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More than 100 days ago, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was shot to death in her Louisville apartment by police officers serving a no-knock warrant in the middle of the night. Despite weeks of national attention and ongoing protests in the city, none of the officers have been charged, though one was fired Tuesday, <\/a>and progress in her case has been painfully slow for her family and the larger black community grieving her death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Frustration and heartbreak over the Taylor case loomed over Tuesday\u2019s primary election in Kentucky, particularly in Louisville, home to most of the state\u2019s black population. Female black organizers in Louisville say many voters told them that Taylor was on their minds as they cast their ballots.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are energized,\u201d said Keturah Herron, the American Civil Liberties Union Kentucky policy director who drafted Breonna\u2019s Law, legislation that would ban no-knock warrants. \u201cIt\u2019s very unfortunate that it had to be on the back of a black woman\u2019s death, but it\u2019s also exciting to see folks galvanized in a way that I\u2019ve never seen in my lifetime. I think it does send a message.\u201d<\/p>\n

The national reckoning on race is also the backdrop for the overall primary cycle in the pandemic. The killings of unarmed black people, the disproportionate deaths of African Americans related to the coronavirus<\/a> and voting challenges in black communities in state primaries have turned the protest rallying cry into a question: Do black lives matter?<\/p>\n

Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown was on the ground in Louisville and said local organizers have been working to transform protest into power, particularly among young voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we talk to folks, they seem like they\u2019re real determined and committed to voting,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThe Breonna Taylor incident has activated them. They want some justice. That\u2019s motivating a lot of them to cast a ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Black Lives Matter movement broadly and Taylor\u2019s case in particular have buoyed the primary campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker, a state representative who has seen fundraising and support surge in recent weeks. Booker, who is black, has been in contact with Taylor\u2019s family since she was killed, attended protests and spoken out about the need for police reform.<\/p>\n

He is challenging Amy McGrath<\/a>, who had the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee\u2019s backing in the race to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in November, had gained national attention and raised millions of dollars. Booker entered the race later and picked up key endorsements from Democrats in the state, as well as prominent voices on the left nationally, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). McGrath, a white woman, has not been in touch with Taylor\u2019s family, and she has been less vocal and visible at protests.<\/p>\n

McConnell has also not reached out to the family, according to attorney Lonita Baker.<\/p>\n

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who is not on the ballot Tuesday, was in contact with Taylor\u2019s family, prompting him to introduce federal legislation<\/a> similar to Breonna\u2019s Law that would end no-knock warrants.<\/p>\n

Erika Glenn, a pre-K instructor and Louisville native, spent Tuesday volunteering with Black Voters Matter and has attended protests in recent weeks. She said she and her friends in the city \u201cthink about Taylor 24\/7.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a day that goes by that I don\u2019t think about it,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cIt pulls at our heartstrings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glenn said she voted for Booker, who she said has been more visible during the protests compared with McGrath, whom she said she had seen only in ads on television.<\/p>\n

Full election results are not expected in Kentucky on Tuesday. A number of counties do not plan to release their counts yet, citing the increase in mail-in ballots. Kentucky officials have indicated that they expect a record turnout in this year\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n

Shauntrice Martin voted absentee for Booker and was helping voters get to the polls Tuesday. She said Booker\u2019s call for police reform even before he ran for Senate helped sway her decision to support him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis election is really different,\u201d Martin said. \u201cThe person running and talking about Breonna Taylor, talking about police brutality, that candidate looks like us and is from the same place we\u2019re from.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt says to Democratic politicians that you can\u2019t just skate by and get the black vote. You actually have to work for it, you have to follow through, because we\u2019re going to hold you accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

This report is part of a collaboration between The Washington Post and <\/i>The 19th<\/i><\/a>, a nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics and policy. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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