On a cold December day in 2008, the life of 16-year-old De’Andre Barboza, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in the Codman Square area of Dorchester, Massachusetts. The day before what would have been his 17th birthday, De'Andre was standing at the corner of Lyndhurst and Washington streets when he was shot multiple times. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center with grave injuries, including a fatal gunshot wound to the head. After fighting for his life for two days, he su
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