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Breonna Taylor *Celebrities have joined forces with the family of Breonna Taylor in their fight for justice over her senseless killing. Taylor’s mother Tamika Palmer has teamed with LaLa Anthony, Alicia Keys, Cardi B and more to urge fans to get involved after Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT worker, was killed by police during a botched […]

*Thousands of protesters marched through New York City on Wednesday night, angered by a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to charge Louisville police officers with killing Breonna Taylor. Protests began earlier this year after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement and emboldened activists around the country to speak out against […]

*The man cops were reportedly looking for on the night they shot EMT Breonna Taylor in the botched no-knock raid, has been arrested on drug charges. Jamarcus Glover, 30, was arrested Thursday after warrants were issued for his arrest last month on drug charges, per Daily Mail.  According to police, Glover and Taylor used to […]

UPdate … We’ve got more info on the settlement that Breonna Taylor’s mother and attorney worked out with the city of Louisville. Basically, these are the bullet points (below). The city of Louisville has agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million in a settlement six months after she was shot dead by police The […]

Breonna Taylor – Jamarcus Glover *The man cops were reportedly looking for on the night they shot EMT Breonna Taylor in the botched no-knock raid, was arrested on drug charges last August. Jamarcus Glover and Taylor used to date years ago, and he used her address and phone number as his own in the […]

[…] that Mayor Greg Fischer has announced the Louisville Metro Police will initiate the termination of Officer Brett Hankison, one of three LMPD officers responsible for fatally shooting Breonna Taylor in her apartment in March. In response, Chanelle Helm, core lead organizer BLM Louisville, released the following statement: “This is an unbelievable feeling. We have been […]

*Rihanna has called out Kentucky’s Attorney General over the lack of accountability for Breonna Taylor’s killers.  The singer addressed AG Daniel Cameron directly in a post on Instagram in which she asked why the cops who murdered the aspiring nurse haven’t been arrested.  “Over 100 days after #breonnataylor was MURDERED!! Her killers are at home […]

Kyle Meany (Timothy D Easley-AP) *(CNN) — One of the officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor‘s home, Sergeant Kyle Meany, has been terminated from the Louisville Metro Police Department. Louisville Police Chief Erika Shields released the following statement Friday, “I made the decision to terminate Sergeant Kyle Meany after careful consideration and […]

Jonathan Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, Brett Hankison (photo via Twitter.com) *Louisville Police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly has filed a lawsuit against the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor for “battery, assault, and distress.” Mattingly, one of the officers involved in Taylor’s killing, filed the suit on Thursday, claiming he is entitled to damages because Kenneth Walker allegedly shot him […]

*Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, is suing the city of Louisville and its law enforcement over the March 13 police raid that left Taylor dead.  Taylor, 26, was shot eight times while sleeping in her bed with Walker when three plain clothes officers performed a no-knock arrest warrant at her Louisville apartment. A […]

[…] management problem. As Kentucky’s Attorney General, he is the face of law enforcement across the entire state. In May Cameron took over as special prosecutor in the Breonna Taylor case. Taylor was shot and killed in her home last March 13th by Metropolitan Louisville Police officers serving a no-knock warrant. Taylor was not the target […]

Breonna Taylor Kenneth Walker (Photo via GoFundMe) *Beyoncé has penned an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. Taylor, 26, was gunned down by Louisville police on March 13 during a botched raid. They fired more than 20 rounds into her apartment while trying to serve a “no-knock” […]

*Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush says she was mistaken for Breonna Taylor while attending orientation for incoming House members on Friday.  The Missouri Representative was wearing a face mask that featured Breonna Taylor’s name. She claims several GOP colleagues mistakenly assumed “Breonna” was her name, so she naturally concluded they were unfamiliar with Taylor’s controversial case. “It […]

*(CNN) — Breonna Taylor‘s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker III, has reached a $2 million dollar settlement with the City of Louisville, resolving lawsuits Walker filed in response to “the unlawful police raid that led to Ms. Taylor’s death,” a news release from Walker’s legal team says. Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by Louisville Metro […]

*Earlier we reported that two police officers who were part of the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor had been informed in December that Louisville Metro Police Department aimed to fire them. This week, their union confirmed that the two have been dismissed.  Officers Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes had both been given pre-termination letters […]