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Kirk is a baseball coach and the former Community School Coordinator at Stanton Elementary School in Southeast. This is part two of his two-part story. In this segment, Kirk talks about getting connected with Stanton and working with its boy's program. This is also when he met Koran, one of the kids in his program who was shot and killed.

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Kirk is a baseball coach and the former Community School Coordinator at Stanton Elementary School in Southeast. This is part one of his story about his life prior to Stanton and how he created the programs which led him to work at Stanton. This part of his story is also prior to meeting Koran, one of the kids in his program who was shot and killed.

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Nakia B. Ramos is a 45-year-old Washingtonian who lives in Southeast. She lost her son, Lavarus, to gun violence when he was 15 years old. She reflects on her life and what happened to Lavarus.

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Nakia B. Ramos is a 45-year-old Washingtonian who lives in Southeast. She lost her son, Lavarus, to gun violence when he was 15 years old. She reflects on her life and what happened to Lavarus.

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Nakia B. Ramos is a 45-year-old Washingtonian who lives in Southeast. She lost her son, Lavarus, to gun violence when he was 15 years old. She reflects on her life and what happened to Lavarus.

Abstract This oral history project is focused on gun violence and how it has affected the East of the River community. Initially, the project was designed to focus on mothers of the deceased children. It became difficult to get enough mothers to participate. Thus, we expanded our reach to the entire community, knowing that death has a rippling affect. A local minister, Pastor Staples, who had presided over several children’s funerals agreed to participate. He conducted several funerals for children...

Abstract Mrs. Boatwright is a 45-year-old D.C. public servant who has worked several years for the D.C. Housing Authority. She lived for several years in D.C. public housing and received public assistance. She eventually got a job in D.C. government as a security guard in the public housing complex and moved up in her career. She recently (in 2021) moved out of D.C. because of the constant gun violence in her complex and in the city at large. She relocated to Greenbelt, Maryland, and unfortunately...

Abstract Mrs. Boatwright is a 45-year-old D.C. public servant who has worked several years for the D.C. Housing Authority. She lived for several years in D.C. public housing and received public assistance. She eventually got a job in D.C. government as a security guard in the public housing complex and moved up in her career. She recently (in 2021) moved out of D.C. because of the constant gun violence in her complex and in the city at large. She relocated to Greenbelt, Maryland, and unfortunately...

Abstract Mrs. Boatwright is a 45-year-old D.C. public servant who has worked several years for the D.C. Housing Authority. She lived for several years in D.C. public housing and received public assistance. She eventually got a job in D.C. government as a security guard in the public housing complex and moved up in her career. She recently (in 2021) moved out of D.C. because of the constant gun violence in her complex and in the city at large. She relocated to Greenbelt, Maryland, and unfortunately...

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Pastor Staples is a local minister who has presided over several children's funerals, including innocent children killed by gun violence. One of the youngest of these to date was Carmelo Duncan, who was only 15 months old.