Race and Justice-Black Lives Matter
Alicia Garza (1981- )
Alicia Garza is an activist and writer who now lives in Oakland, California. Although she has organized around issues related to health, student services, and...
Sharmel Edwards (1962-2012)
Early in the morning on April 21, 2012, Sharmel T. Edwards, a 49-year-old African-American woman, was fatally shot by five Las Vegas, Nevada police...
Sylville Smith (1993-2016)
The shooting death of Sylville Smith, a 23-year-old African American man, by Dominique Heaggan-Brown, an African-American police officer in the Milwaukee (Wisconsin)...
Christian Taylor (1995-2015)
The shooting death of Christian Taylor, a 19-year-old college student, by Arlington, Texas, police officer Brad Miller at a car dealership in the...
Tamon Robinson (1985-2012)
Tamon Robinson, a twenty-seven-year-old African American man, was killed by a police car by two unnamed NYPD officers at the...
Tarika Wilson (1981-2008)
On January 4, 2008, Tarika Wilson, a 26-year-old African-American woman, was fatally shot by Lima, Ohio, police officer Joseph Chavalia. She was unarmed...
The Central Park Five (1989)
The Central Park Five was a group of five young men–four African Americans (Yusef Salaam, 16; Anthony McCray, 16; Kharey...
Timothy R. Russell (1968-2012)
In 2012, Timothy Russell, an African American man, was involved in a car chase by Cleveland, Ohio, police officers. At...
Orlando Barlow (1974-2003)
In 2003, Orlando Barlow was shot in the back while attempting to surrender to Las Vegas, Nevada, Police officers. His murder helped generate...
