Mother of Breonna Taylor received many hugs at the rally for her daughter. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday, once again at Injustice Square the site of 2020s racial justice protests to chant Breonna Taylors 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. Taylors 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 Taylors 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 Taylors name and You cant 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.
The No Justice No Peace Choir performed their song “Say Her Name”, an anthem dedicated to Breonna Taylor. KATHRYN HARRINGTONKenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, spoke at the rally on the anniversary of her death. KATHRYN HARRINGTONHundreds showed up to Jefferson Square Park for the rally remembering Breonna Taylor on the anniversary of her death. KATHRYN HARRINGTONPastor Timothy E. Findley Jr. KATHRYN HARRINGTONHannah Drake performed her poem Formation at the rally on Saturday marking 1 year since Breonna Taylor was killed by LMPD. KATHRYN HARRINGTONKeturah Herron. KATHRYN HARRINGTONAttorneys Benjamin Crump, Sam Aguiar and Lonita Baker. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
Attorney Benjamin Crump at a memorial upon the one year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
Tamika Palmer. KATHRYN HARRINGTONThe 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. KATHRYN HARRINGTONFamily 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. KATHRYN HARRINGTONTamika Mallory with Until Freedom spoke at the rally. KATHRYN HARRINGTONYung Joc. KATHRYN HARRINGTONSigns and artwork adorned Jefferson Square Park for the rally marking the 1 year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. KATHRYN HARRINGTONSeveral children wrote on Jefferson with chalk messages such as Justice for Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter and Breeway. KATHRYN HARRINGTONSeveral armed protesters stood around Jefferson Square Park on Saturday. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
A protester stood with their hands up as a police officer held a gun while protesters marched through downtown. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
A protester rode by on a skateboard past LMPD vehicles blocking off Roy Wilkins Avenue. KATHRYN HARRINGTONHundreds of people came out for the 1 year anniversary rally of the killing of Breonna Taylor by LMPD. KATHRYN HARRINGTONSeveral armed protesters accompanied the marchers as they went through downtown. KATHRYN HARRINGTONLinda Sarsour with Until Freedom spoke to the crowd in Jefferson Square on Saturday. KATHRYN HARRINGTONSadiqa Reynolds. KATHRYN HARRINGTONIt has been one year since LMPD killed Breonna Taylor. KATHRYN HARRINGTONSeveral children wrote on Jefferson with chalk messages such as Justice for Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter and Breeway. KATHRYN HARRINGTONCharles Meredith painted the scene at Jefferson Square on Saturday. KATHRYN HARRINGTONProtesters climbed on top of one of the dump trucks used to block off traffic around the Square. KATHRYN HARRINGTONAfter the rally, hundreds of protesters began to march through downtown. KATHRYN HARRINGTONProtesters of all ages came out for the one year anniversary rally and march. KATHRYN HARRINGTONA line of protesters gathered on the sidewalk with their hands up as a police officer with a gun stood nearby. KATHRYN HARRINGTONProtesters got down on one knee in the middle of Broadway on March 13. KATHRYN HARRINGTONProtesters made their way down Broadway on the one year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
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