Kerry Washington says recent police shooting has ‘rattled my core’

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Kerry Washington just had a baby a week ago, but she isn’t taking a break from activism, if her latest self-described rant on Twitter is any indication.

On Saturday, Washington took to social media to talk about the recent police shooting of 66-year-old Deborah Danner, who was killed last Tuesday despite the fact that she was known to police and had schizophrenia.

“It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon. So, a few things I wanna get off my chest…” Washington began.

She started out by thanking her fans for their support: “I saw all your very kind & thoughtful congratulatory tweets. So yeah we thank you. Xo.”

But then she jumped into her passionate reality check. “Also the loss of #DeborahDanner has rattled my core. Not only becuz of painful truth that we must continue to affirm that#BlackLivesMatter. But also becuz #DeborahDanner was killed in the community where I was raised. Community filled w/people I know & love. So when I #sayhername my heart aches. For lives lost and for the lives we must protect. For the humanity we must work to illuminate and preserve and affirm. #BLM.”