Taylor Family
Before she was a hashtag or a headline, before protesters around the country chanted her name, Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old woman who played cards with her aunts and fell asleep watching movies with friends.
Now, as protesters around the country have taken up her name in their call for racial justice and an end to police violence, Taylor's friends and family remember the woman they knew and loved: someone who cared for others and loved singing, playing games, cooking, checking up on friends.
Bianca Austin and Tahasha Holloway, both aunts to Breonna Taylor, stand outside Austin's home in Louisville, Ky.
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Bianca Austin and Tahasha Holloway, both aunts to Breonna Taylor, stand outside Austin's home in Louisville, Ky.
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Breonna Taylor's name has become the foremost emblem of the protests against police violence in Louisville.