Ruth Whitfield, an 86-year-old Black woman, had just left her husband of 68 years at his nursing home, a daily ritual of love and devotion. On her way home on May 14, 2022, she made a quick stop at the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York, to pick up something to eat. It was a stop that tragically cut short a long and full life, a life deeply rooted in family and community. She was the beloved matriarch, a mother to four, a grandmother to nine, a great-grandmother to ei
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