COLUMN: The Heartbreak of Injustice, Remembering Sonya Massey

By Dr. James S. Bridgeforth, M.Ed.
On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother known for her boundless love, was brutally taken from us.
Her life was extinguished in an act of violence that defies understanding—shot in the face by an Illinois police officer. The details of her death are gruesome: a bullet entered her left eye and exited through her neck killing Ms. Massey.
This was not just an act of violence; it was a stark reminder of an ongoing and unforgivable injustice of inno