Secoriea wasn’t a symbol. She was a little girl.

Mayhem didn’t kill her.

Neglect did.

🕊️

#SecorieaTurner #GeorgeFloyd #RayshardBrooks #Atlanta #BLM #2020Uprising #BlueSkySouth #GriefNotMayhem

AJC front page with protest signs near the burned Wendy’s

[CW: Police violence, child death, protest aftermath (Secoriea Turner, 2020)]

Secoriea Turner.
Rayshard Brooks.
George Floyd.

We haven’t reckoned with any of it.

So no, Mr. Torpy—this wasn’t just mayhem.
This was the grief of a nation with no safety net […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

Inaugural Secoriea Turner scholarship awarded to Spelman student Secoriea Turner was just 8 years old when she was killed during protests of the police killing of Rayshard Brooks. Her parents turned their pain into hope for other families with a special scholarship...

Inaugural Secoriea Turner scholarship awarded to Spelman student www.yahoo.com/news/inaugur... #SecorieaTurner #SocialJusticeScholarship #SpelmanCollege