Silence in Sikeston | Love & Grief for a Young, Black Father
- [Jean] Denzell died three mont to his 24th birthday.
He was still young, vibrant, and energetic, and had so much love for his chi and his family and friends, and his smile was just amazing.
- Who looks like him?
- Oh yeah, it is.
- Ayanna?
- Yep.
- Just like him.
- Look at this picture, in Indiana, look at them.
- This was taken a year before h He was having trouble in school out here in Chicago, and after eighth grade when he went into high school, there were a lot of shootings and a lot of gang activity, and so I was like, no, I don't feel like you're safe here in Chicago.
So we both agreed that he would go to Sikeston, his dad and his stepmom, they bo "Okay, well he can stay with us
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