Durham leaders are in the midst of a 60-day process to develop the city’s violence reduction plan, but one local nonprofit believes prevention can start with something as simple as a new pair of shoes.
For Sherard Johnson, gun violence is personal.
The founder of RNS Sports carries a tattoo honoring Jeremiah “Scrap” Williams, a former mentee who participated in the organization’s mentorship program before he was killed by gun violence in 2023 at age 19…