Resounding the call to end gun violence, crowds donned orange clothing at the Bronzeville park named for Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago teenager who was fatally shot in 2013 just weeks after performing at former President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.
"I’m glad to be here to share with the people our community …and show them how high we can get without herbs and spices," White said.
Shortly after Hadiya's death, her friends all wore orange, which is also the same color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves from gunfire. Since then, the"Wear Orange" movement has become a nationally-recognized campaign in the fight against gun violence. "It is a way of saying it without speaking 'don’t shoot me.' And I love the symbolism," stated Cleopatra Pendleton, Hadiya's mother.
Both community members in attendance and Hadiya's family are committed to carrying on her legacy and making Chicago a safer place.This article tagged under:
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