Memorials

A 20 year old man named Amani Kildea was found dead by hanging in Lewis Morris Park on June 28th, 2020. Amani Kildea was one of the few black men to be found dead by hanging amidst the recent increase in hangings of black and Hispanic males, undoubtedly correlated with the many issues of systemic racism and police brutality that...

David McAtee was a 53 year old man who made countless contributions to the California neighborhood and other parts of West End, Louisville. As said by Metro Council President David James, Mr. McAtee not only believed in his neighborhood, but also used his passion for cooking to play an incredibly positive role in his community, leaving an...

Dreasjon Reed, better known as Sean Reed, had an extremely lasting impact and legacy on his friends and family. He was consistently making everyone in his family smile and was always taking care of his mother, sister, niece, and multiple others in the family, with his mother calling him the entertainer, the protector, and the provider. Dreasjon was...

Breonna Taylor (06/05/1993 - 03/13/2020) was a 26-year-old emergency medical technician with dreams of becoming a nurse. Amidst protests against police brutality and for racial justice within the United States of America, her friends and family remembered who she was before memorials of her sprouted on streets and pictures of her were passed across...

On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Marquez Arbery was shot and killed after being chased by two white residents of the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Glynn County, Georgia. The incident, although calling it that may be an understatement, was recorded on camera and quickly went viral, sparking debate throughout the nation and around the world on American...

Atatiana Jefferson was a 28-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas. A graduated Biology major, Jefferson was remembered as a thoughtful and caring woman. However, after an act of impulse by authorities, her life was cut short.

On August 24, 2019, Elijah McClain (23), a citizen of Aurora, Colorado and one of the most kindhearted and generous souls, was killed as a result of police brutality and systemic racism. Unfortunately, not many have heard his name until now. Along with many others, Elijah's truly undeserved death surfaced recently as a result of the national...

It was June 7th, 2019 in San Leandro California when Emerald Black, a clearly pregnant black woman, was forcefully treated in a violent manner by police officers, directly causing Ms. Black's miscarriage. Emerald Black and her fiance were returning by car from their appointment with the doctor when the police stopped them, saying the couple's...

Stephon Clark, a 22 year old father, was killed on March 18 in 2018 by two Sacramento police officers. Two years ago on that day, yet another innocent life was taken away for inexcusable reasons, and to this day, Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet, the two officers that stole both a father, husband, and son from the Clark family, have...

On July 6, 2016, a 32-year-old Black man named Philando Castile was fatally shot after an unwarranted altercation with Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who was accompanied by Officer Joseph Kauser.

"I need an officer," a 19 year old teen boy spoke to a Chicago police operator the night of December 26, 2015. Later identified as Quintonio LeGrier, the boy would further elaborate that someone was threatening his life. Although those words should have been enough to dispatch officers, the operator stated that she would not send police to the...

On Thursday, July 10th, 2015, Sandra "Sandy" Annette Bland was driving from Prairie View A&M University after signing some papers for her new job. Although the job was temporary and did not pay much, Sandra was ecstatic, as she had just moved to Texas from Naperville, Illinois. While driving, Sandra took notice of a police car trailing behind her,...