Tanya Faison
Template:TOCnestleft Tanya Faison was founder of Black Lives Matter Sacramento.[1]
BLM
July 2016, a little over 50 protesters gathered in front of the Sacramento Police Department on Saturday afternoon for a rally in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
It’s the second rally hosted by the group in two weeks. According to a press release sent out by the group, the rally is to bring awareness to the several officer-involved shootings in Sacramento.
Among the protesters was activist Raymond Lee. He wants to see change now. According to Lee, as long as black men are targeted by law enforcement, activists like him will react.
“African American unarmed men are becoming an extinct species. That’s what’s happening,” Lee said. “People realize the outrage happening in this country right now.”
Lee has been to several of the Black Lives Matter protests in the Sacramento area and said attendance at Saturday’s protest was smaller than usual. Protester Sherri Mikel noticed the same thing.
“I’m surprised with the limited amount of folks that are out here,” Mikel said.
Despite its size, Black Lives Matter leader Tanya Faison said it was a good turnout and in the end, they still had a chance to voice their message.
“We want to keep it alive and keep talking about it to get justice,” Faison said.[2]
Sacramento comrades
Raymond Lee January 16, 2017 · Sacramento, CA ·
— with Ryan Lee Boyd and Chingona Rutilia, JoAnn Fuller, Mario Galvan, Marianna Rivera, Di Ngua, Anamaria Ragland-Munoz, Victor Rivera, Tanya Faison and Jeanie Keltner at Los Jarritos.