Manuel “Mannie” Elijah Ellis,
Tacoma, Washington
Physical restraint/Hypoxia: March 3, 2020, Tacoma Police Officers
