Rose South LA

Since the early 1980s, at least 200 Black women and girls were victims of serial murders or mysteriously disappeared in South Los Angeles. Many were victims of the multiple serial killers (including the notorious “Grim Sleeper”) who preyed on vulnerable and impoverished Black women, including sex workers, homeless women, and those with addiction issues. The South Los Angeles community has been traumatized by the violent loss of so many precious lives over such a protracted period. This loss and trauma must be acknowledged. There is no official commemoration of these devastating events. A monument is a public statement of worth. It restores dignity to the victims, validates their humanity and the humanity of their surviving families alike. It declares undeniably that these Black lives mattered. The Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders will announce the memorial site after a substantial portion of the funds needed to erect the memorial have been secured.