Tag: Healing 44th Street
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‘His Spirit is Right Here on the Block’: Healing 44th Street
Jasiri Lacey shares a few words about his brother Rickquese McCoy, who was killed in a June 30 shooting. Residents on 44th Street honored McCoy with a tree-planting ceremony earlier this month. | Photo Credit: Dennis Wood By Megan Burks Ricky McCoy Jr. spreads his son’s ashes in the planting bed for the memorial tree.…
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Healing 44th Street
The murder of 18-year-old Rickquese McCoy stunned the City Heights block where he lived. Now his father, Ricky McCoy, Jr., and his grandfather, Ricky McCoy, Sr., are bringing together neighbors on the block to try to end youth violence in their neighborhood. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Megan Burks Healing 44th Street, Aired on…