CHICAGO, Il. –(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2015 – The #LetUsBreathe Collective joins the community of North Lawndale in remembering Rekia Boyd and honoring all who have fallen in the war on Black lives by reclaiming Memorial Day for communities impacted by police violence. The Collective will convene in Douglas Park, where CPD Officer Dante Servin confronted 22-year-old Rekia Boyd, fired into group of unarmed people, shooting her in the back of the head. Young artists and activists will lift up her name and the names of all Black women and girls, trans and queer lives, men, boys, and veterans who have lost their lives to state and interpersonal violence and build an altar in their memory. The event will culminate in a spoken word and music performance & cookout.
