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Author Archives: Veda Ajamu

Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice, General, Mass Incarceration

My brother’s lifeline

by Veda Ajamu September 18, 2019October 5, 2020

In 1988, my brother, Ronzerra Shipp, 19, was stabbed to death in Chicago, Illinois. His murder cast an indescribable shadow of grief on our family. This was the start of a downward spiral for my brother, Robert Shipp. At the time, Robert was a 16-year-old honor student with a bright future. However, as a teenager […]

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