“If you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor. ”
We write to remember, to acknowledge the pain and the hurt. Here, we do not settle on the spectacle, on the evidence distributed to prove the violence that has been felt for too long. Here, we remember and we say their names, we sit and we acknowledge. We cannot forget. Mourning is an act of revolution.
A Small Needful Fact
“Is that Eric Garner worked
for some time for the Parks and Rec.
Horticultural Department, which means,
perhaps, that with his very large hands,
perhaps, in all likelihood,
he put gently into the earth
some plants which, most likely,
some of them, in all likelihood,
continue to grow, continue
to do what such plants do, like house
and feed small and necessary creatures,
like being pleasant to touch and smell,
like converting sunlight
into food, like making it easier
for us to breathe.”
2017
NOVEMBER
Raymond Davis, 24. Augustus Crawford, 20.
Eddie Patterson, 49. Jarret Blakely Varnado, 35.
Kalin Jackson, 23. Paul Jones III, 25.
Thomas Aikens, 43. John Bazemore III, 25.
Phillip Pitts, 41. Larry Ruiz-Barrreto, 19.
Cornell Lockhart, 67. Calvin Toney, 24.
Antonio T. Green, 47. Jeffery D. Jones, 53.
Shady Bell Jr., 46. Nathanial Harrison Edwards, 31.
Lawrence Hawkins, 56. Jackie Germaine Ragland, 32.
Rehyen Bost-McMurray, 17.
OCTOBER
Lester Machado, 24. Marquis Jones, 27.
Marquinton T. Brookes, 22. Sandra Guardiola, 48.
Jomekia Minter, 37. Cristino Umana-Garcia, 29.
Matthew Jonathan Luis Hurtado, 28. James Hartsfield, 28.
Albert Garcia, 58. Cariann Denise Hithon, 22.
Corey Antonio Boykin Jr., 24. John Robert Payne, 35.
J.C. Hawkins Jr., 42. Eric Garrison, 20.
DeAndre Bethea, 24. Jamarco McShann, 23.
Dewboy Lister, 55. Armando Frank, 42.
Victor Gonzalez Gonzalez, 44. Darius Miller Jr., 20.
Timothy Earl Jackson, 33. Antonio Levison, 33.
Jerry Richardson, 46. Eric Higgs, 46.
Danta Holden, 19. Tymyr Wilson, 21.
Luvelle Kennon, 27. Vincent Hall, 22.
SEPTEMBER
Anthony Jones, 36. Rueben Galindo, 29.
Eric Arnold, 41. Ervin Eugene Sweat Jr., 26.
Brian Ziro, 21. Edward Russell Jr., 25.
Haraesheo Milton Rice, 31. Austin Dunsmore, 25.
Anthony Walker, 22. Damian Murray, 46.
Anthony Robinson, 32. Demilo Trayvon Hodge, 45.
Dominique Tyrell White, 30. Marcellus Tony.
Lamont Davis, 26. Tyrell Dewayne Pinkston, 28.
AUGUST
Christopher E. Clapp, 35. Kerry Demars Bradley, 37.
Preston Thorton, 29. Kemonte Cobbs, 15.
Quintas Harris, 27. James Lacy, 47.
Thomas Williams, 34. Dantae R. Franklin, 24.
Darreon J. Neal, 17. Eugene Nelson, 20.
Tyrease Carlyle, 31. Relvy Rodriguez-Palenzuela, 34.
Patrick Harmon, 50. Hussein D. Hassan, 46.
Herbert Gilbert, 37. Kenneth Lewis, 34.
Christopher Michael Diaz, 26. Derrick Rashard Brabham, 25.
Keshawn Wilson, 32. Nathaniel Richmond, 51.
K. Kiwi Herring, 30. Isaias Raziel Ochoa, 19.
Scott Mayfield, 24. Charles David Robinson, 47.
Devin Howell, 20. Xavier McMullen, 17.
Damon Grimes, 15. Michael Malik Kawon Lee, 18.
Ulises Erives, 18. LaChandra Ciera McCorkle, 25.
William Wilson, 26. William Matthew Holmes, 24.
Ricky Ard, 55. Aaron Brandon, 17.
Anthony Antonio Ford, 27.
JULY
Quintec Locke, 37. David Leon Bell, 35.
Dana D. Dubose, 36. Cody Ray McCray, 32.
Zepp Crouchet, 42. Alexander Bonds, 34.
