Breonna Taylor and Me: Black Women, Racial Justice and Reclaiming Hope

The 2020 global pandemic further underscored the need for justice and visibility for Black women. When unarmed, Breonna Taylor was killed by police, her story seemingly went unnoticed for months. This collection pays homage to her life, reclaims hope and celebrates the importance of Black women from a multidisciplinary persecutive.

Angela Y. Douglas (MPA, Georgia State University) is a practitioner-activist and seasoned political scientist. Formerly an elected official and collegiate educator, Douglas works as a public engagement and community development strategist in private practice. She has published book chapters and speaks on rural politics, social justice, and US governance.

Emmanuel D. Harris II, PhD from Washington Univ. in St. Louis, where he was a Chancellor’s Fellow. A Professor of Spanish at the Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington, he also instructs classes in Africana Studies. The English translator of the Afro-Peruvian novel Malambo (2005), Harris co-edited The Trayvon Martin in US: An American Tragedy (2015).