Jeneé Osterheldt
Breonna Taylor and America’s wanton disregard for Black lives
The country made a commodity of Breonna Taylor. It’s always exploited Black lives.

A $12 million settlement with her family in a wrongful death lawsuit was cheaper for Louisville than it would be to charge and indict any cop for killing the 26-year-old.

Buying, selling, using, and abusing Black bodies is America’s oldest business.

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Kentucky grand jury declines to file homicide charges against police officers in death of Breonna Taylor
Dismay over ruling in Breonna Taylor case spills into America’s streets

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