Who Was Breonna Taylor Before She Became The Face Of A Movement?
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🗓️ 16 September 2020
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Summary
On Tuesday, an announcement came that the city of Louisville had reached a $12 million settlement in a civil lawsuit brought against it.
But Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, says this is only the beginning when it comes to getting full justice. There are on-going state and federal investigations, but still no criminal charges against any of the officers involved.
Before she became the face of a movement, Taylor was a daughter, a niece and a treasured friend. Ahead of what would have been Taylor's 27th birthday, NPR's Ari Shapiro went to Louisville to speak with her family and friends about how they remember Taylor.
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| 0:00.0 | Four months in cities across the country, |
| 0:05.6 | in night after night of protests, |
| 0:09.8 | you hear the same chant. |
| 0:16.2 | Say her name. |
| 0:17.9 | Breonna Taylor's killing in Louisville, Kentucky |
| 0:20.8 | was part of the fuel for the nationwide protests against police brutality |
| 0:24.8 | and systemic racism this spring and summer. |
| 0:28.3 | Police shot and killed her in March. |
| 0:31.1 | It has been so long. |
| 0:33.9 | Getting to this day Tuesday brought some measure of justice where we could assure |
| 0:41.1 | that Breonna Taylor. |
| 0:43.4 | Life wouldn't be swept under the rug like so many other black women in America |
| 0:50.6 | who have been killed by police. |
| 0:52.6 | That's Benjamin Crump an attorney for Breonna Taylor's family at a press conference |
| 0:56.8 | announcing a $12 million settlement in a civil lawsuit against the city of Louisville. |
| 1:02.9 | The agreement also included some police reforms. |
| 1:08.1 | Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Parker, says this is only the beginning when it comes to getting full justice. |
| 1:23.0 | There are ongoing state and federal investigations, |
| 1:26.3 | but still no criminal charges against any of the officers involved. |
| 1:30.7 | So the activism continues her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground. |
| 1:39.6 | So please continue to say her name. |
| 1:42.8 | Breonna Taylor. |
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