Teens In Los Angeles Remember Nipsey Hussle

View Park Preparatory Charter High School is across the street from where rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed this year. Recently some of the students from the school spoke about Nipsey Hussle and how much he meant to the community….

According to the LA Times, In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, many students felt a sense of hopelessness, said Ebony Curtis, the school’s counselor. If Nipsey couldn’t make it, how could they? Summer, however, gave students a break from the Nipsey barrage, a chance to think about the effects of his death on their own terms, she said.

“Last time that I checc’d / Nipsey came up from the struggle / was our voice, our protector, like a brother“
— Kamryn Johnson, 17, Student at View Park Preparatory Charter High School

Kamryn went on to say: “Who knows? I might not even wake up tomorrow,” – “so I want to at least say I at least attempted to achieve my goals before I pass.”

With the start of senior year, Kamryn has her sights set on a music and business major in college. At school, she is intent on moving past the dark feelings of Nipsey’s death.

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