BLM Has A New Name: Ta’Kiya Young

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant young mother of two, was tragically shot and killed in an encounter with the police after they were called to confront her for allegedly shoplifting from her local supermarket. It didn’t take long for Black Lives Matter activists to take to the streets chanting her name to protest racism and police brutality, but did this tragedy have anything to do with Ta’Kiya’s race? And did her behavior escalate the situation unnecessarily? Let’s look at the facts and discuss.

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0:00.0	BLM activists have taken to the street once again
0:02.2	in protest of police brutality,
0:03.9	and the name that they are screaming this time
0:05.7	is Tikaia Young.
0:07.0	Let's talk about it.
0:08.0	Young Apollo with them!
0:13.2	Guys, before we get into this video,
0:14.5	please like and subscribe.
0:15.5	I don't want as many people to find this channel as possible,
0:17.3	so you know what to do.
0:18.7	Now, we're gonna talk about a situation
0:20.1	that is continuing to unfold here,
0:21.7	and it is the death of a young woman
0:23.6	by the name of Tikaia Young,
0:25.2	who is 21 years old.
0:27.2	She was pregnant,
0:28.6	and she leaves behind two children,
0:30.3	a six-year-old and a three-year-old.
0:32.6	I'm gonna get into the incident here.
0:34.8	Some on the internet are calling this
0:36.6	a modern day lynching.
0:38.4	Others are saying what the police officers did
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