MSNBC: Family, Activists Mark One Year Since Breonna Taylor’s Death

RUSH TRANSCRIPT That crowd ░░░░░░░░ gathered to commemorate the ░░░░░░░░ year anniversary of breonna ░░░░░░░░ s killing Let s ░░░░░░░░ to Antonio Hilton who ░░░░░░░░ there for us We ░░░░░░░░ a lot of cheering ░░░░░░░░ singing there when Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ had taken to the ░░░░░░░░ the stage there What ░░░░░░░░ that right now It ░░░░░░░░ like singing reporter There ░░░░░░░░ been some singing here ░░░░░░░░ Alex But right now ░░░░░░░░ mood is a lot ░░░░░░░░ hurt and anger Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ is still speaking he ░░░░░░░░ one of the lead ░░░░░░░░ working on breonna Taylor ░░░░░░░░ case from the start ░░░░░░░░ family members supporters are ░░░░░░░░ the stage here What ░░░░░░░░ re hearing is renewed ░░░░░░░░ for accountability and transparency ░░░░░░░░ s a major divide ░░░░░░░░ residents in the city ░░░░░░░░ those they counted on ░░░░░░░░ serve them What you ░░░░░░░░ hearing from black residents ░░░░░░░░ is even though there ░░░░░░░░ been reforms made over ░░░░░░░░ past year that until ░░░░░░░░ is charged as responsible ░░░░░░░░ killing of breonna Taylor ░░░░░░░░ hasn t been served ░░░░░░░░ hasn t happened here ░░░░░░░░ have heard spoken word ░░░░░░░░ and music but ultimately ░░░░░░░░ faces in the crowd ░░░░░░░░ crest fallen their emotions ░░░░░░░░ running high I m ░░░░░░░░ I m actually choking ░░░░░░░░ a tiny bit myself ░░░░░░░░ there s been so ░░░░░░░░ hurt for black folks ░░░░░░░░ Louisville over the course ░░░░░░░░ this year between the ░░░░░░░░ of breonna Taylor and ░░░░░░░░ effects of Covid you ░░░░░░░░ just tell how exhausted ░░░░░░░░ hurt so many people ░░░░░░░░ this city have been ░░░░░░░░ a year has gone ░░░░░░░░ but for the family ░░░░░░░░ say consistently to reporters ░░░░░░░░ feel like they re ░░░░░░░░ living on that very ░░░░░░░░ day March 13th of ░░░░░░░░ year that they are ░░░░░░░░ on this roller coaster ░░░░░░░░ that moment And for ░░░░░░░░ even residents who never ░░░░░░░░ to know breonna Taylor ░░░░░░░░ the same I spoke ░░░░░░░░ an activist and poet ░░░░░░░░ who has a daughter ░░░░░░░░ breonna as well and ░░░░░░░░ s just a year ░░░░░░░░ than breonna Taylor would ░░░░░░░░ right now And she ░░░░░░░░ this case in her ░░░░░░░░ and that s so ░░░░░░░░ of what you re ░░░░░░░░ happen in the crowd ░░░░░░░░ up close as Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ continue to talk to ░░░░░░░░ who continue to stream ░░░░░░░░ here throughout the day ░░░░░░░░ love the fact that ░░░░░░░░ are a person and ░░░░░░░░ who s very sensitive ░░░░░░░░ with being an excellent ░░░░░░░░ So it s okay ░░░░░░░░ emotion It is emotional ░░░░░░░░ the people frustrated there ░░░░░░░░ a year feeling no ░░░░░░░░ of justice nobody has ░░░░░░░░ charged in this particular ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ about what s on ░░░░░░░░ for today and have ░░░░░░░░ heard yet from breonna ░░░░░░░░ s mother We heard ░░░░░░░░ her earlier on MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ I was watching early ░░░░░░░░ morning and I have ░░░░░░░░ say I cried listening ░░░░░░░░ her the pain she ░░░░░░░░ feels is horrible reporter ░░░░░░░░ did too Tamika is ░░░░░░░░ to speak any moment ░░░░░░░░ But it s a ░░░░░░░░ situation People are getting ░░░░░░░░ talking going through their ░░░░░░░░ of breonna talking about ░░░░░░░░ work on the case ░░░░░░░░ are expecting to hear ░░░░░░░░ her but often breonna ░░░░░░░░ s mother over these ░░░░░░░░ when she s spoken ░░░░░░░░ she s sometimes overcome ░░░░░░░░ emotion and it s ░░░░░░░░ for her to speak ░░░░░░░░ she asks others to ░░░░░░░░ in front of her ░░░░░░░░ she came and stepped ░░░░░░░░ and entered back in ░░░░░░░░ the second she comes ░░░░░░░░ give her the space ░░░░░░░░ needs They understand this ░░░░░░░░ a mother who s ░░░░░░░░ still grieving missing their ░░░░░░░░ year old daughter and ░░░░░░░░ her the time and ░░░░░░░░ she needs When she ░░░░░░░░ ready to speak I ░░░░░░░░ the crowd will make ░░░░░░░░ space for her to ░░░░░░░░ up and do that ░░░░░░░░ m glad they do ░░░░░░░░ her grief is unimaginable ░░░░░░░░ m the mother of ░░░░░░░░ kids if I think ░░░░░░░░ it too much I ░░░░░░░░ lose it myself Thank ░░░░░░░░ for that Do stand ░░░░░░░░ we ll try to ░░░░░░░░ back if Tamika comes ░░░░░░░░ the