Happy Birthday, Breonna

Thinking of you today, Breonna. 🖤

Artwork by Amy Sherald pic.twitter.com/9KToPPG1jB

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 5, 2021

Happy heavenly Birthday to Breonna Taylor. She would’ve turned 28 today. It’s still #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor 💕 pic.twitter.com/gyPstN8ql5

— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) June 5, 2021

No Conscience

I’m just gonna start posting this once a day, as a reminder to myself, really. And no, it’s not up for debate. pic.twitter.com/DXYy4zHDSs

— Your Tiny Journalist Friend. (@thewayoftheid) September 23, 2020

Beyond impressed with @malika_andrews. My God she should not have to open up a vein like this on live TV - people should already understand how deeply crushing & terrifying this all is. But so many still don’t, and I am deeply grateful she is willing to share like this. pic.twitter.com/vX1L3XQxKH

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) September 24, 2020

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The sobs.

That’s what’s sticking with me here in Louisville as I see the reaction to the Breonna Taylor announcement. I’ve covered a lot of these but I don’t remember ever seeing this much hurt, this much crying from protesters.

— John Eligon (@jeligon) September 23, 2020

As the only Black Woman in this room I asked @KingJames about what it means to him to protect Black Women and 😭😭.. needed this today. pic.twitter.com/UydmxUCeQu

— Morgann Mitchell (@THE_Morgann) September 25, 2020

Breonna Taylor: No Justice, No Peace

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Disarm, Dismantle, Defund

Praying for Breonna’s mother and family. Because they knew and loved her before her name became a hashtag.

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) September 23, 2020

WE DESERVE BETTER. BLACK WOMEN DESERVE BETTER. BREONNA TAYLOR DESERVES BETTER.

— Lexi Underwood (@LexiCUnderwood) September 23, 2020

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It’s like asking klansmen to clean up your yard after they’ve burned a cross.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) September 23, 2020

charging one of Breonna Taylor's killers with, essentially, damaging property while ignoring the fact that they killed her is the "property over people" system going full mask off

— ML Kejera (@KejeraL) September 23, 2020

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Just made a donation to the law school @HowardU in the name of Breonna Taylor, and the spirit of Thurgood Marshall. Supporting the next generation of legal minds dedicated to fighting injustice was the most constructive way I could think of to channel what many of us are feeling

— stan verrett (@stanverrett) September 23, 2020

Breonna Taylor's and Emmett Till's murders were let off scott free on the same day 65 years apart.

— 🪷naya🦋🌸 (@curlynaya) September 23, 2020

181 Days

Still thinking about you #BreonnaTaylor. 181 days.

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 11, 2020

Keeping Breonna Alive Forever

breonna taylor by amy sherald pic.twitter.com/krqwZ35IAG

— Antwaun Sargent (@Sirsargent) August 24, 2020

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For more than 20 years, Amy Sherald has been putting the narratives of Black families and Black people to canvas. In 2016, she became the first woman and first African American to win the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, which led to her painting Michelle Obama for the National Portrait Gallery in 2018. That oil-on-linen portrait was her first commissioned work—until Breonna Taylor. Taylor is an “American girl, she is a sister, a daughter, and a hard worker. Those are the kinds of people that I am drawn towards,” says Sherald, who is immunosuppressed and has been unable to participate in protests. She calls this portrait a contribution to the “moment and to activism—producing this image keeps Breonna alive forever.”

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breonna taylor by amy sherald pic.twitter.com/krqwZ35IAG

— Antwaun Sargent (@Sirsargent) August 24, 2020

Sherald’s process typically begins with taking a picture of her subject. Painting Taylor, a person she had never met, who would never be able to sit for her, presented a unique challenge. Sherald took extraordinary care in reimagining Taylor, inflecting her portrait with symbols of the 26-year-old’s life. Sherald found a young woman with similar physical attributes, studied Taylor’s hairstyles and fashion choices, and drew inspiration from things she learned about the young woman—that she had been a frontline worker in the battle against COVID-19; that her boyfriend had been about to propose marriage; that she was self-possessed, brave, loving, loved.

More here

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Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, Holding the Engagement Ring He Was About to Propose With to Bre, Louisville, Kentucky.

Photograph by LaToya Ruby Frazier. https://t.co/tthZ7sZG97 pic.twitter.com/enctIrvpGI

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020

Breonna Taylor’s Uncle, Aunt, Mother, Cousins And Family Friend, Tyrone Bell, Bianca Austin, Tamika Palmer, Austin Ellis, Jayden Grant And Deon Ellis Visiting The Breonna Taylor Memorial In Jefferson Square Park, Louisville, KY.https://t.co/tthZ7sZG97 pic.twitter.com/HHc64S7VNE

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020

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Breonna Taylor’s Mother, Tamika Palmer, Draped In Bre’s Emt Jacket, Surrounded By Family and Friends: “People want to see me. They want to say they’re sorry. They want to apologize for the police."

Photograph by LaToya Ruby Frazier. https://t.co/tthZ7sZG97 pic.twitter.com/sBAv0mrn3w

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020

Painter Amy Sherald on making Breonna Taylor's portrait: "Producing this image keeps Breonna alive forever."https://t.co/IBvKmdTRYU pic.twitter.com/qx0IfsUd5v

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020

Stay Loud For Breonna

It's 150 days since Breonna Taylor was murdered. Too often Black women who die from police violence are forgotten. Stay loud, demand justice—and SAY HER NAME. This tee is made in partnership with the Breonna Taylor Foundation to whom all profits are given. https://t.co/pqPaHM59dQ pic.twitter.com/7sC16ZIn2f

— Viola Davis (@violadavis) August 10, 2020

150 Days since #BreonnaTaylor’s death. pic.twitter.com/Yvgy16GuRF

— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) August 10, 2020

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Every person taken by police violence leaves a family behind.

Months after Breonna Taylor’s murder, her sister still struggles with grief.

We must continue to fight for justice not just for Breonna, but for her mother, sister, and all who loved her.https://t.co/VdhGRS1ZLo

— Women's March (@womensmarch) August 11, 2020

I think it’s time we demand for the resignation of everyone who is implicated in #BreonnaTaylor’s murder, from the police to the politicians. We must demand they step down immediately and not let up until they do.

— A N G E L I C A (@angelicaross) August 11, 2020