<em>Say Her Name </em>Explores the Insidious Circumstances of Sandra Bland’s Death
“I want white folks to understand that some of us are doing the best we can. And we can’t help but get pissed off when we see situations where it’s clear that black life didn’t matter.” The opening scene of the HBO documentary Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland features video of Bland herself eerily foreshadowing the sentiments surrounding her own tragic loss of life.
The film follows her family and friends in the weeks following Bland’s suspicious death in a Waller County, Texas, jail. Her mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, and sister, Shante Needham, are recorded at her grave site, promising to find out: What happened to Sandra Bland? The question ultimately became a rallying cry when the 28-year-old woman’s story happen to Sandra Bland?
