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Despite Washington D.C. being the United States capitol, gun violence in the District among Black youth is at an all time high. In the year of 2017, 116 homicides took place in the city. My muse and boyfriend, Zaire Kelly, was killed less than ten steps from his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Ward 5. Four months later, my peer Paris Brown was shot and killed. From the tragic death of Zaire, I was drafted into a world of activism that I never signed up for. From this grief, my peers and I have started Pathways 2 Power, a student-led activist group that is working toward making our community safer. I aim to create a space of remembrance & healing for these children whose lives were reported on for a week, while families grieve forever. This mural will be located in Capitol Hill. We have a wall and artist ready to help us. The funds given here will be used to pay for artists, painting supplies, and a dedication. Students have been working on research skills to understand the root causes of gun violence. From this new understanding, students have begun to advocate to make a change in their neighborhood. They are also learning about systems of government and how to influence decision-makers to make changes while learning how to problem solve.

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Despite Washington D.C. being the United States capitol, gun violence in the District among Black youth is at an all time high. In the year of 2017, 116 homicides took place in the city. My muse and boyfriend, Zaire Kelly, was killed less than ten steps from his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Ward 5. Four months later, my peer Paris Brown was shot and killed. From the tragic death of Zaire, I was drafted into a world of activism that I never signed up for. From this grief, my peers and I have started Pathways 2 Power, a student-led activist group that is working toward making our community safer. I aim to create a space of remembrance & healing for these children whose lives were reported on for a week, while families grieve forever. This mural will be located in Capitol Hill. We have a wall and artist ready to help us. The funds given here will be used to pay for artists, painting supplies, and a dedication. Students have been working on research skills to understand the root causes of gun violence. From this new understanding, students have begun to advocate to make a change in their neighborhood. They are also learning about systems of government and how to influence decision-makers to make changes while learning how to problem solve.

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