{"id":457116,"date":"2021-04-26T19:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T23:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=457116"},"modified":"2021-04-26T19:06:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T23:06:00","slug":"makhia-bryants-life-mattered-black-lives-matter-release-statement-say-another-black-life-stolen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/makhia-bryants-life-mattered-black-lives-matter-release-statement-say-another-black-life-stolen\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\u2019s Life Mattered\u2019: Black Lives Matter Release Statement, Say \u2018Another Black Life Stolen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmakhia-bryants-life-mattered-black-lives-matter-release-statement-say-another-black-life-stolen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=457116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3882.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>On Friday, the Black Lives Matter movement released a statement following the death of 16-year-old Ma\u2019Khia Bryant, who was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, by a police officer as she appeared to attempt to stab another teenage girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"28\">\n<p><em><span>At the exact same time the verdict of Derek Chauvin was being read for murdering George Floyd, police wasted no time in senselessly taking another Black child.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Ma\u2019Khia Bryant. We say her name.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Ma\u2019Khia Bryant called the police for help.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon showed up and shot this 16-year-old child point blank within a matter of seconds.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Another Black life stolen with no regard.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Together, we\u2019re going to uplift, center, and honor this Black child for what she loved \u2014 doing her hair, making TikToks, and being a teenager. Her account is currently deactivated, but we\u2019ve <\/span><span>compiled a few of her TikToks on social media<\/span><span> so we can all remember her joy.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\u2019s life mattered.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Black Lives Matter movement also provided a link to their Twitter account, where they posted a thread of TikTok videos seemingly posted by Ma\u2019Khia Bryant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMa\u2019Khia Bryant. We say her name. Another Black life stolen. But we refuse to define or remember Ma\u2019Khia by her final moments,\u201d Black Lives Matter tweeted. \u201cWe uplift, celebrate &#038; honor this Black child for what she loved- doing her hair, making Tik Toks, having fun. Just being a teen. Rest in power, Queen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.327327327327\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ma\u2019Khia Bryant. We say her name.<\/p>\n<p>Another Black life stolen. But we refuse to define or remember Ma\u2019Khia by her final moments.<\/p>\n<p>We uplift, celebrate &#038; honor this Black child for what she loved- doing her hair, making Tik Toks, having fun. Just being a teen.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in power, Queen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blklivesmatter\/status\/1385359022195421184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The narrative that Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\u2019s life was \u201cstolen\u201d echoes the message promulgated by Ben Crump, a lawyer who can frequently be found at the forefront of police shooting cases, who immediately rushed to declare that Bryant was \u201cunarmed\u201d when she was shot by police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs we breathed a collective sigh of relief today, a community in Columbus felt the sting of another police shooting as [Columbus Police] killed an unarmed 15yo Black girl named Makiyah Bryant. Another child lost! Another hashtag,\u201d Crump tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5119047619048\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As we breathed a collective sigh of relief today, a community in Columbus felt the sting of another police shooting as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColumbusPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColumbusPolice<\/a> killed an unarmed 15yo Black girl named Makiyah Bryant. Another child lost! Another hashtag. \u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForMakiyahBryant?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForMakiyahBryant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ssR5gfqm5\">https:\/\/t.co\/9ssR5gfqm5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AttorneyCrump\/status\/1384667861642358785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Despite the claims of organizations like Black Lives Matter and figures like Ben Crump, according to video footage released soon after the incident, Ma\u2019Khia Bryant was not unarmed. She appeared to be the perpetrator of violence, holding a knife and appearing to be in the process of attempting to stab another young black girl when the police officer acted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6842105263158\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WARNING, GRAPHIC: Columbus Police show body cam footage of officer shooting, killing knife-wielding teen girl \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/627TrzbD9n\">https:\/\/t.co\/627TrzbD9n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bW6wgWlFsb\">pic.twitter.com\/bW6wgWlFsb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1384721705004933122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Still images from the video footage appear to show Ma\u2019Khia Bryant holding a knife in an offensive stance, poised to strike the potential victim.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.807560137457\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Body camera video released by Columbus Police in Ohio shows <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakiyahBryant?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakiyahBryant<\/a> attacking another female with a knife before she is shot by police. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLM?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLM<\/a> have been protesting, calling the shooting racist because Makiyah is black. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LY1HaJyI1F\">pic.twitter.com\/LY1HaJyI1F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1384705688958427141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Additional video footage emerged later in the week, showing Bryant screaming, \u201cI\u2019m going to stab the f*** out of you, b****,\u201d as she lunged toward the girl before she was shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.854406130268\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In new video, Makhia Bryant can be heard screaming \u201cI\u2019m gonna stab the fuck out of you, bitch,\u201d while lunging at two unarmed people who were posing no imminent physical threat to her <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iIrn1RlbBR\">pic.twitter.com\/iIrn1RlbBR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1385305451428990978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The narrative that Bryant was unjustifiably shot was also pushed by NBA superstar LeBron James, who caused widespread outrage after he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-james-posts-photo-of-cop-who-protected-black-girl-from-being-stabbed-youre-next\"><span>posted a photograph<\/span><\/a><span> on social media of the police officer who allegedly shot and killed her, writing, \u201cYOU\u2019RE NEXT. #ACCOUNTABILITY.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, the Black Lives Matter movement released a statement following the death of 16-year-old Ma\u2019Khia Bryant, who was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, by a police officer as &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276781,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3882.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\u2019s Life Mattered\u2019: Black Lives Matter Release Statement, Say \u2018Another Black Life Stolen\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-457116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3882.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\u2019s Life Mattered\u2019: Black Lives Matter Release Statement, Say \u2018Another Black Life Stolen\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}