Congresswoman Cori Bush’s Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s Murder
ST. LOUIS, MO – Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), released the following statement in observance of the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s murder in Louisville, Kentucky:
“It is profoundly gut-wrenching how much injustice can be packed into just 365 days,” said Congresswoman Cori Bush. “Breonna Taylor’s murder was an injustice. The ensuing cover-up was an injustice. Daniel Cameron’s mockery of a grand jury hearing was an injustice. The absence of charges for the officers who gunned down Breonna was an injustice. The treatment of protesters in Louisville and across the country was an injustice. The year-long process to acquit Breonna’s boyfriend was an injustice. That people no longer say Breonna Taylor’s name as often as they should is an injustice. The fact that the only charge a Louisville police officer received was for his bullet that went through a wall in the apartment next to Breonna’s is an injustice.
“A Black woman was murdered by the police in her home, in the middle of the night, and nothing has fundamentally changed. That is the reality of this one-year anniversary and a devastating reflection of how our society values Black people — and Black women in particular.
“I will continue meeting with and working with surviving family members who have lost loved ones to police violence and who continue to fight for justice. I will center their demands in everything I do in Congress and through my role as Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime.”
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Congresswoman Cori Bush represents Missouri’s First Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. She serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. She is also a Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a proud member of the Congressional Black Caucus. She is a registered nurse, single mother, and an ordained pastor. Following the murder of Michael Brown Jr. by a now-terminated Ferguson police officer, she became a civil rights activist and community organizer fighting for justice for Black lives on the streets of Missouri and across the country.