On the anniversary of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the 2:23 Foundation plans to #FinishTheRun in his honor. Courtesy: Michael MilnerOne early morning, Jason Vaughn was going for a jog in his Brunswick, Georgia community. Vaughn, a football coach and history teacher at Brunswick High School, spotted his favorite player and student who had attended the school in years past.
“And I explained to my brother, I said, ‘Man, I got tired on that day. But I will not get tired of seeking justice for ‘Maud,'” Vaughn says. “I don’t run with my endurance. I run with that great heart and endurance that ‘Maud had.” “It frustrated me so much,” he says. “I’m physically in my house upset. I’m yelling, I’m grunting. And I just feel so much pain, just so much anger.”The shooting of Ahmaud Arbery brought the Brunswick community together. Marches on the 23rd of each month were common. Courtesy: Michael Milner
“And that kind of started my relationship with these guys that you know, at that point, it was purely just online, people that I was helping that I didn’t meet,” she says. “But it has formed and blossomed and turned into just becoming an actual team member.” They encourage participants to run, walk or bike 2.23 miles to honor the memory of Ahmaud. Registration costs $23, and all proceeds go to scholarships and mentorships benefiting Black and Brown students. They will also hold a candlelight vigil in support of Ahmaud’s family.
Similar to Vaughn, Frazier was searching for answers to no avail. He says he never knew Ahmaud to put himself in a position to be killed or hurt in any way, so the talk about him being a burglary suspect wasn’t making sense. He knew something wasn’t right. An integral part of the strategy for the Foundation is John Richards, brother of Jason Vaughn. As a lawyer, Richards helped the group better understand everything that was going on and communicate it to the Brunswick community too.
It was Richards’ idea to host the Facebook livestream where Samantha Gilder was first introduced to them. The three of them, along with Frazier, took on a 4-step plan of action as directed by Richards.
wabenews Are his killers in prison? If not, they should be...for LIFE!
wabenews Yes.. the McMichaels should be held accountable—they had no right to take the law into their own hands and I hope they spend a long time in prison. But this narrative that Arbery was simply out for a jog is not true.
wabenews Yes.. the McMichael should be held accountable—they had no right to take the law into their own hands. But this narrative that Arbery was simply out for a jog is not true.
wabenews My heart hurts! 💔 I am so tired of our brothers getting killed senselessly. So tired. 💔
wabenews This story broke my hurt..what made it worse was seeing Candace Owens tweet that he was not an innocent person. I will never forget how cold blooded his killing was. He was hunted down as one would an animal.
wabenews good