LOUISVILLE, Ky. — March 13, 2022 marked the two-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. In Taylor’s honor, dozens of people gathered at Jefferson Square Park for a Peace Rally for Justice.

What You Need To Know

  • Communities across Kentucky gathered this weekend to remember Breonna Taylor

  • March 13, 2022 marked two years since Breonna Taylor’s death

  • A justice rally was held at Jefferson Square Park in Taylor’s memory

  • The Kula Gallery had a portrait reveal to celebrate Taylor’s life

Among those at the park was Kailiegh Robinson, who could be seen with her fist raised high.

“I’m here today because Breonna Taylor should’ve had two more birthdays since the time that she died,” Robinson said. “I’m here today because what has been happening in this city is egregious.”

Breonna Taylor portrait stands in the middle of Jefferson Square Park. (Spectrum News 1/Erin Wilson)

She stood in the beating heart of where the justice movement has taken place since Taylor’s death.

“I never thought I’d be out here,” Robinson said. “I had done Wall Street. I protested in Chicago against ICE, but I was really so naïve to think I’d never be out here fighting for my own life in this way.” 

On March 13, 2020, Taylor was shot and killed by LMPD officers serving a no-knock warrant on her apartment. Since then, protests and justice rallies have taken place across the city of Louisville and the nation.

“I had to leave Kentucky for a bit of time because of the experiences that I went through, but during that time I was able to tell other people about what was happening here, people from around the world,” Robinson said. 

On the two-year anniversary of Taylor’s death, Jefferson Square Park was once again filled with memories of Taylor and others who marched for her, like Travis Nadgy and Tyler Gerth.

“It means a lot to know that there are other people who wake up every day and think about this life that was lost and the many other lives that have been lost due to police brutality,” Robinson said. 

It’s a place Robinson will continue to stand until they make a change.

“Wake people up and to help remind people that this is not over, that we will be doing this for a long time unless we all get out here, unless we all vote, unless we all recognize a change needs to come,” Robinson said. 

In honor of Breonna Taylor, the Kula Gallery had a portrait revealed to celebrate her life.

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