Jheam Johnson had just settled into his seat on a bus in Washington, D.C., that was about to embark on a 15-hour ride to Jacksonville, Florida when he heard the news that a mass shooting had taken place five minutes from his home.
The invigorating spirit he felt having just attended the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington transitioned instantly into “an array of emotions,” Johnson said, none of them good.
“You hear about these tragedies happening all over the country all the time. But a part of your brain doesn’t connect that it could happen right where you live. This is my neighborhood. It’s a lot to process.”
Insightful piece
Insightful piece