One hot summer day in South Jamaica Queens, New York, a young man was shot and left for dead. His body lay in the street for hours. His mother’s screams were like nothing I’d ever heard before. Young men stood at the scene plotting to retaliate as the pain had taken them over; it was […]
When I heard of the death/suicide of Chris Lighty, my first gut response was, “Wow I can relate to the pain that will cause someone to feel that ‘I am alone and I want this to be over and there is no way out!'” We walk around every day wearing a mask. Hiding our pain […]