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As the verdict was being read early Tuesday evening in the murder trial of George Floyd, 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was being shot and killed by police in Columbus, Ohio. Twenty seconds after arriving on the scene, Officer Nicholas Reardon shot Ma’Khia four times in the chest. You don’t have to watch the video to know he could have – and should have – found another way to deescalate the situation. Many are wondering why couldn't she be subdued with non-lethal force. We wish t

Black women's lives matter too. There is a violent truth about Black women and state violence that we must pay attention to.

Police violence against Black people has reached epidemic proportions. In light of recent events, we have to wonder where we go from here.

This Memorial Day seems to take on a new meaning; a new reality that we can no longer just put a hashtag to.