One Year Mark of the Central VAP School Shooting (Video)

One Year Mark of the Central VAP School Shooting: The Need for Introspection and Systems Change Moving through Trauma to Holistic Healing

The school shooting on Monday, October 24, 2022 was a wake-up call for Saint Louis. There are still many unanswered questions for our community. There is still much healing to be done, even beyond the Central VAP community.

 


Thank you to our guests:

Elizabeth Brown, National Association of Secondary School Principals

Christopher Tinson, Phd-Black Studies Chair-Saint Louis University

Donna Jones, St. Louis School Board

Dr. LT Punch, surgeon and founder of The T

Rebeccah Bennett, founder Emerging Wisdom and Black Healers Circle

Khatib Waheed, former community liaison for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

Keisha Acre, mother of Alexzandria Bell 

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