When I look at mixed media artist Caron Tabb’s “Woman of Valor 1,” a piece that riffs a traditional tzedakah box, I see the many facets of the burning bush in the burnt nest of the piece. I see the literal burnt wooden pieces that create the nest, Caron’s homage to Chaplain Clementina Chery, mother of 15-year-old Louis D. Brown, who was killed in Boston in 1993 by a stray bullet on his way to an anti-gun-violence meeting. And although Tina’s nest has been burnt with the death of her teen son, she has found strength in her search for justice to ensure that other families don’t have the same fate.

Tina Chery is an inspirational leader not just because she seeks peace in our community. She’s an inspiration because she believes in love and support for all who have been involved in gun violence, the victim AND the perpetrator, a sentiment that is central to finding true justice and peace in a community.

 

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