DeJuan Guillory, 27. Jesus Cervantes, 35.
Canisha Staten, 27. Brian Easley, 33.
Travis Williams, 42. Eurie Lee Martin, 58.
Cardell Vance III, 23. Brayant Alvarez, 24.
Edward Earl Taylor, 54. Kareem Ali Nadir Jones, 30.
Antonio Garcia Jr, 47. Ladarius Dontrell Jackson, 25.
Gerber Dieguez, 29. Vaughn Shaw, 23.
India Nichole Nelson, 25. Isiah Perkins, 27.
Moises Balladares, 33. Aries Clark, 16.
Kesharn K. Burney, 25. Deltra Henderson, 39.
Rodney E. Jacobs, 21. Jashod Arthur Carter, 29.
Isaiah Tucker, 28. Dwayne Jeune, 32.
JUNE
Marc Brandon Davis, 34. Antonio Geraldo Rodriguez, 55.
Charles Darnell Baker Jr., 29. Corsean Lewis, 17.
Juwan Lumpkin, 21. Quinton Cortez Samuel, 20.
John Spaulding, 47. Adrian Maurice Hardeman, 37.
Eric Rivera, 20. Isaiah Hammett, 21.
Miguel Diaz Garcia, 38. David Thomas Jones, 32.
Joshua Anthony Barre, 29. Eleuterio Amaya-Torres, 63.
Terry Williams, 19. Jordan Frazier, 36.
Chazz Brown, 23. Joshua Terrell Crawford, 25.
Ramon Bueno, 71. Samantha Agular, 28.
Charleena Lyles, 30 (pregnant). David Pacas, 36. Armando Garcia, 17. Giovonn Joseph-McDade, 20.
Deveonte Johnson, 24. Lawrence Heyward Jr., 56.
Chequita Adams, 27. Phillip Clark, 42.
Rodney L. Cole, 37. Aaron Bailey, 45.
Marco Cardoza, 41. Samuel Alamillo, 33.
Joel Gatu Muturi, 23. Jose Guillermo Flores Colon, 37.
MAY
Derrick Ronald Woolbright, 57. Rodney L. Henderson, 48.
Malik Carey, 18. Tory Sanders, 28.
Tizaya Jordan Robinson, 25. Landon Nobles, 24.
Cedrick Jamal Mifflin, 27. Jose Hernandez-Rossy, 26.
Mikel Lane McIntyre, 32. Jayson Negron, 15.
Terry Campbell, 25. Terrell Kyreem Johnson, 24.
Gabriel Ramirez, 26. Andrew Kearse, 36.
Ronald Singletary, 51. Tywon Salters, 21.
Clarence E. Coats Jr., 41. Tashii S. Brown, 40.
Omar Emilio Benitez, 22. Jonie Block, 21.
Jaison Fitzgerald, 29. Tristan Long, 25.
Rashad Wells Jr., 17. Deonte’ Maquise Giles, 22.
Jayden Young, 18. Mark Roshawn Adkins, 54.
Jimmie Montel Sanders, 33. Ricco Devante Holden, 24.
Maurice Ifill, 43. Luis Garcia, 25.
Adam Trammell, 22. Joseph Zimmerman, 34.
Hector Gamboa, 59. Darius Smith, 15.
Shaquian Tyrone Johnson, 22. Luis Edisson Llivicota Rocano, 20.
Joseph Godinez, 20. John Hernandez, 24.
APRIL
Michael Maldonado, 32. Christopher Wade, 39.
Richard Xavier Summers, 49. Zelalem Eshetu Ewnetu, 28.
Kenneth Johnson, 25. Olugbalah Ridley, 33.
Roderick Ronall Taylor, 42. Keith Price, 21.
Steven Camacho Seagraves, 40. Jose A Trejo, 26.
Damarius Butts, 19. Brandon Pequeno, 25.
William D. Spates, 39. Glenda Taylor, 45.
Jalen Johnson-Milan, 24. Kendell Wilson, 16.
Daezion Turner, 15. Gavin Williams, 27.
Hakim Al-Terick McNair, 23. Selwyn Hall, 57.
Burgon Sealy Jr., 26. Avery Richard, 32.
Caleb Jackson Jr., 35. Samir Nicholson, 24.
Jordan Edwards, 15. James Edward Ray, 40s.
MARCH
Epthen Lamont Johnson, 40. Isidro Bazan Jr., 34.
