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January 9, 2018

#SayHerName: Young Black Lesbian Named Kerrice Lewis Shot & Burned Alive in D.C.
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In Washington, D.C., members of the LGBT community are speaking out
about the brutal murder of a young African-American lesbian named
Kerrice Lewis. The 23-year-old woman was shot and burned alive in the
trunk of a car on December 28, in one of the final homicides of last
year. After minimal media coverage of the possible hate crime, residents
and activists took to Twitter using the hashtag "#Say Her Name" to mourn
the death of Kerrice Lewis.


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