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50 Black women have been killed by US police since 2015 and not a single officer has been convicted. For years, activists and researchers have called out how often people overlook Black women being killed by the police in the United States. Insider created a database to document those deaths, and the data provides a snapshot of the disproportionate favor given to officers over victims of police violence.

50 Black women have been killed by US police since 2015 and not a single officer has been convicted. For years, activists and researchers have called out how often people overlook Black women being killed by the police in the United States. Insider created a database to document those deaths, and the data provides a snapshot of the disproportionate favor given to officers over victims of police violence.

  1. 9 Jun 2021

    50 Black women have been killed by US police since 2015. Not one of the officers has been convicted. Insider created a database to document these deaths, providing a snapshot of the disproportionate favor given to officers over victims of police violence.

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    For years, activists and researchers have called out how often people overlook Black women killed by the police in the United States.

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  3. 9 Jun 2021

    .’s campaign, founded in 2014, has become an integral part of the movement and mobilized grassroots operations nationwide to acknowledge the lives of Black women, girls, and femmes lost to police violence.

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  4. 9 Jun 2021

    Insider tracked 100 officers involved in the killings of these Black women.

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  5. 9 Jun 2021

    Through research, conversations with activists, court documents, and records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, we found that most of the officers involved did not face any consequences.

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  6. 9 Jun 2021

    Insider identified 14 of those 100 officers who had been fired or charged. One officer — Scott Kadien, who killed Sandy Guardiola in 2017 — resigned, though it wasn’t clear whether he did so because of the shooting. No officer has been convicted.

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  7. 9 Jun 2021

    Pamela Shantay Turner was 45 years old. Juan Delacruz was charged with aggravated assault by a public servant.

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  8. 9 Jun 2021

    Atatiana Jefferson was 28 years old. Aaron Dean was charged with murder. He is awaiting trial.

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  9. 9 Jun 2021

    India Kager was 27 years old. A jury found two of four officers involved, Kyle Ziemer and Steven Ferreira, liable in Kager's death. The city paid $800,000 to Kager's estate as a result. The other two, Dana Roys and James Thorson, were found not liable.

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  10. 9 Jun 2021

    Activists pushing for racial justice are hopeful these conversations and actions will spur change. You can access the full database here:

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