Photo: BG Freedom Walkers “Keep Breonna Taylor’s Name & Legacy Alive” Rally

Members of the BG Freedom Walkers and others from the Bowling Green area marched on Anna’s Greek Restaurant on Monday, Jan 23. This march was in response to the Republican Women’s Club hosting former Louisville Metro Police officer Jonathan Mattingly, who was involved in the no-knock raid that resulted in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Mattingly was the featured speaker at an event the Republican Women’s Club of South Central Kentucky hosted at the restaurant.

Arthur H. Trickett-Wile

Demonstrator Michael Greene holds a sign during the BG Freedom Walkers second “Keep Breonna Taylor’s Name & Legacy Alive” protest and march on Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2023 in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. Greene, alongside his fellow protestors, marched from Warren County Public Library to the Anna’s Greek Restaurant, less than a block away. There, six days earlier, Jonathan Mattingly—one of the Louisville Metro Police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing—held a book-promotion with the Republican Women’s Club, after his engagement was canceled at the previous venue.

Arthur H. Trickett-Wile and Emilee Arnold
January 24, 2023

Demonstrators hold signs and chant on the steps of Anna’s Greek Restaurant in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. during a protest organized by the BG Freedom Walkers on Jan. 23, 2023. The protest came in response to a speech given at the restaurant on January 17 by Jonathan Mattingly, a former Louisville Metro Police Department officer involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor. (Emilee Arnold)
BG Freedom Walkers founder and CEO, Karika Nelson (left), and president, Summer Shannon (right), host their second “Keep Breonna Taylor’s Name & Legacy Alive” protest and march on Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2023 in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. Demonstrators marched from Warren County Public Library to the Anna’s Greek Restaurant, less than a block away. There, six days earlier, Jonathan Mattingly—one of the Louisville Metro Police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing—held a book-promotion with the Republican Women’s Club, after his engagement was canceled at the previous venue. Footage from the night of the raid was played in the room full of diners. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Retired postal worker Darlene Whitlow (left), 63, and healthcare worker Shenica Bailey (right), 46, chat in the parking lot of the Warren County Public Library before the BG Freedom Walkers second “Keep Breonna Taylor’s Name & Legacy Alive” protest and march on Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2023 in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
City Commissioner Carlos Bailey speaks about no-knock warrants at BG Freedom Walkers second “Keep Breonna Taylor’s Name & Legacy Alive” protest and march on Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2023 on the steps of Anna’s Greek Restaurant In downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)