At the Dollar General on Kings Road in Jacksonville’s Grand Park neighborhood, three makeshift memorials still stand adjacent to the road in front of the store paying tribute to the three victims of the racist attack.
– One day before the one-year mark of the deadly racist attack at a Dollar General in Grand Park , Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman will host a memorial ceremony alongside the Jacksonville -based advocacy group 904ward at the Kings Road Memorial Park.Press play above to watch the memorial and soil collection ceremony live at 3 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 26 will mark one year since a 21-year-old gunman from Clay County opened fire, killing Angela Carr, Anolt “AJ” Laguerre, Jr., and Jerrald Gallion before turning the gun on himself. Dr. Kimberly Allen is the CEO of 904ward. She says the nonprofit works to create racial healing through conversations, building relationships, and advocacy.
“The soil represents growth and an opportunity for new life to still spring from that which has once been harmed,” Allen said. “If we are serious about our healing, we can’t ignore it. We can sweep it under a rug, we have to confront it and make sure that their lives are not lost in vain.”
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