I requested a massive data dump from the Ohio Attorney General’s office. After looking at every application for compensation from state Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund, I discovered that black applicants were twice as likely to be denied than white applicants.
I spoke to a woman who lost two sons in just a few months… and told her story in two parts.
She was storing her sons’ ashes in cardboard boxes because she could not afford a burial. Local churches came together and purchased an urn to help her heal.
Rust Belt Writers 