During Pride Month, multiple Black trans women were killed in attacks that led to protests in a number of cities across the country, as Blavity previously reported.

In the last week of the celebratory month, Brayla Stone was found dead, adding another name to the long list of those lost recently.

Police in Sherwood, Arkansas, found Stone's body on June 25, KLRT reported.

Unconfirmed reports have circulated of a man bragging about killing Stone and saying he was paid $5,000 for the deed.

Her murderer boasting about her death pic.twitter.com/L254wmM8ZF

— Lauryn (@1thirty1) June 26, 2020

“Brayla Stone was a child. A child, just beginning to live her life. A child of trans experience. A young Black girl who had hopes and dreams, plans and community. As a nation, we failed Brayla — as we have failed every transgender or gender non-conforming person killed in a country that embraces violence and upholds transphobia, racism, homophobia. Guns are not as important as people,” Cooper said.

If you wish to help seek justice for Stone, you can sign the petition here.

Merci-Mack

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