A mother's march against violence - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports

A mother's march against violence

Posted: Updated:
  • More WALB News10 HeadlinesMore News Headlines

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:26:38 GMT
    If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year. AAA says the average gas price in Georgia right now is about $3.46 a gallon. That's
    If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year.
  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:20:46 GMT
    Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear. Rangers expect a large number of boaters all weekend. They say they will strictly
    Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear.
  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:14:04 GMT
    A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Not only are a lot of people already donating items, but people are chipping
    A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.

By Wainwright Jeffers - bio | email

BAINBRIDGE, GA (WALB) – A march against violence Wednesday night marks the second anniversary of a young woman's murder.

The mother of the victim led the march to honor her daughter, fight crime, and take back their neighborhood.

21-year-old Ebony Clarke was shot in August of 2008. The young mother was an innocent victim, during a gang fight.

Some of her family and others from the community walked eight blocks from the area where she was shot to a rally at Willis Park to honor Clarke and help to stop the violence.

"It felt good shouting out ‘say no to drugs and gang activity', some were in their house but I know they heard us," said Barbara Williford, Ebony Clarke's Mother.

In 2009 a jury found a suspect not guilty of malice murder. They deadlocked on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault.

©2010 WALB News. All rights reserved.   Feedback