Black Lives Matter Activist Found Dead After Protests And Sexual Assault
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Oluwatoyin Salau, a 19-year-old activist and speaker, was found dead on Saturday, June 13, in Florida according to Tallahassee Police. Leading up to her death, Salau had been an active voice in the Black Lives Matter in Tallahassee.
She was reported missing on June 6 after she claimed that sheβd been sexually assaulted earlier that day.
Salau spent her final days voicing her desire to seek proper treatment of Black people and the fight for Trans people across the globe.
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