by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
I Stepped Up Told by Jesus Rodriguez Written by Laurie Grobman In high school, Jesus Rodriguez got involved with drugs, alcohol, and fighting. He, three younger brothers, and a younger sister were being raised by a single mother. He knows now how hard that was...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
I Make Them Understand That This Ain’t It Told by Dimitrius Nunn Written by Laurie Grobman As a kid in Philadelphia in the early 1990s, Dimitrius Nunn spent a lot of time getting chased out of two parks he loved because they were in different territories than...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
Nicholas Cumer I Had to Say Goodbye Twice Told by Jennifer Braddock Written by Laurie Grobman Nicholas Cumer died a hero on August 4th, 2019. As gunman Conner Betts shot and killed nine people and injured 27 others inside Ned Peppers Bar and Grill in Dayton,...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
“I Feel My Dad’s Absence Everyday. It Never Goes Away” Told by Chasnae McFarland Ortiz Written by Laurie Grobman Chasnae’s strongest memory of her father is his smile. “His smile really brightened up everybody’s day with his personality. He was a really...
by Not One More Project | Oct 23, 2024 | Stories
Alexander Stewart He’s a Legacy of Love That Nobody Can Forget Told by Barbara Greene Written by Laurie Grobman As she drove from her mother’s home in Reading on May 16, 2012, Barbara Greene turned the corner and noticed barricades alongside the...
by Not One More Project | Oct 21, 2024 | Stories
He Found His “Why” Told by Hector RJ Dixon Written by Laurie Grobman The scar on 24-year-old Hector RJ Dixon (RJ)’s head is a permanent reminder of his last fight. A great athlete for his age, RJ had just made the Reading High School Junior Varsity basketball...