Each day, we experience another death, another tragedy, another loss of life to violence, and we have no answers. There are many people–good people–working to help families and the community cope with the hurt and pain that comes with loss, particularly tragic loss.
As we at Scoop try to support our communities, victims and families, we have partnered with Zarinah Lomax and The Apologues to respect those we have lost by sharing portraits and brief introductions into the lives of the families that The Apologues’ has featured.
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Victim: Donte Wylie, Donte Wylie was killed on June 17, 2008 at the young age of 20.
Co-victims: Victoria/Kim, Kim Wylie suddenly passed in June 2022.
Victoria Co-Victim: There would be no Donte, or Victoria without Kim. Kim was the backbone of our family and the reason all her children valued family, friends, and community.
Kim embodied love and strength and was the champion for–not only her children; but everyone doing the right thing. Her honesty, directness, energy, and overall presence, are sorely missed.
Ock the Artist, I am blessed and extremely honored to represent the families and co-victims of my community through art.
What is The Apologues?
The Apologues (under the fiscal sponsorship of the Federation of Neighborhood Centers) is a fashion and art exhibit that uses the arts to assist individuals in healing, empowering themselves, and advocating against gun violence and trauma that plague urban communities. Through the use of fashion, art, and music, The Apologues honors the emotions of untreated trauma through the realm of storytelling to trigger healing. We do this through the combination of self-portraits of victims and co-victims, wearable art, and musical experiences combined.
For more information and to support this initiative, visit our website, https://www.theapologues.org
