Bleeding

The blood runs thin
In the dark settings
the dangerous regions
where the ragged people
attempt to assemble themselves
people building meaningful identities
unwanted anywhere uptown
And when the blood spills
into the bleek gutters and rickety dwellings
those identities are so often
then erased
stolen in the night
discarded
just like the bodies of the people
who strove to own them

On this day we remember those lost souls. We remember their names, and try to summon memories of those who chose them.

Eighty-seven is their number this year. All but one murdered, and that one killed in a terrible misunderstanding. Many were killed by one shot to the head...what some might label "assassinated." We reveal the shortcomings of this society...and some think we need to absorb this horrible cost for doing so.

But killing us cannot absolve you of your sins. You need to look elsewhere for that...perhaps inside your own self.

They came from nine countries. We know there are many whose names belong on this list, but were not reported...from Africa, China, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico...we try to live wherever there are people. If those people would only let us...

January 9: Papi Edwards, 20, Louisville, KY, shot to death

January 17: Lamia Beard, 30, Norfolk, VA, shot to death

January 22: Piu da Silva, 25, Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, beaten, then shot multiple times

January 26: Ty Underwood, 24, Tyler, TX, multiple gun shots

January 26: Léo, 26, Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, shot to death

January 31: Yazmin Vash Payne, 33, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA. stabbed to death, apartment was then torched

February 1: Didinha, 18, Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil, multiple gun shots

February 7: Pata, 35, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil, strangled

February 8: Taja Gabrielle DeJesus, 36, San Francisco, CA, multiple stab wounds

February 8: Joyce Akira, teen, Mangabeira, Joao Pessoa, Brazil, multiple gun shots

February 10: Penny Proud, 21, Tremé, New Orleans, LA, shot to death

February 13: Bri Golec, 22, Akron, OH, stabbed to death

February 16: Raíssa, 19, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, multiple stab wounds

February 16: Kristina Gomez Reinhard, 46, Miami, FL, stabbed to death

February 16: Capitú Santos, 31, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, stabbed to death

February 20: Unknown name, unknown age, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, multiple gun shots

February 20: Sumaya Dalmar, 26, Toronto Canada, mysterious circumstances

February 22: Lara, 16, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil, stoned to death

February 24: Keity, 23. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, stabbed ten times

February 27: Natália Ferraz, 21, Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil, multiple gunshots

February 27: Ygor Fernando Oliveira Santos, 20, Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas, Brazil, multiple gun shots

March 7: Keyshia Blige, 33, Aurora IL, shot to death

March 17: Unknown name, unknown age, Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil, shot to death

March 18: Michael Lucas de Almeida Reginald, 13, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil, beaten and stabbed multiple times

March 20: Bianca Araujo, 21, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, shot to death

March 22: Adriana, 22, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, multiple gun shots

March 28: Vanessa Santillan, 33, Fullham, London, England, blunt force trauma

March 29: Lotinha, age unknown, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, stabbed to death

March 30: Mya Hall, 27, NSA headquarters, Maryland, shot by guards after making wrong turn and hitting a security post in a stolen vehicle

April 2: Debora, age unknown, Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil, stoned to death

April 3: Vanessa Ganzaroli, 18, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil, multiple stab wounds

April 6: Unknown name #1, unknown age, Peshawar, Pakistan, shot to death

April 6: Unknown name #2, unknown age, Peshawar, Pakistan, shot to death

April 13: Victória Camargo, 29, Venâncio Aires, Brazil, shot to death

April 13: Bruna Michele, 20, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, beaten to death

April 15: Bruna Quércia, 15, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil, shot to death

April 16: Bruna, 47, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, shot to death

April 26: Diosvany Muñoz Robaina, 24, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, stoned to death

April 30: Stefanny, unknown age, Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil, shot to death

May 3: Unknown name, Unknown age, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, shot to death

May 14: La Monique de Roma, 43, Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil, shot to death

May 18: London Chanel, 21, North Philadelphia, PA, stabbed to death

May 18: Vandressa Vinnitt, unknown age, Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shot to death

May 18: Ticiane Abravanel, 21, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, shot to death

May 23: Jean Waltrick, 27, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, multiple gun shots

May 25: Barbara Sodre, 29, Sergipe, Brazil, stabbed to death

May 30: Mercedes Williamson, 17, Rocky Creek, AL, beaten to death

May 30: Priscilla da Silva, 23, Dois Riachos, Alagoas, Brazil, shot to death

May 31: Francela Méndez, unknown age, Las Palmeras, Sonsonate, El Salvador, multiple stab wounds

June 3: Carol Melo, 30, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, strangled

June 4: Andréia Amado, 29, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, shot to death

June 9: Unknown name, unknown age, Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil, body found in shallow grave

June 9: Kelly Silva, 31, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, multiple stab wounds

June 13: Kauane da Silva, 35, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, shot to death

June 20: Laura Vermont, 18, São Paulo, Brazil, beaten to death by police

June 23: Jasmine Collins, 33, The Bottoms, Kansas City, MO, stabbed to death

June 23: Sidney Araújo Claudino, 19, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, shot to death

June 29: Bruna J. Mendes, 27, Itapebi, Bahia, Brazil, multiple gun shots

June 30: Unknown name, Unknown age, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, multiple gun shots

July 5: Unknown name, Unknown age, Cacoal, Rondônia, Brazil, stabbed in the neck

July 12: India Naciemento, 29, Pernambuco, Brazil, beaten to death

July 12: L. R. O. Dorta, 26, Pernambuco, Brazil, decapitated

July 12: Vanessa Calaça, 27, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, stoned to death

July 14: Ashton, O'Hara, 25, Detroit, MI, stabbed and then run over

July 16: Erika Aguilera, 25, Dourados, Brazil, shot to death

July 19: Gabi, 26, Valparaíso de Goiás, Brazil, beaten to death

July 21: India Clarke, 22, Tampa, FL, multiple gun shots

July 21: Nephi Luthers, 20, Georgetoen, Guyanna, shot to death

July 21: Unknown, 41, Alicante, Spain, severe head and neck trauma

July 24: K.C. Haggard, 66, Fresno, CA, multiple stab wounds

July 25: Unknown, 45, Alta Floresta d’Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil, shot to death

July 29: Shade Schuler, 22, Dallas, TX, unknown, found dead in a field

August 3: Patricia, 29, Santa Terezinha, Piracicaba, Brazil, unknown, body found in bushes

August 8: Amber Monroe, 20, Detroit, MI, shot to death

August 11: Kandis Capri, 35, Phoenix, AZ, shot to death

August 15: Tamara Dominguez, 36, Kansas City, MO, run over repeatedly

August 24: V. H. A. dos Santos, 25, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, multiple gun shots

August 27: Flower, 39, Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil, beaten to death

September 2: Waleska Rayala, 21, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, stabbed 27 times

September 4: Marcela Estefania Chocobar, 26, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina, dismembered and burned

September 8: Paulinha, age unknown, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, multiple gun shots

September 25: C. N. Alves de Matos, Jr, 21, São Paulo, Brazil, disemboweled

September 25: Fernanda “Coty” Olmos, 59, Santa Fe, Argentina, stabbed multiple times, then suffocated with a bag over her head

September 30: L. A. de Souza, 22, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, stabbed in the neck, found in landfill

October 6: Kiesha Jenkins, North Philadelphia, PA, beaten, then shot

October 11: Amancay Diana Sacayán, 39, Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, multiple stab wounds

October 15: Zella Ziona, 21, Montgomery Village, MD, shot to death

November 12: Yoshi Tsuchida, 38, Fussa City, Tokyo, Japan, face cut off