Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old African American woman who was shot and killed by police in her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky on March 13, 2020. The police were executing a no-knock search warrant as part of a drug investigation, but no drugs were found at her residence. The incident sparked widespread protests and discussions about police practices and racial injustice. Taylor's death became a significant part of the larger movement for racial equality and police reform in the United States. Her name, along with others like George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, became a rallying cry for activists advocating for systemic change in law enforcement and social justice.