Hope helped her “learn to love and live again” after her nephew was murdered
Louis D. Brown had big ambitions. “His dream was to be the first Black president,” said his aunt Julia Thompson-Martinez. “He always thought that his generation was going to be the generation who was going to make a change, make a difference.” But Brown’s life was cut short when he was killed in 1993 at 15 years old. Since then, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute that bears his name has helped countless families navigate the aftermath of homicide. “My journey to heal has been a challenge,” she said. She’s leaned on hope to help her with her grief. The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute practices Seven Principles of Peace to help families heal and find peace after losing a loved one to homicide. One of those principles is hope. She looks forward to the Mother’s Day walk every year, and the opportunity to be around other people who have also lost family members to violence. “It’s a time that you feel that you’re not alone. It’s a time that you feel that other people know how you feel,” she said. “We also laugh. We don’t cry all the time.”
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