Black Women's Invisible Struggle Against Police Violence

Nearly 250 women have been fatally shot by police

Women of color god know how many have been un-reported

The fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police in March has made her name a rallying cry — #SayHerName — for policing overhauls and racial justice nationwide.

Since 2015, police have fatally shot nearly 250 women. Like Taylor, 89 of them were killed at homes or residences where they sometimes stayed.

This part right here hurts my heart this scares me to think as a woman of color you aren't even safe in your own home. Where I rest my head where I run my business where I pay to be safe.

I have auntie

little sister

nieces

grandmother

A mother

friends

followers and clients who are women of color.

The Washington Post began tracking fatal shootings by police in 2015, officers have fatally shot 247 women out of the more than 5,600 people killed overall.

Coverage of black female victims of police brutality falls short Coverage of police brutality rarely includes incidents of sexual violence. Yet sexual misconduct is one of the most frequently logged complaints against police, according to an AP investigation published in 2015.

Not, only are women of color being killed but, Trans Women are being Killed in the Past Week Murders of Transgender People in 2020 Surpasses Total for Last Year In Just Seven Months.