ToplineLouisville Mayor Greg Fischer Tuesday announced that the city will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, describing as a “tragedy” the death of the 26-year-old Black woman fatally shot by police in her apartment six months ago. A billboard featuring a picture of Breonna Taylor and calling for the arrest of police officers ... [+] involved in her death is seen on August 11, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor’s case escalated calls for police reforms including an end to “no-knock” warrants, in which police are not required to announce their presence before forcing their way into someone’s home. TangentOprah Winfrey’s O Magazine sponsored a campaign featuring 26 billboards, one for every year Taylor was alive, across the city of Louisville calling for arrests and charges in the case. Further ReadingCity of Louisville agrees to 'substantial' settlement in Breonna Taylor shooting (Louisville Courier Journal)Lewis Hamilton Won’t Be Investigated For Wearing ‘Political’ Breonna Taylor T-Shirt (Forbes)Breonna Taylor Becomes First Person Other Than Oprah Featured On The Cover Of Her Eponymous Magazine (Forbes)Breonna Taylor's legacy: Caring, 'super goofy' and a devoted paramedic (NBC)

Source: Forbes September 15, 2020 15:31 UTC