Survivors of gun violence share their stories in personal essays
Five harrowing essays touch on loss from different vantage points.
The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence, created a Survivor Storytelling Network, with the aim of helping survivors tell their stories in essay form. The goal is to reach a broad audience to add nuance to the conversation about causes of violence and the fluctuating ideas of redemption and justice in Chicago.
Reset hears the stories of gun violence survivors in Chicago, each offering a peek into the ways violence rearranges a life.
GUESTS: Justin Agrelo, Chicago community engagement reporter for the Trace
Aja Johnson, gun violence survivor
Marlon English, gun violence survivor
Jaree Noel, gun violence survivor
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Survivors of gun violence share their stories in personal essays
Five harrowing essays touch on loss from different vantage points.
The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence, created a Survivor Storytelling Network, with the aim of helping survivors tell their stories in essay form. The goal is to reach a broad audience to add nuance to the conversation about causes of violence and the fluctuating ideas of redemption and justice in Chicago.
Reset hears the stories of gun violence survivors in Chicago, each offering a peek into the ways violence rearranges a life.
GUESTS: Justin Agrelo, Chicago community engagement reporter for the Trace
Aja Johnson, gun violence survivor
Marlon English, gun violence survivor
Jaree Noel, gun violence survivor