'This is about Justice': Events, Rallies Mark 1-year Anniversary of Breonna Taylor's Death

By National Urban League
Published10 PM EDT, Fri Aug 1, 2025
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On March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her home by police officers who broke down her door to serve a search warrant.

One year later, her death and her name continue to drive calls for change to policing, systemic racism and a host of other issues in i Louisville and cities nationwide.

Events and rallies were scheduled over the weekend in major U.S. cities, including New YorkWashington and Atlanta, in honor of the 26-year-old Black woman.

President Joe Biden called Taylor's death a "tragedy" and "a blow to her family, her community, and America" in a tweet posted Saturday afternoon.

In Louisville, hundreds gathered Saturday afternoon (March 13th) in Jefferson Square Park for the Justice for Breonna Taylor rally and march.

Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, and other family members led the rally.

They were joined by speakers, community organizers and family members of other Americans who died at the hands of police, including relatives of Sean Monterrosa, 22-year-old Latino American who was shot by a police officer in Vallejo, California, in June. Daughters of Danny Ray Thomas, a Black man who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Houston in 2018, also were there.

"This is about justice," said Sadiqa Reynolds, President and CEO of Louisville Urban League (Louisville, KY). "This is about our power to change this world for our children, for my daughter. This is so we make sure that not another person dies at the hands of the police.”

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