{"id":2889,"date":"2020-07-31T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2020-08-01T18:34:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T23:34:08","slug":"say-her-name-oprah-pays-tribute-to-breonna-taylor-on-cover-of-o-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/home\/say-her-name-oprah-pays-tribute-to-breonna-taylor-on-cover-of-o-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"SAY HER NAME: Oprah pays tribute to Breonna Taylor on cover of O Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oprah Winfrey gives up the cover of O Magazine for first time since its inception 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

The cover of the September issue will be graced by a portrait of Breonna Taylor, who earlier this year, was shot and killed by police as she slept in her home. Artist Alexis Franklin digitally edited the photograph for the cover. The base picture was one that Breonna took of herself and one that has been used extensively in protests and to represent Breonna in efforts to bring accountability for the injustice she endured.<\/p>\n

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Breonna\u2019s face has become an icon and her story, an inspiration and driving force behind the Black Lives Matter movement. \u201cIf you turn a blind eye to racism, you become an accomplice to it,\u201d Oprah said in a quote that also appears on the cover. This impetus is exactly why Oprah\u2019s focus in this most recent installment of O Magazine is to tackle issues of institutional and systemic racism. The issue includes a section titled \u201cHard White Truths\u201d which was specifically written to educate and inform white readers on how to \u201cdismantle the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On March 13, 2020, Breonna, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by the Louisville Metro Police Department when they raided her home while executing a no-knock search warrant. A no-knock warrant is a search warrant that gives police the authority to enter a premises without first knocking or announcing their presence or purpose. The police suspected that Breonna was receiving controlled substances to her residence and that she was implicated in on-going drug investigation. However, the investigation was centered around 2 other main suspects and a drug house that was located at least 10 miles away from Breonna\u2019s home. Breonna was brutally shot 8 times after her boyfriend (Kenneth Walker) engaged his registered and licensed firearm, believing that the police officers were intruders. Breonna\u2019s family is embattled in a wrongful death lawsuit against the police department in which they argue that the police opened fire \u201cwith a total disregard for the value of human life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oprah took to Twitter and Instagram on Thursday to express the motivation behind her decision to feature Breonna\u2019s photograph on the cover. \u201cWe can\u2019t be silent. We have to use whatever megaphone we have to cry for justice\u2026I cry for justice in her name.\u201d And in her column, \u201cWhat I Know for Sure,\u201d Oprah sent a heartfelt message, establishing a kinship between herself, Breonna Taylor and all of the innocent Black humans that have been victims of violent injustice perpetrated by police: \u201cShe was just like me. She was just like you.\u201d \u201cAnd I feel a personal connection because I am these women. These women are me,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

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None of the 3 cops involved in Breonna\u2019s murder have been arrested or charged and only 1 has been fired for misconduct. Will you “turn a blind eye” or open your eyes to our shared reality?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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