– Several high-profile killings of Black men took place in America in the summer of 2014, including that of 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Cleveland, Ohio whilst playing with a toy gun outside his home.
– Tamir’s mother, Samaria Rice, works to better her community through the Tamir Rice Foundation, which serves children through arts and culture after-school programming, in memory of her son.
– Samaria advocates for changes in America’s justice system, including a ban on guns, police reform to serve all citizens, and the removal of old, prejudiced judges from the bench. She also works to keep her son’s legacy alive, and will celebrate his 21st birthday in June 2021.
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In 2014, high-profile killings of Black men by police officers made headlines in America. Among them was the tragic death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Cleveland, Ohio while playing with a toy gun. Tamir’s mother, Samaria Rice, founded the Tamir Rice Foundation, which provides after-school arts and culture programming for children. Samaria believes that the foundation is one positive outcome of her son’s death.
Tamir was a loving and talented child who played multiple sports and excelled in each of them. Samaria was devastated on November 22, 2014, when she learned that her son had been shot by the police. Even though she had just sent her children outside to play, she rushed over to the scene of the crime. Her older son had already run to the area where Tamir had been shot and was surrounded by eight police officers. Samaria’s daughter was also on the scene, screaming while sitting in the back of a police car. Samaria had to choose whether to stay with her other children at the scene or accompany Tamir in an ambulance to the hospital.
The experience was horrific for Samaria and her family. They all suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have undergone therapy, but the system has not adequately supported them. Samaria believes that America is a genocide of Black and Brown Americans and that white supremacy has broken the country over a period of 400 to 500 years. She argues for better reform in the country’s policing system, banning guns, throwing away qualified immunity, and banning assault weapons. She also insists on getting old people out of the Senate and the House and having new judges who are not racist.
In June, the Tamir Rice Foundation plans to celebrate Tamir’s 21st birthday by holding an event, hosted by the Rebuild Foundation and Theaster Gates, in Chicago. Theaster preserved the gazebo where Tamir was murdered, and it was relocated to Chicago, where they have built a beautiful home for it. Samaria and her family will be celebrating with other artists and friends to honor her son’s legacy. Samaria has three other children who have graduated from high school and continues to work to better her community through her foundation.
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