violence

Just over two years ago, on July 20, 2023, around 11:30 p.m., my sister, Jazreanna Sheppard, walked into the Park Street MBTA Station after a long shift at work. She was just 21 years old, full of life and dreams. That night, in the heart of downtown Boston, she was stabbed seven times.

When Janice V. Johnson lost her brother to violence in 2006, she felt lost. Soon after, she found the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute (LDBPI) and their Walk for Peace.