Kuvina Hickles, 28, was shot to death on Saturday, February 10, 2024 in Milwaukee. Her boyfriend has been questioned by police.
The news stories we read are oftentimes discarded and pushed aside by the 24-hour news cycle. But we refuse to throw these people away. These are real people. Here are their stories.
Kuvina Hickles, 28, was shot to death on Saturday, February 10, 2024 in Milwaukee. Her boyfriend has been questioned by police.
Paula Appleberry, 54, was fatally shot on Sunday, February 4, 2024 while driving her grandchildren from a birthday party in Memphis.
29-year-old Danielle Banks's body was found December 9, 2023 in the suburban Chicago city of Riverdale, Illinois. Three people have been charged in connection with her murder.
Britney Long, 27, was a mother of four who was fatally shot in the head while lying in bed at her home in Indianapolis on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Keera Brabham, 29, was found dead in an apartment fire about 3:30 a.,. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Her family believes she was murdered. An investigation has been launched.
Jemeka Williams, 38, was shot to death on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in front of three of her children. Her boyfriend, and father of one of her children, has been arrested on a murder charge.
Shakeira Yvonne Rucker, 37, of Winter Springs, Florida, was last seen at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, leaving her home. Her body was found two weeks later in a storage unit.
Four black women/girls are murdered every day in the United States.If we omit the fatalities, multiple scientific studies have concluded that black women endure higher rates of murder, rape, racism and domestic abuse.
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Tonyetta Loveless was found dead around noon on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at a Baton Rouge apartment complex one day after she turned 42 years old.
Keisha Marie White died in spring 2014 after being admitted to a hospital in Greenville, North Carolina, due to experiencing some serious lupus complications. Her kidneys failed and she was in acute renal failure.
Margaret "Maggie" Mbitu, 31, of Whitman, Massachusetts was found stabbed to death in a parking garage outside Logan Airport. Her boyfriend, who boarded a flight to Kenya, is wanted for murder.
Dishaye Stevenson was shot to death on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. Her husband has been charged with murder.
Trecia Spencer Carruthers, 35, was shot to death on a residential street on Halloween 2023 in Lauderhill, Florida. Two other people were shot in the incident.
Desiree Childs, 16, was shot dead about 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, when a gunman opened fire on her. She was walking home with a friend. The friend was uninjured.
Raesha Heard was getting groceries out of the trunk in her parent's driveway on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, when a gunman snuck up on her and shot her multiple times, killing her.
Police in Shaker Heights, Ohio, outside Cleveland identified Danielle Harris, 35, as the victim of a fatal gunshot wound about 10:47 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
Caitlyn Elizabeth, a Baton Rouge-based hairstylist, was shot to death while driving through Van Zandt County, Texas on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Police arrested a trucker.
Sierra Jamison was found unresponsive by her mother about 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2023. A 63-year-old man who police identified as her boyfriend has been charged with first-degree murder.
Nichole Coats, a 32-year-old aspiring model, was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment on Sunday, September 10, 2023. LAPD has launched an investigation.
Maleesa Mooney, 31, was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. LAPD continues to investigate the slaying, but need the public’s help.
Meagan Saunders, 29, was fatally shot in a murder-suicide in her Dover Township, Pennsylvania home on Wednesday, September 14, 2023. She lives behind a young daughter.