Her Life Matters: 8 things Oprah Winfrey reveals about Breonna Taylor in heartfelt article

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Jul 31

Article By RJ Washington // EEW Magazine Online // Justice for Breonna Taylor

We all want justice for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old who died by gunfire in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 13 at the hands of police executing a No-knock Warrant.

Oprah Winfrey gave up her O Magazine cover for the first time in Taylor’s honor and reveals 8 things about the once vibrant, thriving, loving young woman was shot eight times as cops came looking from drugs and found none.

The botched warrant execution was intended for another person who lived miles away and had already been detained by the time police stormed into Taylor’s home after midnight.

Here are 8 things Winfrey revealed about the promising aspiring nurse who is gone too soon in a heartfelt article posted on Oprahmag.com.

#1 Breonna Taylor loved cars and treated her 2019 Dodge Charger like a trusted friend.

#2 Breonna Taylor loved chicken any way you could cook it.

#3 Breonna Taylor put hot sauce on everything, especially eggs.

#4 Breonna Taylor appreciated every kind of music and the dances that went along.

#5 Breonna Taylor treated all her friends like besties.

#6 Breonna Taylor was a force in the life of her 20-year-old sister.

#7 Breonna Taylor felt meaning and purpose in her work as an emergency room technician.

#8 Breonna Taylor was saving to buy a house.

Winfrey said in her piece, “Breonna Taylor had plans. Breonna Taylor had dreams. They all died with her the night five bullets shattered her body and her future.”

To continue the fight for Breonna Taylor:

1) Sign the Change.Org and Color of Change petitions to demand justice from Kentucky officials.

2) Call Kentucky's attorney general, mayor, governor, and the public integrity unit of the Louisville Metro Police Department to demand the firing and prosecution of all officers involved.

3) Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to aid protesters fighting in Breonna's hometown.

4) Hashtag #SayHerName on social media—so no one forgets her: Breonna Taylor.