Say Their Names

Black. Lives. Matter.Not more and definitely not less. Why is a statement about lives having value controversial? As SNL''s Michael Che stated Black Lives Matter. Just Matter. George Floyd''s murder was as shocking as it was common. In fact there is an entire museum in Montgomery Alabama dedicated to 4400 lynching victims. But the sad truth is 4400 were only the reported ones. And if you look into the statistics many of the lynchings were perpetrated by or sanctioned by law enforcement.This compilation of lost lives is more of an encyclopedia and serves as a record for the 101 deaths of unarmed people of color attributed to law enforcement. From Tamir Rice to Breonna Taylor Ahmaud Aubrey to James Earl Chaney; many you have heard about and many you have not.We document who they were as people the details surrounding their deaths as well as if there were any arrests or convictions of officers involved.Unfortunately this is an incomplete record but an important reminder just the same. We owe them that much. SCROLL UP AND PURCHASE NOW FOR YOUR LIBRARY.