Editor’s Note: just a note, some sources in this story are only identified by their first names out of consideration for their safety
Community members lit candles and spread them across the marble steps of the Alton Lennon Federal Building as part of the vigil, organized by Siembra NC, a grassroots organization advocating for the rights of Latinos in North Carolina.
A representative for the organization, named Anahí, spoke about the significance of this night.
“We gathered in Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte and Wilmington to ensure her death is not met with silence and to say. ‘el mañana debería estar garantizado para todos’ — tomorrow should be promised for everyone,” Anahí said…