Black girls in LA keep seeing women around them getting killed. They’re driving change

Black women and girls represent an outsized share of LA homicide victims – frustrated with police and legislators’ failures, they’re stepping up and speaking out to stop the violence

Black girls in LA keep seeing women around them getting killed. They’re driving change

TL;DR

  • Black women and girls are overrepresented among homicide victims in LA.
  • There is frustration with the failures of police and legislators to address this violence.
  • Black women and girls are taking initiative to speak out and stop the violence.