Mending a Crack in the Sky 2021

Shamso Mohamoud and Shamso Elmi both lost their sons to violence and had to endure watching their alleged killers walk free without so much as a legal prosecution. Now the two Somali-Canadian mothers have organized a group, called “Mending a Crack in the Sky”, to combat gun violence and offer support to mothers as they grieve and navigate the criminal justice system.

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