Posted inBlack Experience, Stacy M. Brown

Black Obituary Project Highlights Growing Fears of Police Killings of African Americans

A 238-word necrology posted on a website called โ€œThe Black Obituary Projectโ€ eulogizes Allex Dominique Osborne. The obituary notes that Osborne was unarmed when he was shot and killed in conflict with local police officers. Osborne counts among the many authors of pre-written obituaries on the website, all of whom are alive.

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