SAY THEIR NAMES
An incomplete list of human lives lost to police brutality and civilian white supremacist violence. Names below link to memorial funds where possible or articles with more information (links in progress). We’ve also included a recent episode from the podcast Code Switch, which speaks to repetitive trauma of encountering these news stories.
Rumain Brisbon
Jerame Reid
Mya Hall
John Crawford III
Michael Brown
Tamir Rice
Botham Jean
Michelle Cusseaux
Ezell Ford
Breonna Taylor
Ahmaud Arbery
Tony McDade
Jordan Edwards
Aaron Bailey
Ronell Foster
Stephon Clark
La’Vante Biggs
Micheal Lee Marshall
Jamar Clark
Richard Perkins
Nathaniel Harris Pickett
Benni Lee Tignor
Miguel Espinal
Michael Noel
Kevin Matthews
Tanisha Anderson
Phillip White
Walter Scott
Eric Harris
William Chapman II
Brendon Glenn
Victor Manuel LaRosa
Jonathan Sanders
Salvador Ellswood
Natasha McKenna
Tony Robinson
Albert Joseph
Akai Gurley
Anthony Hill
Michael Lee Marshall
Janet Wilson
Philando Castile
Dyzhawn Perkins
Christopher Davis
Marco Loud
Peter Gaines
Torrey Robinson
Darius Robinson
Kevin Hicks
Dominique Clayton
Atatiana Jefferson
Christopher Whitfield
Christopher McCorvey
Darrius Stewart
Billy Ray Davis
Samuel DuBose
Michael Sabbie
Brian Keith Day
Christian Taylor
Troy Robinson
Asshams Pharoah Manley
Eric Reason
Felix Kumi
Keith Harrison McLeod
Junior Prosper
Lamontez Jones
Paterson Brown
Dominic Hutchinson
Anthony Ashford
Alonzo Smith
Tyree Crawford
India Kager
Randy Nelson
Antronie Scott
Wendell Celestine
David Joseph
Calin Roquemore
Mary Truxillo
Demarcus Semer
Willie Tillman
Terrill Thomas
Sylville Smith
Alton Sterling
Terrence Crutcher
Paul O’Neal
Alteria Woods
Jordan Edwards
Aaron Bailey
Kionte Spencer
Sandra Bland
Oscar Grant
Akai Gurley
Charly "Africa" Leundeu Keunang
Tony Robinson, Jr.
Freddie Carlos Gray, Jr.
Alexia Christian
Matthew Ajibade
Frank Smart
Elijah McClain
Bettie Jones
Quintonio Legrier
Keith Childress, Jr.
Janet Wilson