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BabyNames.com Honors Over 100 Black Lives Lost to Police Violence on Homepage

Popular website BabyNames.com recently made a powerful statement on its homepage that Black lives matter. In place of the rankings of babies and photos, the site features a black message box naming over 100 Black people whose lives were lost as a result of fatal police brutality. The gesture is in response to current protests for racial justice following the death of George Floyd . ok baby names dot com go off pic.twitter.com/4jkDQHKsDP — bijan (@bijanstephen) June 9, 2020 “Each one of these names was somebody’s baby,” the collapsible message reads. “BabyNames.com stands in solidarity with the black community.” The list names Emmitt Till, who was beaten to death at 14, along with other well-known victims, including Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner , Sandra Bland, Michael Brown , Tamir Rice , Trayvon Martin, Botham Jean, and Philando Castile . BabyNames.com founder Jennifer Moss, who considers herself an ally, spoke with HuffPost about the company statement. “I saw the names listed on...

Jun 10, 2020