Ceramic bust of Breonna Taylor in Oakland is smashed by vandals in 'act of racism' - as artist raises more than $14,400 to replace it with a bronze version
Police in California are investigating the vandalism of a ceramic bust of Breonna Taylor, which its sculptor has called 'an act of racism.' The bust, created by artist Leo Carson, was installed in Oakland's Latham Square near City Hall on December 12 in tribute to Taylor, an EMT, who was fatally shot by police during a botched raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky on March 13. The bust, made out of ceramic, had a plaque on its plinth reading, 'Say her name: Breonna Taylor' - one of the rallying cries of the Black Lives Matter movement. On December 26, the sculpture was discovered to have been vandalized. A ceramic bust of slain EMT Breonna Taylor was vandalized in Saturday, just two weeks after it was erected near Oakland's City Hall 'Looks like they hit it with a baseball bat along the back,' Carson told CBS SF. Photos of the bust show a missing chunk from the crown of the head, with additional damage to the neck and shoulder area. Cars