Signing These Petitions Can Help Reopen the Cases of Slain Black People

Add your signature and demand justice.

tamir rice, sandra bland, trayvon martin
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The worldwide protests calling for justice for Ahmaud ArberyBreonna TaylorGeorge FloydBrianna Hill, and Tony McDade and reaffirming that Black lives matter have already made a lasting impact on society. Already, the protests, social media posts, petitions, and countless donations have lead to the arrest of all four officers involved in Floyd’s murder, an FBI investigation into Taylor’s caseplans to defund the Minneapolis police, and a plan to pass Breonna’s Law, which would limit no-knock warrants. But the fight for justice doesn’t stop here, and many on social media are calling to reopen the cases of Black people who were senselessly killed and deserve justice.

If you want to continue fighting for Black lives and the many we’ve lost already, sign these petitions, which call to reopen Tamir Rice’s, Sandra Bland’s, and Trayvon Martin’s cases, among others:

Most of these petitions are *this close* to reaching their signature goals, so take five minutes and make your voice heard.

Shannon Barbour

Shannon is a news writer at Cosmopolitan.com, and when she's not obsessing about Cardi B, she's thinking about Justin Bieber and still trying to memorize Beyoncé's Beychella choreography.