Four years. That's one thousand four hundred and sixty one days since Breonna Taylor was murdered in her own home by the very people who had ostensibly swore to protect her. Louisville Metro Police Department gunned her down on March 13, 2020 and we've been fighting and waiting for justice ever since.
Had a gathering down at City Hall this morning, Injustice Square folks along with people from some of the groups and coalitions involved in the fight for justice and change. Got together to remember Breonna and hear about what's happened since 2020 and where things go from here.
Bianca Austin, Breonna's aunt was there and spoke. Listening to her say "We basically lost the glue to the family" and then listening to other speakers detail LMPD's efforts to avoid any and all meaningful change was both heartbreaking and infuriating.
Seeing the same faces in the same places where so much happened in 2020 was a bit surreal and discombobulating. It's been hard to shake the feeling that things could revert to the way it was on the worst days of 2020 in the blink of an eye. Walking through the square, seeing everybody again, hearing about how little had changed just amplified that and left you with a raging case of deja vu.
The fight goes on. There's currently two people from Injustice Square on Metro Council so it's not like nothing has changed but it's pace has been slower than any of us had hoped or expected. Glacial really. Even so, there's really nothing else to do but keep going. Until next time, SAY HER NAME!!!