In recent years, the phrase #SayHerName has become a powerful global rallying cry and social media hashtag in the fight for racial justice, bringing attention to the often overlooked stories of Black women who suffer from police violence and systemic oppression. While the phrase is now widely recognized, its roots lie in a long history of grief and pain.
As we commemorate the movement on its eight-year anniversary, we hope that it may continue to serve as a pillar in the Black female community and a vital resource to community organizers, media, policymakers and others invested in dismantling racial injustice.
A documentary about Korryn Gaines is in the works and the folks behind the #SayHerName campaign are now on board.
In a statement, Lieutenant Carl Yates of the Jefferson County Sherrif's command staff said that Palmer's jacket failed "standard 'dress code' for spectators in the courtroom."
The new additions to the Jordan family mean a total of 11 women will be officially repping the Jumpman logo -- comprising its largest female roster ever.
I refuse to accept that something like this could just happen to Breonna Taylor and the people responsible would be able to get away with it, scott-free. And then reality kicks in and I realize that violence against Black women continues to happen at a shockingly alarming rate with perpetrators getting away scott-free.
In honor of Women's History Month, we're spotlighting the Black women behind some of today's most powerful social movements.
John Lee Cowell, 29, will live out his life behind bars for the tragic fatal stabbing of Nia Wilson, an 18-year-old Bay area teen.
Tiarah's stolen future shows us just how far we have to go.