A Breonna Taylor documentary is on the way

The #SayHerName movement is gaining momentum. American cable broadcaster FX and the paper with “all the news that’s fit to print” (aka The New York Times), have announced an upcoming documentary series that explores breaking news, investigations, and character-driven stories. And one of the subjects it will tackle? The heartbreaking, movement-inspiring death of Breonna Taylor.According to a press release from FX on July 7, The New York Times Presents has enlisted award-winning director and producer Yoruba Richen, along with reporter Rukmini Callimachi (a four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist), to partner on the Taylor project. The episode will cover the events leading up to the emergency room technician’s shooting death in her apartment on March 13 by plainclothes police officers, but it will also dig into her life to give viewers a better understanding of who she was.Since Taylor’s death in Louisville, Kentucky, protesters have called for justice in her case. To date, only one of the officers, Brett Hankison, has been fired. The other officers who were there that night, Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove, were placed on administrative reassignment. None of them have faced criminal charges, and the Kentucky attorney general, Daniel Cameron, is leading an investigation into what happened alongside the F.B.I. Meanwhile celebrities like Beyoncé and Jennifer Lawrence have done their part to amplify the fight for justice in this particular case, as Black Lives Matter protests and the movement to end systemic racism continue to sweep the globe.

 

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FX didn’t announce when viewers could expect the hour-long instalment to air, but it did reveal the series premiere date. The New York Times Presents debuts on July 10 when it officially replaces the former series between the paper and the network, The Weekly. Each instalment of this new 10-part offering debuts a month apart, giving the powers-that-be enough time to make sure that each topic is thoroughly investigated and dissected.“With more than 1,700 journalists who reported from 159 countries this year, The Times publishes about 150 pieces of journalism each day, including exclusive reporting on topics ranging from politics to culture to climate to sports to business,” reads the release. “The New York Times Presents will continue to tell those stories in a visual and unforgettable way.”

 

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The show’s debut episode, “They Get Brave,” offers an in-depth look at the doctors and nurses in New York City who have put everything on the line to help wage the war against the coronavirus in one of the hardest-hit cities in America. The subsequent episode, which debuts on August 7, introduces viewers to 24-year-old Dominic Fike—the unknown musician and rapper who landed a $4 million record deal with Columbia Records. Subsequent episodes have yet to be announced.[video_embed id='1973107']Before you go: Michael B. Jordan wants Hollywood to 'commit to Black hiring'[/video_embed]