Breonna Taylor

Phoenix Mercury's Natasha Cloud dribbles during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Long champions of social justice, Black athletes say their voices are needed now more than ever

Athletes have long used sports as a forum for civil rights activism. And their voices could be more vital than ever today as President Donald Trump has issued sweeping orders to end federal government diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
February 27
Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson speaks to people, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. (Michael Hall/Pool Photo via AP, file)

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers avoided arrest at first. Now an ex-prosecutor faces trial for misconduct

January 22
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, flanked by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, left, and Chief Brian O'Hara of the Minneapolis Police Department, speaks at a news conference after the Minneapolis City Council approved a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice approving a federal consent decree, at the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and force policies after George Floyd’s murder

January 7
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond stands during the playing of the national anthem at inauguration ceremonies, Jan. 9, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

DOJ finds Oklahoma City police discriminate against people with behavioral disabilities

January 3
This undated photo provided by lawyer Elizabeth Bailey, from her client Akouvi Adjessom, the mother of Randall Adjessom, shows 16-year-old Randall Adjessom posing for a portrait at his home in Mobile, Alabama. The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn raid in Alabama on Nov. 13, 2023, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile, alleging the teenager was “killed in cold blood.” (Akouvi Adjessom via AP)

The family of a teenager fatally shot by police during a no-knock raid sues Alabama city

December 23, 2024

Mother reacts as DOJ and Louisville reach police reform agreement after Breonna Taylor’s death

Mother reacts as DOJ and Louisville reach police reform agreement after Breonna Taylor’s death
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Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing

March, butterflies, blue roses at 10-year anniversary memorial for Michael Brown

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FILE -Mt. Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard speaks at Grace Baptist Church, a new pop-up vaccination site, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)

NY police force strip searched nearly everyone it arrested, DOJ says

December 13, 2024

Things to know about the agreement to reform the police force in Louisville

December 12, 2024
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announces that the city has reached a consent decree agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor’s shooting death by police

December 12, 2024
A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Investigation after Breonna Taylor’s killing prompts agreement on police reform in Louisville

December 13, 2024
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division speaks during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Here’s where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations

December 5, 2024
Mayor Paul Young, center, speaks during a news conference with Tannera Gibson, left, and Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis, right, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Memphis’ mayor pushes back against feds’ calls for major reforms of city’s police force

December 5, 2024
FILE - Members of the Memphis Police Department work a crime scene in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds

December 5, 2024
FILE - Police and protesters converge during a demonstration over the death of Breonna Taylor's, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Louisville police officer alleges discrimination over his opinion on Breonna Taylor’s killing

November 26, 2024
Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, center left, hugs a friend in Louisville, Ky., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, after a former Kentucky police officer was convicted in federal court for using excessive force when he fired his gun during the deadly raid that left Taylor dead in 2020. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

November 2, 2024
FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison describes what he saw in the apartment of Brionna Taylor during testimony Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Former officer’s shots were ‘like a drive-by shooting’ during Breonna Taylor raid, prosecutors say

October 30, 2024
FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison describes what he saw in the apartment of Brionna Taylor during testimony Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Ex-officer says he believed police were under fire during deadly Breonna Taylor raid

October 28, 2024
FILE - Louisville Police Det. Mike Nobles examines a photograph while being questioned by the prosecution, Feb. 23, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Officer who broke down Breonna Taylor’s door recalls sound of gunfire in trial’s fourth day

October 24, 2024
FILE - A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Prosecutors: Ex-officer’s gunshots put people in danger the night of deadly Breonna Taylor raid

October 21, 2024
FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison is questioned by his defense attorney Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky.. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Ex-Louisville officer who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid readies for 3rd trial

October 15, 2024
FILE - Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies, Feb. 23, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Federal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers

October 2, 2024
FILE - Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies, Feb. 23, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)

Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers

August 23, 2024

A man apologizes for a fatal shooting at Breonna Taylor protest, sentenced to 30 years

February 14, 2024

After mistrial, feds move to retry ex-Louisville cop who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid

December 13, 2023
FILE - Former Louisville police Officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky., March 2, 2022. A jury began deliberations Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at the federal trial of the former Louisville police detective accused of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights by opening fire on her apartment the night she was killed during a botched raid. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

November 17, 2023
FILE - Former Louisville police Officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky., March 2, 2022. A jury began deliberations Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at the federal trial of the former Louisville police detective accused of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights by opening fire on her apartment the night she was killed during a botched raid. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Jury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer

November 13, 2023
FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky. on March 2, 2022. The former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week. Hankison is charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Former Louisville officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid says he was defending fellow officers

November 9, 2023
FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky. on March 2, 2022. The former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week. Hankison is charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Officer who shot Breonna Taylor says fellow officer fired ‘haphazardly’ into apartment during raid

November 3, 2023
FILE - Chelsey Napper, the neighbor of Breonna Taylor, testifies during the trial of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, March 1, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Breonna Taylor’s neighbor recalled her horror as police bullets flew into her apartment near her sleeping son as a federal trial for Hankison, the former Louisville officer who fired those shots, began on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Breonna Taylor’s neighbor testified son was nearly shot by officer’s stray bullets during 2020 raid

November 3, 2023
FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky. on March 2, 2022. The former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week. Hankison is charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again

October 30, 2023

Kentucky man linked to Breonna Taylor case arrested on drug charges

October 2, 2023
Sheneen McClain, mother of Elijah McClain, sits outside the courtroom at the Adams County Justice Center for the start of a trial of two of the police officers charged in the death of her son, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Prosecutors seek to show enhanced bodycam video of Elijah McClain’s fatal encounter with police

September 21, 2023
FILE - Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters in Richmond, Ky., June 2, 2023. Cameron says Kentucky should develop state-backed tutoring programs to help students recover from pandemic learning setbacks. Cameron also proposed raising starting salaries for teachers and bolstering discipline in classrooms. He introduced his plan Tuesday, Aug. 15 in a bid to undercut Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's record on education. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky police union backs GOP candidate who led investigation into Breonna Taylor’s shooting death

August 15, 2023
FILE - Louisville Metro Interim Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel speaks to reporters during a news conference in Louisville, Ky., April 10, 2023. On Thursday, July 20, Gwinn-Villaroel, the city’s former interim chief, was named chief, becoming the first Black woman to serve as the city’s full-time chief. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

1st Black woman named to full-time role as police chief of embattled force in Louisville, Kentucky

July 20, 2023
Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, speaks at a news conference in Louisville, Ky,. on Monday, June 5, 2023 to announce a voter campaign in the Kentucky governor's race. The campaign is aimed at defeating Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Republican nominee for governor. Taylor supporters have complained about Cameron's handling of the Taylor investigation in 2020. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky

June 5, 2023
FILE - A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., July 6, 2020. The former Louisville Metro Police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement. WHAS-TV reported that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday, April 24, 2023, the hiring of Myles Cosgrove who was fired from the police department in January 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid on Taylor’s apartment. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

April 24, 2023
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