#sayhername: Black Womens Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence

Black women, girls, and femmes as young as seven and as old as ninety-three have been killed by the police, though we rarely hear their names or learn their stories.Breonna Taylor, Alberta Spruill, Rekia Boyd, Shantel Davis, Shelly Frey, Kayla Moore, Kyam Livingston, Miriam Carey, Michelle Cusseaux, and Tanisha Anderson are among the many lives that should have been.

#SayHerNameprovides an analytical framework for understanding Black women’s susceptibility to police brutality and state-sanctioned violence, and it explains howthrough black feminist storytelling and ritualwe can effectively mobilize various communities and empower them to advocate for racial justice.

Centering Black womens experiences in police violence and gender violence discourses sends the powerful message that, in fact, all Black lives matter and that the police cannot kill without consequence. This is a powerful story of Black feminist practice, community-building, enablement, and Black feminist reckoning.

Paperback, July 18th 2023