Why I Am Marching With the Children on March 24th
It started as an ordinary January afternoon in the newsroom. I was working the broadcast desk for The Associated Press in Los Angeles, putting together stories for the state and national wire. A story crossed that made me let out a wail loud enough for a co-worker to ask if I was okay. A gunman with an assault rifle walked onto the playground of Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton and opened fire, killing five students between the ages of 6 and 9. I had to compose myself