Say Their Names

After tragedy strikes, yellow tape stripped away

Broken lives, dreams shattered, discontinued birthday

Bad news, knock on the door, “Mam we have news to relay”

SAY THEIR NAMES

Someone’s son, father, wife, daughter

Sister, brother, can no longer comfort one another

Loved one, GONE, a generation goes no further

SAY THEIR NAMES

Precious children, gutted aspirations, never to graduate

Stolen time to ponder, contemplate on life, or reevaluate

Holocaust proven by history, can hate be innate?

SAY THEIR NAMES

He is not happy with the bloodshed, innocent souls cry out

Those with bloody hands, punishment coming, no doubt

Prayers for perseverance, let justice swiftly come about

SAY THEIR NAMES

Let the fallen never be forgotten.  Let their families be comforted.  Let us see the day where we don’t have to say another name

of a soul perished from this injustice.

Psalms 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction:

for thy word hath quickened me.


And Sadly…….the list goes on…..

George Floyd--Breonna TaylorAkiel Denkins-Sandra Bland-Trayvon MartinAlton SterlingPhilando Castle-Tamir Elijah Rice-Michael Brown Jr.Aiyana JonesOscar Grant-Renee Davis-Frank Clark-Akiel DenkinsGregory GunnsSamuel DuBose-Brendon Glenn-Freddie GrayNatasha McKennaWalter Scott-Christian Taylor-Ezell FordEric GarnerAkai Gurley-Laquan McDonald-Yvette SmithJamar ClarkRekia Boyd-Shereese Francis-Ramarley GrahamManuel LogginsSean Bell-Ronald Madison-Kendra JamesAmadou DialloLaTanya Haggerty-Margaret LaVerne Mitchell-Jason Michael RobinsonRicky WhiddenChase Anthony Tuseth-Jamal Rollins-James Rich JrGerald HallTerrence Thomas Jr-Anthony Eddington-Ryan JosephMarlon LewisLavar Douglas-Earl Eubanks Jr-Waltki WilliamsRedrick BatisteMark Hicks-Norman Gary-Bruce Johnson IIDavid Crosby DowdyJason Stringer-Irecas Valentine-Abdul ArtanTerrell WalkerRichard Grimes-Jerome Harmon-Cloetha MitchellKajuan RayeTalif ScudderIvory Pantallion III-George Bush IIIErickson BritoDarius Jones-Samson Fleurant-Dontrell CarterRasheem SingleterryAndrew Depeiza-Ritchie Harbison-Darryl ChisholmJoshua BealFerguson Laurent-Keenan Bradley-Michelle ShirleyTerrence ColemanJason King-Thad Hale-Malcolm HicksonRoy RichardsAaron Ballard-Demetrius Moore-Deborah DannerDarius WimberlyKirk Figueroa-Deric Brown-Larry MatthewsJaguar MathisChristopher Shackleford-Donte Jones-Carnell SnellReginald ThomasNajier Salaam-Jacquarius Robinson-George Richards MeyersDouglas RaineyChristopher Sowell-Alfred Olango-Oddis Colvin JrKeith ScottPhilip Hasan-Kadeem Trotter-Dahir AdanTerence CrutcherNicholas Glenn-Tyre King-Markell BivinsTerrence SterlingGregory Frazier-Sadiq Idris-Robert BrownMoses RubenJerome Damon-Michael Thompson-Levonia RigginsJaqwan TerryAlfred Toe-Donta Taylor-Kelley ForteBrandon ColesOmer Ismail Ali-Kenney Watkins-Colby FridaySylville SmithKendrick Brown-Fred Barlow-Darnell WickerJawari PorterJamarion Robinson-Demarco Newman-Joseph MannKorryn Gaines-And in no way is this a conclusive list-Say their names-Say their names!

For more info:  The Guardian-The Counted

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2 thoughts on “Say Their Names

  1. I literally cried when reading the names. What’s in a name?…..reading the names personifies the horrible tragedy. It brings it home and makes me think of how close we all are. These are my brothers and sisters. My heart cries out for justice and an end to this madness.

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    1. Yes, I too shed tears seeing all the names and just to think, this is not all of them….list growing daily. Must not let their memories die. Thanks for the wonderful reply, continuous prayer needed.

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