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As a reaction to gun violence, loved ones create foundation to keep memories of slain friends alive

by Ebony.com | July 30, 2012 at 12:26 PM
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Michael Muchioki and Nia Haqq

Michael Muchioki and Nia Haqq in a still image from a video honoring their memory.

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From Ebony.com: “Just tell my story.”

Those were the last words that Michael Muchioki told his best friend and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brother Kenneth Simpson before Mike and his fiancée Nia Haqq were heinously gunned down by three assailants in front of their Jersey City home hours after their engagement dinner and party April 4, 2010.

Just two months after the crime, Kenneth worked with the couple’s family members and friends to create the non-profit organization, the LoveMikeNia Foundation in their honor. Two years later, Kenneth is still finding new ways to tell Mike’s story and working to ensure Nia’s memory is never forgotten.

Read the rest of this story on Ebony.com.

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Filed in: Inspiration, Living | Related Topics: Gun Violence, Jersey City, Kenneth Simpson, LoveMikeNia Foundation, Michael Muchioki, Murder, Nia Haqq
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