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Writing Heals: Mecca Liles Harris, 14, a ‘spunky’ urban cowgirl who could have been a professional polo player
This story was produced as part of our Writing Heals program, in which we hire a family member of the deceased to write the story of the loved one they lost. For more information or to sign up to write about someone you lost to gun violence, click here. ___________________________________________________ By Dr. Shirley Jean Waites-Howard, who […]
Tyree Shaw, 20: ‘There are still a lot of questions that we have’
The above image, Tyree Shaw, was created by artist Juliette Watts as part of the 2021-2022 Souls Shot Portrait Project exhibition. _____________________________________________________________________________ Born eight years apart, Latasha Shaw and her little brother Tyree had a close relationship. When they were growing up in Germantown, she took him with her wherever she went, including to the […]
Nearly 16 years later, heartache lingers for John Jewell, 22
John Jewell darted toward the small waves crashing on the beach as he and his friends arrived in Wildwood one summer day in 2002. It was John’s first time at the Jersey shore, and his friends loved watching the then-21-year-old’s first-ever swim in the ocean. Then John’s shorts fell off. “He looked down, then looked […]
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