Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. This is the phrase that will continue to be shouted until it becomes a reality. Systemic racism exists, it is a real issue at hand. Many black lives have been stolen way too soon because police officers decided that those lives didn’t matter. While many black lives have been lost after officers decided their time was up, we wanted to focus on the lives of nine women. These nine women – Kendra James, LaTanya Haggerty, Shelly Frey, Tyisha Miller, Bettie Jones, Shereese Francis, Rekia Boyd, Charleena Lyles, and Yvette Smith – lost their lives because police officers killed them. Below we will share their stories and what happened to the officers that took their lives. These nine women lost their lives to police officers who felt as if they had the power to choose whether they lived or died. Not one of them served prison time. Not one. The #BlackLivesMatter movement is crucial. We must remember the names of the black men and women that have lost their lives to police brutality. We must demand justice for each and every single black life that was taken away by a racist system. Our condolences go out to all the families of the victims. We will remember them. We will get justice. #KendraJames #LaTanyaHaggerty #ShellyFrey #TyishaMiller #BettieJones #ShereeseFrancis #RekiaBoyd #CharleenaLyles #YvetteSmith https://dailyboulder.com/9-black-women-murdered-by-violent-police-officers-what-happened-to-their-killers/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CNNEJk2A9QI/?igshid=1th2s6z5009s4
