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October 29, 2019

Protesters Gather for Day of Outrage over Police Killings of Black Women
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Protesters in more than a dozen cities across the country gathered
Monday for a Day of Outrage to demand justice for black women who have
been killed by police. The protests were honoring the life of
28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot and killed inside her own
home by a white police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this month.
The officer shot her through her own bedroom window while responding to
a non-emergency wellness check called for by a neighbor because
Jefferson's front door had been left open. This is activist Tamika
Mallory at the protest in New York City, standing next to Atatiana's
sister.

Tamika Mallory: "They say that if we are silent folks will believe that
we are okay with the violence and oppression happening to our
communities and we are not okay with it. We are angry. We are
frustrated. We are tired. And we are outraged."



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