“These are my four nephews,” Shawsy Cody said while looking down at her shirt. “They were all murdered at the same time. A whole chunk of our heart was taken from us.” There were moments of both applause and outrage as the community came together to find ways to silence the shots ringing out across the city. One man was escorted out of the meeting after an outburst from the crowd. He screamed out that city leaders weren’t doing anything. ”I completely understand,” Matin said. “Edwards was apologizing for this man`s outburst, but everybody in the room understood and agreed with him….the frustration.” Keep trying to silence our voices and minimize this frustration #LessonsFromFerguson

“These are my four nephews,” Shawsy Cody said while looking down at her shirt. “They were all murdered at the same time. A whole chunk of our heart was taken from us.”

There were moments of both applause and outrage as the community came together to find ways to silence the shots ringing out across the city.

One man was escorted out of the meeting after an outburst from the crowd. He screamed out that city leaders weren’t doing anything.

“I completely understand,” Matin said. “Edwards was apologizing for this man`s outburst, but everybody in the room understood and agreed with him….the frustration.”

Keep trying to silence our voices and minimize this frustration #LessonsFromFerguson

City leaders push for stricter gun control laws after more than a dozen child deaths

ST. LOUIS – Passion poured out of people fed up with hearing the news that never seems to stop. In the City of St. Louis, there have been repeated reports of another person or another child lost to gun violence. “I was sitting next to her mother who has lost her child. There were several parents i…

Previous Post “Someone needs to speak to the perps, to the young men with the guns. It should be their mother. But, their mothers ain’t doing it. So, I am the mother or surrograte mother. I am talking to you!” said Mary Norwood. A cousin of two victims told the crowd disputes should not be settled with guns. ”We don’t need no guns. Fight with your hands, be a man and fight. Then you make up and say you are sorry the next day man. That’s how I was raised,” said Stacy Johnson. Phyllis Curry, who lost her son to Deanthony to gun violence three years ago, also spoke. ”I am bringing awareness because my son is gone. I still want to help people save their children. I still want people to know this is a vicious cycle,” said Curry. Notice what’s missing from the conversation? Everything I spoke about in my previous posts, addressing what makes a person turn to guns (to become a killer, especially at a young age) and eradicating the actual root issues poverty and violent crime. Simply passing a law won’t address any of this.