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A Voice Trying To Be Heard

A Voice Trying To Be Heard

Anchor: Every year there are thousands of people dying from hate crimes. Hate crimes against minorities can create a lot of rallying and protesting, but in one of these cases we see it done a little differently. Reporter Nadia Assim has the story on Judy Shepards journey after her son was murdered in a hate crime. [bbrvideo]BBR_S6_ASSIM_SHEPARD[/bbrvideo] Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, visited Kent State University April 9 to spread awareness about her sons tragic death and the continuous…

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A message of hope

A message of hope

Anchor: Tragedy can either make you or break you but in Judy Shepard’s case it pushed her to become a better person. After her son was murdered because he was gay her husband and herself took it among themselves to share a message of hope and strive for change. We sent reporter Shawn Wilson to Kent State to find out what that message is. [bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_S6_SHEPARD[/bbrvideo]   In the LGBTQ community hate crimes are a common thing. The most popular of…

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