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#SayHerName is a social movement that seeks to raise awareness for Black women victims of police brutality and anti-Black violence in the United States. [ 1] . The movement's name was created by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF). [ 2] #
Say Her Name is a movement that brings awareness to the stories of Black women and girls who have been victimized by racist police violence. Learn about their names, experiences, and how to support their families and advocate for racial justice.
Mar 11, 2024 · Hard-line Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia wore a T-shirt to Thursday night’s State of the Union address that carried a seemingly simple message: Say Her Name.
- gbrewer@ap.org
- National Reporter, Race And Ethnicity
Jun 11, 2020 · The ‘Say Her Name’ Movement Started for a Reason: We Forget Black Women Killed by Police. This op-ed talks about how Black women, specifically, get overlooked in conversations on police violence....
- Precious Fondren
Mar 15, 2021 · The movement, launched by the African American Policy Forum, aims to expose and resist the gendered violence against Black women and girls by police. It highlights cases such as Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland and Michelle Cusseaux, whose names have been largely unknown or unacknowledged.
Jul 7, 2020 · The Say Her Name campaign, created by Crenshaw's group in 2014, is meant to include women in the national conversation about race and policing. A few women's names and stories, such as Breonna...
December 14th, 2018 marks the fourth anniversary of the #SayHerName campaign, a movement launched by AAPF to raise awareness of Black women, girls and femmes impacted by police violence.
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