In the summer of 2020, the life of 18-year-old Shavonne Chanel Barnes, a young Black woman from Saginaw, Michigan, was tragically cut short. Known affectionately as 'Von Von,' she was a recent honors graduate from Saginaw High School's class of 2019, where she had been a dedicated member of the Girls Varsity Basketball Team. Ambitious and hardworking, Shavonne was already a team leader at Burger King and held a position at FedEx, embodying a bright future filled with promise.
On July 10,
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