Not One More
Oscar Grant: Shot on January 1st, 2009 in Fruitvale Station
Motive: Accusations
Ethnicity: Black
Cause Of Death: Gunshot Wound
Trayvon Martin: Shot on February 26th, 2012 in Sanford, Florida
Motive: Looked Suspicious ( Wearing A Hood)
Ethnicity: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound
Tamir Rice: Shot on November 22nd, 2014
Motive: Playing with a toy gun
Ethnicity: Black
Cause Of Death: Gunshot
Darryl Roman Burt Jr.: Shot June 12th, 2016 in Orlando, FL at Pulse Nightclub
Motive: Sexuality
Ethnicity: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Stephon Clark: Shot March 18th, 2018 in Sacramento, California 20 times
Motive: Said to have a gun ( It was just his phone)
Ethnicity: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot wounds
Michael Brown: Shot on August 9th, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri
Motive: Accusations
Ethnicity: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound
These are just a few deaths in our community since 2009. Since then over 1,000 people have been fatally shot.
In 2017, 987 people were fatally shot by police. As of May 7th, 2018, 370 people have been fatally shot by police.
Gun violence has been around for too long and we can't risk the next generation having to fight the same battle we fight today.
We saw what happened when kids took control of guns at Stoneman Douglas High Scool and Columbine High School.
We saw what happened when Ariana Grande's concert was shot up because of hatred.
We saw how Christina Grimmie was fatally shot because of hatred.
We saw how hate caused the shooting at Pulse Night Club.
We see how Gun Violence is bringing down society and I pray we see that it needs to change.
Stop the deaths of our community. it doesn't solve anything; it just creates bigger problems.
I cry and plead. I wish and I hope. I want to see the end to gun violence.
The gun violence that took away my cousin, Vincent Hopkins, on my birthday July 4th, 2010
The same Gun Violence that took my brother.
Let us Say "Not One More"
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Keyonnah Harris born as Bridgett DuBois is a musical prodigy who gets her drive from the streets. Growing up homeless her grandmother, the late Vinnie D. Hooker, always taught her the importance of reading and writing. She still remembers the first time she was introduced to writing when her Grandmother placed a pencil and piece of paper in her hands and told her " Come back when you have a story" From there she has written over 15 songs, 15 poems and is working on her own screen films. Keyonnah hopes to get a degree in Journalism and become a writer and Lyricist of music. Never forgetting what her grandmother taught her, " Make the best of everything you've got and never say never" Keyonnah says " I Am Music" Through pain, tears and troubles Keyonnah still has the drive to pursue everything that she has dreamed of doing. Her favorite quote from rapper T.I " Even When Winning's Illogical, Losing's Still Far From Optional" speaks of what she lives by. Keyonnah is not letting her past hold her down, but helping her to get ahead. She still experiences haters, but makes it clear that they are what's making her victories even sweeter. In her free time she loves to give back to the community and is currently working on setting up 3 charity organizations: Almost Christmas, Ending Acts Of Violence, and Save The Troubled Soul which will kick off at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Youth Revival in 2018 where she will officially debut her single " So Cold." ( 2221 Emmett Drive, Alexandria, Virginia) She loves helping those who are in need and will never forget where she came from. She genuinely reps Southeast District of Columbia and is all about helping her own. Look Out World: Keyonnah Harris Is Making A Full Entrance.
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