A decade ago today, The African American Policy Forum (AAPF) and the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies (CISPS) launched the #SayHerName campaign to center the stories of Black women, girls, and femmes whose lives were lost to police violence.

#SayHerName was born out of resistance. We cut through the disturbing reality of the invisibility and public silence by amplifying their names, demanding justice, and exposing the unique vulnerabilities Black women face under systemic injustice.

In the fight for racial and gender justice, the campaign has created a space of advocacy built on the tenets of community-informed policy change, artivism, and remembrance. AAPF honors the lives of women like Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Miriam Carey, Michelle Cusseaux, Atatiana Carr-Jefferson, Sonya Massey and countless others whose names we say with reverence and determination.

As we reflect on a decade of progress and continued work, it is important to build a community of advocates who will bear witness, educate, amplify, and activate their communities so that we may demand justice in the face of erasure. This isn’t just a remembrance—it’s a call to action.


Together, we can continue the fight for justice, accountability, and systemic change.

TODAY’S PRACTICE: Watch this 1-minute #SayHerName video and speak the following names aloud, repeating “Say Her Name” after each:

Michelle Cusseaux

Tanisha Anderson

Aiyana Stanley-Jones

Kayla Moore

India Kager

Shelly Frey

Korryn Gaines

Visit https://www.aapf.org/in-memoriam to learn more about their lives and to include additional remembrances.