Photo Set: Breonna Remembered, Justice Called For At Memorial Rally

Mar 15, 2021 at 5:23 pm

Mother of Breonna Taylor received many hugs at the rally for her daughter.

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Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday, once again at Injustice Square — the site of 2020’s racial justice protests — to chant Breonna Taylor’s name. This time, it was in observance of the one year anniversary of her killing by Louisville police.

The rally and march, organized in part by the New York-based group Until Freedom, started at 1 p.m. with singing from the No Justice No Peace Choir and speeches. Taylor’s family was in attendance, including her mother, sister and aunt, as well as her boyfriend.

Multiple speakers, including Sadiqa Reynolds with the Louisville Urban League called for continued action in the wake of Taylor’s death.

“This is about justice,” she said. “This is about our power to change this world for our children, for my daughter. This is so we make sure that not another person dies at the hands of the police.”

Around 4 p.m., the crowd began to march downtown, shouting Taylor’s name and “You can’t stop the revolution.” After about an hour, the group returned to Injustice Square, formally known as Jefferson Square Park.

The group slowly dispersed for the evening, although some protesters took to River Road. Around 9:30 p.m., Louisville police declared the gathering in the street an unlawful assembly.

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The No Justice No Peace Choir performed their song "Say Her Name", an anthem dedicated to Breonna Taylor.

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Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, spoke at the rally on the anniversary of her death.

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Hundreds showed up to Jefferson Square Park for the rally remembering Breonna Taylor on the anniversary of her death.

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Pastor Timothy E. Findley Jr.

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Hannah Drake performed her poem Formation at the rally on Saturday marking 1 year since Breonna Taylor was killed by LMPD.

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Keturah Herron.

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Attorneys Benjamin Crump, Sam Aguiar and Lonita Baker.

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Attorney Benjamin Crump at a memorial upon the one year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death.

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Tamika Palmer.

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The daughters of Danny Ray Thomas, a Black man who was killed in Houston in 2018 by a Sheriff's Deputy during a mental health crisis, attended the rally for Breonna Taylor on March 13.

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Family members of Sean Monterrosa, a 22 year old Latino American who was shot and killed in Vallejo California in June by a police officer during the protests, also attended the rally for Breonna Taylor.