Oprah Winfrey is continuing to draw attention to the killing of Breonna Taylor — this time by starting a billboard campaign in Louisville, Kentucky, CNN reported on Friday.
Taylor, who was an EMT, was shot and killed in her home by police officers with a no-knock warrant in March. Winfrey’s O Magazine previously called for “justice” for Taylor by putting her picture on the September issue’s cover — the first time Winfrey’s face has not been on the cover, the Deseret News reported.
Now, O Magazine has purchased 26 billboards — one billboard for each year of Taylor’s life — in Taylor’s hometown of Louisville, according to CNN.
“Demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged,” the billboards read, according to NPR. They also refer to the social justice organization, Until Freedom.
In the September issue of O Magazine, Winfrey wrote her “What I Know For Sure” column about Taylor’s story, according to NPR.
“Imagine if three unidentified men burst into your home while you were sleeping,” Winfrey wrote, according to NPR. “And your partner fired a gun to protect you. And then mayhem. What I know for sure: We can’t be silent.”
Taylor was killed on March 13, after police officers entered her apartment with a no-knock warrant as part of a narcotics investigation, according to HuffPost. However, the warrant was connected to a suspect who did not live at the apartment, and the officers did not find any drugs.
One of the officers involved in Taylor’s death — Brett Hankinson — was fired from the Louisville Metro police department in June, while two other officers were placed on administrative leave, according to HuffPost. None of the officers have faced any charges.