Tilessa Cain

In the autumn of 2016, the life of a 53-year-old Black/African American woman, Tilessa Cain, was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. On the evening of October 11, 2016, Cain was driving in the Orange Mound neighborhood when another vehicle reportedly cornered her. A driver emerged and opened fire, striking Cain. Her car, now without a driver, continued to roll forward until it came to a stop. When emergency services arrived, they found her suffe ...