In the winter of 2002, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Keenya Nicole Cook, a 21-year-old Black/African American woman. On the evening of February 16th, in what should have been the safety of her aunt's home in Tacoma, Washington, Cook was fatally shot. She had been in the middle of a simple, loving act – changing her infant daughter's diaper – when she was interrupted by someone at the door. When she answered, she was met with a single, fatal gunshot to the face. Her aunt r
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