Aljandro Valencia Mendez, 70. Edward Manning III, 26.
Dennis Todd Rogers, 41. Clifton Antwone Watts, 30.
Jesus Alberto Geney Montes, 24. Sherida Davis, 38.
Like Orlando Stewart Sr., 23. Noel Aaron Russell, 23.
Rashad Daquan Opher, 20. Elena Mondragon, 16 (pregnant).
Cordale Quinn Handy, 29. Jermaine Claybrooks, 32.
Patrik Earl Gaston, 32. Rodney James Hess, 36.
Alejandro Guiterrez, 44. Desmond Phillips, 25.
Alteria Woods, 21 (pregnant). Trevor Allen Brice Gingras, 19.
Mario Simoes, 45. Phillip Jerriel Moore, 23.
Brandon Wiley, 30. Don Johnson, 27.
William Stokes. Eddie Davis, 42.
Reno Joseph Owens Jr., 39. Fred Barragan, 35.
Maria Lopez Carbajal, 15. Kandy Castrejon, 15.
Leroy Brown Jr., 28.
FEBRUARY
Marquez Warren, 19. Tavis Crane, 23.
Miguel Angel Silva, 18. Jameke Caseon Thomas, 21.
Marco A. Gomez, 26. Johnnie J Harris Jr., 68.
Nana Adomako, 45. Shelly Porter III, 41.
Gerardo Martin Vasquez, 52. Jerome Keith Allen, 22.
Curtis Jamal Deal, 18. Wardel Davis, 20.
Michael Anthony Barrera, 30. Quanice Derrick Hayes, 17.
Kendole Joseph, 27. Jocques Scott Clemmons, 31.
Darryl L. Fuqua, 24. Carlos Keith Blackman, 25.
Alonzo E. Ashley Jr., 27. Willard Eugene Scott Jr., 31.
Raynard Burton, 19. Vincent Dwayne Young, 32.
Kenneth Lee Bailey Jr., 24. Chad Robertson, 25.
Joseph Tamayo, 48. Kadeem Torres, 17.
Jimmy Briggs Jr., 21. Jean R. Valescot, 35.
Chance David Baker, 22. Keo Crockett, 46.
Sergio Reyes, 18. Christopher Carter, 27.
Marcelino Garcia, 39. Misael Macias Cano, 39.
Don Clark, 63. Bartolo Justice Sambrano, 25.
Medger Blake, 41. Morgan Rankins, 30.
David Montano, 33. Gregory Lamont Childress, 44.
Lorenzo Antoine Cruz, 23. Christopher Redding Jr., 20.
Earl Donnell Riley, 25. Jose Olivares, 43.
JANUARY
Juan Carlos Cuadra, 23. Jose Nieves, 38.
Trevon Johnson, 17. James Owens, 63.
Joshua Martino, 18. Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin, 43.
Ruben Lamont Randolph, 51. Luis Vargas, 20.
Carlos A Cruz, 51. Gilbert Zambronio Lovato, 38.
Davion Henderson, 21. JR Williams, 38.
Hector Arreola, 30. Darrion M Barnhill, 23.
Jahlire Nicholson, 28. Herbert Johnson, 34.
Jose A Fernandez-Ventura, 38. Rudy Garcia, 46.
Dominic Hodges, 39. Marlon Joel Rodas-Sanchez, 16.
Genevive Dawes, 21 (pregnant). David Darnell Stroughter, 50.
Marquis Thomas, 18. Joshua D. Jones, 20.
Sean Revels, 17. Ronnie Lee Shorter, 44.
Christopher Mark Thompkins, 57. Jorge Victor, 33.
Angel Ramos, 21. Armond Jairon Brown, 25.
Jaron Ben-Rasu Thomas, 36. Josue Gallardo, 34.
Jose Efrain Rodriguez, 18. Jeremy Lopez-Robledo, 29.
Arties Manning III, 26. Ramon Milanez Jr., 32.
Antonio Arturo Perez Garcia, 27. Sabin Marcus Jones, 45.
Kevin Darnell Washington, 54. Josue Javier Diaz, 28.
DeAundre Phillips, 24. Eduardo Hernandez, 25.
Gerardo Cornonado Jr., 25. Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens, 17.
Steve Salgado, 18. Marvin Washington, 50.
Refugio Alvarez, 45. Solomon Picart, 37.
