Writing Heals 1
Writing Heals: Jamil Malik Howell, 32, ‘Traregular’ guy who was there for his 2 girls
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 Michele Ruffin, Jamil’s mother If […]
Subscribe to our newsletter
Follow us on Facebook
Most viewed
Neighborhoods
North PhiladelphiaKensingtonWest PhiladelphiaFrankfordStrawberry MansionGermantownFairhillHunting ParkOlneyKingsessingCobbs CreekSouthwest PhiladelphiaSouth PhiladelphiaWest Oak LaneEast GermantownHaddingtonPoint BreezeNortheast PhiladelphiaCarroll ParkLoganFeltonvilleMill CreekOxford CircleMantuaBrewerytownGlenwoodMayfairOverbrookTaconyHarrowgateNicetownElmwood ParkLawncrestPort RichmondGrays FerryNicetown-TiogaWissinomingWest PassyunkBelmontPoplarCedar ParkCenter CityEastwickJuniataTioga
Every month, we create a placeholder webpage for each person murdered in Philadelphia. Our hope is to elevate these pages into fully written stories with photos that show who each victim was as a person. Through storytelling, we're shining a light on the human toll of gun violence in Philadelphia.