“This is the first Thanksgiving we are saying we got justice for Ahmaud.” Ahmaud Arbery’s mother Wanda Cooper-Jones told AP she is thankful for justice and her son’s legacy. The three men who chased and killed Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday.
Tears streak down the cheek of Ahmaud Arbery's mother Wanda Cooper-Jones after the jury convicted Travis McMichael in the Glynn County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga.
“This is the second Thanksgiving we’ve had without Ahmaud. But at the same time I’m thankful. This is the first Thanksgiving we are saying we got justice for Ahmaud,” Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday.in Brunswick in February 2020 were all convicted of murder Wednesday.
Other mothers who have lost sons and daughters to racial violence or in police shootings also reached out. Cooper-Jones calls them a sorority.Cooper-Jones spent the past six weeks away from home, since jury selection started Oct. 18. She moved away from Brunswick after her son was killed.
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