“What I want people to know is that they call me a cold-blooded killer when I shot a man that shot me first. The only thing that convicted me was that I am a Mexican and that he was a police officer. People hollered for my life, and they are to have my life tonight. The people never hollered for the life of the policeman that killed a thirteen-year-old boy who was handcuffed in the back seat of a police car. The people never hollered for the life of a Houston police officer who beat up and drowned Jose Campo Torres and threw his body in the river. You call that equal justice. This is your equal justice. This is America’s equal justice. A Mexican’s life is worth nothing. When a policeman kills someone he gets a suspended sentence or probation. When a Mexican kills a police officer this is what you get. From there you call me a cold-blooded murderer. I didn’t tie anyone to a stretcher. I didn’t pump any poison into anybody’s veins from behind a locked door. You call this justice. I call this and your society a bunch of cold-blooded murderers. I don’t say this with any bitterness or anger. I just say this with truthfulness. I hope God forgives me for all my sins. I hope that God will be as merciful to society as he has been to me. I’m ready, Warden.”
2016
DECEMBER
Bruce R Johnson II, 38. Jose Noe Barron Gomez, 27.
Isreal Flores, 38. Norman Gary, 29.
Redrick Jevon Batiste, 37. Mark Anthony Hicks, 31.
Tonieo Spann, 18. Waltki Cermoun Williams, 35.
Jose Angel Vallarta, 30. Francisco Serna, 73.
Kenneth Robledo, 28. Earl LaRon Eubanks Jr., 32.
Lavar Montray Douglas, 18. Marlon Lewis, 37.
Fidel J. Barrios Jr., 33 Ryan Joseph, 20.
Walter Rocardo Pimentel. Martin Gomez, 46.
Anthony Lovell Eddington, 24. Raymond Salaiz, 38.
Terrence Toshay Thomas Jr., 19. Jose Sanchez, 30.
Marcus Dushane White, 41. Gerald Javon Hall, 29.
Nathan Howard Hamilton, 39. James L. Rish II, 52.
Jamar Rollins, 21.
NOVEMBER
Keenan Bradley, 21. Ariel Galarza, 49.
Ferguson Claude Laurent Jr., 22. Manuel Rosales, 35.
Abraham Ortiz, 26. Joshua Beal, 25.
David Contereras Jr., 33. Ritchie Lee Harbison, 62.
Carlos Mendez, 45. George Delacruz Jr., 41
OCTOBER
Carnell Snell Jr., 18. Donte T. Jones, 36.
Daniel Enrique Perez, 16. Isaias Salgado, 31.
Jose Cesar Vilorio, 63. Christopher Darnell Shackleford, 28.
Larry Daniel Matthews, 57. Richardo Hernandez, 21.
Deric J. Brown, 41. Mauricio A. Barron Jr., 27.
Tavon Desean Jenkins, 24. Kirk P. Figueroa, 33.
George Zapata, 24. Rolando Roman Delgado, 50.
Darius Wimberly, 28. Salvador Reyes Sanchez, 42.
Deborah Danner, 66. Anthony Garcia, 24.
Javier Munoz, 28. Demetrious Mac Moore, 40.
Aaron Marquis Ballard, 19. Roy Lee Richards, 46.
Malcolm Loren Hickson, 25. Thad Demarco Hale, 33.
Lamont Perry, 32. Edwin Amaya Maldonado, 24.
Jason King, 38. Terrence Coleman, 31.
Jordan Gonzales, 23. Jose Armando Cueva, 55.
Michelle Lee Shirley, 39.
SEPTEMBER
Joshua Quintero, 23. Vincente Gonzalez, 40.
Joseph Moreno, 38. Michael Thompson Jr., 38.
Jerome Damon, 25. Richard Jeremiah Ramirez, 27.
Simon Gomez, 44. Jose Romero, 39.
Cesar Garcia, 35. Moses Ruben, 36.
Steven Del Rio, 31. Robert Lee Brown, 55.
Sadiq Bishara-Abaker Idris, 25. Juan Manuel Barajas Torres, 38.
Ricardo Tenorio, 32. Gregory Frazier, 55.
Terrence Sterling, 31. Markell Lamarr Bivins, 25.
Christian Evan Vargas, 25. Tyre King, 13.
Rober Carrillp, 32. Thomas P Mone III, 46.
Nicholas Glenn, 25. Terence Crutcher, 40.
Dahir Ahmed Adan, 22. Philip Hasan, 61.
Kadeem Trotter, 24. Keith Lamont Scott, 43.
