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In May 2015, the AAPF released a report entitled "Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality against Black Women", which outlined the goals and objectives of the #SayHerName movement. [4] In July 2015, Sandra Bland , a woman who had been taken into police custody after a traffic violation, was found hanged three days later in her jail cell. [ 5 ]
Apr 1, 2022 · Say Her Name centres on Eva, twenty eight and the adoptive daughter of Cherry and Sugar McNeil. Following the loss of her adoptive mother and suspension of her job at the hospital Eva is thrown through the loop of uncovering her biological father through a DNA test website.
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Mar 11, 2024 · Bland, a 28-year-old Black woman, was found dead in a Texas jail cell a few days after she was arrested during a traffic stop. Her family questioned the circumstances of her death and the validity of the traffic stop and the following year settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the police department.
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Apr 1, 2022 · 4.2 17,775 ratings. See all formats and editions. ‘My book of the year so far…’ —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author. In this chilling thriller from the bestselling authors of Spare Room, one woman just wants the truth about who she really is. But she’s not the only one looking…
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Sep 27, 2021 · Janelle Monáe recently released a 17-minute long collaborative tribute song called “Say Her Name” in honor of 61 Black women and girls, from ages 7 to 93, who’ve lost their lives due to police...
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Dec 14, 2018 · To acknowledge this momentous date, we’ve premiered a new video, Four Years of Say Her Name. The video highlights the campaign and some of the remarkable women who form the Say Her Name Mothers Network, a group of mothers who have lost their daughters to police violence.
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Mar 8, 2024 · The phrase was popularized by civil rights activist, law professor and executive director of the African American Policy Forum Kimberlé Crenshaw in 2015, following the death of Sandra Bland.
