Garnell Whitfield Jr. lost his 86-year-old mother, Ruth, in the shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo. He has since come out of retirement to advocate for systemic change and fight white supremacy.
"It was going to happen." After decades of systemic racism, inequality and neglect, East Buffalo residents say the Tops supermarket shooting, in the predominantly Black neighborhood, was no shock.
ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on how Buffalo residents are coping one year after 10 people were killed in a racially motivated attack, and what’s being done by the community to ensure racial equity.
At least $1.1 billion in state and federal funds have been earmarked for improvements in East Buffalo to address the effects of structural racism on the predominantly Black community.
a moment of silence and the chiming of church bells as the community honors the 10 black people killed after a white supremacist opened fire in a Tops supermarket.
Buffalo families vowed to re-direct their focus toward fighting white supremacy and making a lasting impact on their community one year after the mass shooting.