Meet some of the Black women behind Louisville's movement for racial justice

Hannah Drake

Tyra Walker

Chanelle Helm

Keturah Herron

Shameka Parrish-Wright

Imani Smith

Talesha Wilson is a Black, queer artist and activist who has been at the forefront of organizing the Black Lives Matter movement in Louisville, Ky.

Talesha Wilson is a Black, queer artist and activist who has been at the forefront of organizing the Black Lives Matter movement in Louisville, Ky. She is pictured here in a confrontation with police at a recent downtown demonstration.

A crowd gathers on Bardstown Road in the Highlands to protest the killing of Breonna Taylor on May 30, 2020 in Louisville, Ky. Police in riot gear block them from moving further south on Bardstown Road.

Scenes from a protest in downtown Louisville, Ky. over the shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police. Organizers rally the crowd in the intersection of sixth and Jefferson streets. May 28, 2020

Tamika Palmer holds up her hands as the Metro Council votes to ban no-knock warrants in Louisville Ky., in honor of her daughter Breonna Taylor. To the right is Ben Crump, a Florida-based attorney representing Taylor's family. June 11, 2020

A portrait of Breonna Taylor, made by local artist Jaylin Stewart, is projected onto Metro Hall during a celebration and protest of police brutality and justice on what would have been the 27th birthday of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. June 5, 2020

Jaylin Stewart takes interviews in front of the large portrait she created of Breonna Taylor that was projected onto the side of Metro Hall Friday at Jefferson Square in Louisville, Ky.

Tyra Walker of the Kentucky Alliance Against Racism and Poltical Oppression holds back tears as she addresses the shooting of a man at the camp of protesters at Jefferson Square Park. June 28, 2020

Hannah Drake recites spoken word Sunday, May 31, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter healing rally in front of the KFC Yum Center in downtown Louisville, Ky.

Taylor Ryan, founder of Change Today, Change Tomorrow, helps prepare bags of supplies as part of the nonprofit's homeless outreach.

Taylor Ryan, founder of Change Today, Change Tomorrow, and Hannah Kemper prepare bags of supplies as part of the nonprofit's homeless outreach.

Taylor Ryan teaches a course on how to start a nonprofit. Ryan is one of the leaders of protests for racial justice in Louisville, Ky. July 6, 2020

Shauntrice Martin with Feed the West carries items for delivery. "We deliver free groceries, supplies, masks and literally anything you can get at a grocery store," Martin said. Residents can fill out a form stating the items they are in need of and Martin and volunteers will deliver them, or they may be able to pick them up at locations like the Parkland Boys and Girls Club. July 16, 2020

Shauntrice Martin with Feed the West packages items for delivery in her home. "We deliver free groceries, supplies, masks and literally anything you can get at a grocery store," Martin said. Residents can fill out a form stating the items they are in need of and Martin and volunteers will deliver them, or they may be able to pick them up at locations like the Parkland Boys and Girls Club. July 16, 2020

Brianna Harlan uses flowers and plants to create a design of a sun to help "cleanse" the space where the John B. Castleman monument once stood at Cherokee Triangle in Louisville, Ky. June 11, 2020

Imani Smith, 19, speaks to the crowd at the end of the Youth March for Freedom on July 4, 2020 in Louisville, Ky.

Imani Smith, 19, center, helps lead the Youth March for Freedom on July 4, 2020 in Louisville, Ky.

Imani Smith, 19, center, helps lead the Youth March for Freedom on July 4, 2020 in Louisville, Ky.

Protesters with the Youth March for Freedom walk down Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Louisville, Ky. on July 4, 2020.

Imani Smith, 19, holds a microphone as she helps lead the Youth March for Freedom on July 4, 2020 in Louisville, Ky.

Marchers carry signs during the Youth March for Freedom in downtown Louisville, Ky. July 4, 2020

Amani Smith, center, speaks at the start of the Youth March for Freedom that she helped organize in downtown Louisville, Ky. July 4, 2020