2018 Scholarship Winner – Jasmine Boykin
Jasmine Boykin Graduate, Laurel High School in Laurel, MD attending University of Maryland, College Park, MD in Autumn Essay Question Young people across the nation made their voices heard following a deadly mass shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in March 2018.. The killings became the ? mass shooting on record […]
“It can happen to anybody”: Marchers Recount Stories of Gun Violence
By Mary-Kate Wilson Barbara and Andy Parker came to the March For Our Lives with a poster showing the face of their 24-year-old daughter, Alison. Alison, who was a local journalist in Roanoke, Virginia, was murdered on live television in August 2015, along with her colleague Adam Ward. Alison’s story shocked viewers and brought attention […]
Vendors Spread Gun Control Awareness While Making Money
By Cayla Cade Shatavias Shivers drove 10 hours from South Carolina with a truckload of t-shirts to arrive at the March for Our Lives before 6 a.m. to get a prime selling spot for a march that started four hours later. Her goal was to spread awareness of gun control which was the focus of […]