In the spring of 2016, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 9-year-old Zalayia Jenkins, a Black / African American girl from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the evening of May 5th, Zalayia was inside her home near 15th and Meinecke when a shootout erupted between two groups outside. A stray bullet pierced the residence and struck the young girl in the head. For eleven days, she fought for her life in critical condition. Tragically, on May 16, 2016, just one day shy of her tenth birthday, Z
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