Tawon Boyd, 21. Oddis Bernard Colvin Jr., 33.
Christopher Contreras, 30. Aldred Olango, 30.
Chrisopher Sowell, 32. Johnathan Lozano-Murillo, 28.
Jacquarius M. Robinson, 20. Najier Salaam, 18.
George Richards-Meyers, 18. Reginald Thomas Jr., 36.
Douglas Marrickus Rainey, 32.
AUGUST
Korryn Gaines, 23. Manuel De La Cruz, 26.
Demarco Newman, 43. Joel Huerta, 56.
Jamarion Rashad Robinson, 26. David Michael Moya, 31.
Jawari Porter, 25. Earl Pinckney, 20.
Darnell Wicker, 47. Juan J. Godines, 34.
Jesse James Romero, 14. Fred Barlow, 61.
Jesus Armando Carillo, 22. Sergio Weick, 33.
Dominic M. Neal, 30. Ruben Horacio Strand Alvear, 38.
Sylville K. Smith, 23. Kendrick Brown.
Yovani Amaya Gomez, 29. Colby Friday, 30.
Kenny Watkins, 18. Marcos Antonio Gastelum, 25.
Omer Ismail Ali, 27. Eric Ortega Soto, 36.
Francisco Villarreal, 37. Marcelo Luna, 47.
Jorge Ceniceros, 22. Brandon Coles, 25.
Pedro Montanez, 71. Juan Gabriel Torres, 36.
Kelley Brandon Forte, 34. Elias Portillo, 36.
Donta Taylor, 31. David Coborubio, 32.
Angel Torres Jr., 26. Alfred Toe, 34.
Jaqwan Julius Terry, 24. DeJuan L. Hunt II, 25.
Levonia Riggins, 22.
JULY
Melissa Ventura, 24
Anthony Nunez, 18
Raul Saavedra-Vargas, 24
Philando Castile, 32
Alton Sterling, 37
JUNE
Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, 54 Susie Jackson, 87
Ethel Lee Lance, 70 Depayne Middleton-Doctor, 49
Clementa C. Pinckney, 41 Tywanza Sanders, 26
Daniel L. Simmons Sr., 74 Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45
Myra Thompson, 59 Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34.
Stanley Almodovar III, 23. Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20.
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22. Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36.
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22. Luis S. Vielma, 22.
Kimberly Morris, 37. Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30.
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29. Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32.
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21. Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25.
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35. Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50.
Amanda Alvear, 25. Martin Benitez Torres, 33.
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37. Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26.
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35. Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25.
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31. Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, 26.
Enrique L. Rios Jr., 25. Miguel Angel Honorato, 30.
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40. Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32.
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19. Cory James Connell, 21.
Luis Daniel Conde, 39. Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33.
Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25. Jerald Arthur Wright, 31.
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25. Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25.
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24. Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27.
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33. Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49.
Yilmary Rodriguez Sulivan, 24. Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32.
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28. Frank Hernandez, 27.
Paul Terrell Henry, 41. Antonio Davon Brown, 29.
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24. Akyra Monet Murray, 18.
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25
2015
FEBRUARY
Ruben Villalpando, 31
Richard Carlin, 35
Antonio Zambrano-Montes, 35
Joaquin Hernandez, 28
Ernesto Javiar Canepa Diaz, 27
JANUARY
Jessica “Jessie” Hernandez, 17
Joshua Omar Garcia, 24
John Paul Quintero, 23
APRIL
Eric Harris, 44
Walter Scott, 50
Freddie Gray, 25
Hector Morejon, 19
MARCH
Tony Robinson, 19
Roberto Leon, 22
Antonio Perez, 32
Sergio Alexander Navas, 36
JUNE
Adrian Simental, 21
Rudy Baca, 36
MAY
Alfredo Rials-Torres, 54
JULY
Jose Roman, 24
Sandra Bland, 28
2014
FEBRUARY
Yvette Smith, 47
JANUARY
Jordan Baker, 26
McKenzie Cochran, 25
AUGUST
Tyree Woodson, 38
John Crawford III, 22
Michael Brown, 18
Ezell Ford, 25
Dante Parker, 36
Kaijieme Powel, 25
MARCH
Victor White III, 22
APRIL
Dontre Hamilton, 31
JULY
Eric Garner, 43
DECEMBER
Rumain Brisbon, 34
Jerame Reid, 36
NOVEMBER
Tanisha Anderson, 37
Akai Gurley, 28
Tamir Rice, 12
