Brittany Packnett wants you to #SayHerName [Mic Archives]
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  • 4 years ago
18-year-old Nia Wilson was killed in Oakland. But it took the outcry of black women for her name be known. Why? According to Brittany Packnett, that’s what happens when victims are young, female and black.

In her latest op-ed, Packnett says it’s everyone’s job to #SayHerName and share her story.
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