Life After the Impact

Life After the Impact's hosts, LaToya Benton and Roxane Johnson, interviewed Addie Kitchen about the fight for justice for her grandson Steven Taylor. On April 18, 2020 a little over a month before George Floyd was killed, San Leandro, California police officers killed Steven in the middle of a Wal-Mart while he was in the midst of a mental health crisis. Listen in so YOU can get involved in ensur...

On January 30th, 2024, Life After The Impact hosts, Roxane and LaToya, interviewed Karen Sutherland, whose son Shayne Sutherland was killed by the Stockton, California police on October 8, 2020. The police held 29 year old Shayne in a position similar to George Floyd and was also killed while telling the police that he couldn’t breathe. Please join his family to learn how YOU can get involved in g...

On January 23, 2024, Life After The Impact continued its Advocates, Allies, & Accomplices Series from our first season, this time with an emphasis on the “Fundamentals of Organizing.” Hosts Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton heard from the expertise of April Goggans. April Goggans is an organizer, disrupter, abolitionist, single mother of one adult daughter, originally from Colorado Springs, Col...

On January 16th, 2024, Life After The Impact hosts Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton were honored to interview Shernaleria Eccles, mother of Antonio Casseem Armstrong, who was killed by NYPD when he was only 21 years old. On October 6th, 2021, during an altercation with the police, Antonio was killed, and yet the police have labeled it a suicide. Antonio’s life was stolen from his two children and...

On January 9th, 2024, Life After The Impact began its Second Season! Hosts and impacted mothers, Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton reviewed 2023, the first year of the podcast, and laid out the goals for the year ahead. During the podcast there was a brief moment of silence to honor Xzavier Hill, who was killed exactly three years ago on January 9th, 2021. As always, tune in so YOU can get involved...

On December 5th, Elaine Simons joined us on Life After the Impact to discuss her ongoing fight for justice for her foster son Jesse Sarey. Jesse Sarey was shot and killed by Auburn police in Washington on May 31, 2019 outside of a convenience store. After five years of multiple delays, the case against the police officer who killed him is finally set for trial in March of 2024. Tune in to learn wh...

On November 14th, Life After the Impact hosted its FIRST LIVE & IN PERSON event at Busboys and Poets in Washington DC. Kofi Annan, April Goggans, and Jolicia Ward were our esteemed panelists examining, “What’s next in the Fight for Justice? Discussing Strategies to Eliminate Police Violence.” *** Kofi Annan is an award-winning racial justice activist and two-time award-winning author. He previ...

Monique Cullars Doty was our featured guest on Life After the Impact. Monique told us about the fight for justice she and her family have undertaken on behalf of her nephew, Marcus Golden. As a 24 year old, Marcus was killed by St. Paul police on January 14th, 2015. St. Paul police horrifically shot Marcus in the back of his head, while he sat in his car. Despite the case against the police having...

On October 24th, Del Shea Perry joined us on Life After the Impact to discuss her fight for justice for her son Hardel Sherrell. Del Shea Perry is an Evangelist, Mother, Grandmother of 3 beautiful little angels, Inventor, Founder of “Be Their Voices” a non-profit organization, public speaker, published author, freedom fighter, and change agent. Hardel Sherrell, Del Shea’s only child, was murdered...

October 17th, on Life After the Impact, Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton interviewed Anita Wills, grandmother of Kerry Baxter Jr who was killed by police in Oakland, California. Tune in so you can learn how YOU can support the work to get justice for Kerry Baxter Jr. Anita Wills is a writer Author and Activist living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her published works include A Nation of Flaws Just...

October 11th on Life After the Impact, LaToya Benton and Roxane Johnson interviewed Sabrina Foster, mother of Glenn Foster Jr. Glenn Foster Jr., former New Orleans Saints player, was killed while in police custody in Pickens County, Alabama, a county with a history of arrests that lead to fatalities. Glenn himself was found unresponsive in a police vehicle upon arriving at a medical facility, one...

On October 3rd, Life After the Impact was excited to feature another installment in our Advocates, Allies, & Accomplices series. LaToya and Roxane spoke with author of “They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up, Justine Barron. You won’t want to miss this episode. Justine Barron ​writes for print and online media, film, TV, podcasts, and stage. Her work has appeared...

On September 26th, 2023, Life After the Impact's LaToya Benton and Roxane Johnson hosted a panel with fellow podcast hosts, Marissa Barrera of Voices of Strength and Tawanda Jones of West Wednesdays, to discuss the work their podcasts are doing to fight for justice. Voices of Strength: Voices of Strength exposes the harsh realities of police brutality in the United States. Hosted by Marissa Barrer...

Mona Hardin was this week’s special guest on Life After the Impact with Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton. Mona has been fighting for Justice for her son Ronald Greene ever since he was killed on May 10, 2019. Despite pleading for mercy from a group of Louisiana State Troopers, they detained him, beat him brutally, and eventually killed him, in a case that has been said to be similar to Tyre Nichol...

September 12th, LaToya Benton and Roxane Johnson interviewed Sabrina Jordan on Life After the Impact. Sabrina Jordan is the founder and chair of Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality (OFUAPB) and the proud mother of Jamal and Jamarco McShann. Jamal was 22 years old when he was killed on October 15, 2013 due to gun violence, and Jamarco was killed as a 23 year old on October 20, 2017 by Mora...

Life After the Impact hosted it's 3rd Community Townhall: Pastors on Politics, Policy and Power. We are asking: Where is the Black church in the 21st century fight for civil rights? It’s no secret the church was “a vehicle and driving force for the civil rights struggle,” as Henry Lewis Gates said in his book, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song.”But what is the role of the Blac...

This episode of Life After the Impact with LaToya Benton and Roxane Johnson features Rebecca Duran, whose son Donovan Lewis was shot and killed by Columbus police one year ago on August 30th, 2022.Police officer Ricky Anderson was recently indicted on murder and reckless homicide charges for shooting Donovan in the abdomen while Ricky was in his bed, simply holding a vape pen. Tune in to learn mor...

Life After the Impact hosted its 2nd Virtual Community Townhall on August 15th, 2023. For this special episode Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton interviewed panelists: Joshua Cole, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates; Jolicia Ward, candidate for the Virginia State Senate; Jim DeSimone, Civil Rights Attorney; Adrienne Hood, candidate for Columbus City Council in Ohio; and Jackie Glass,...

Tawanda Jones, host of her own podcast, West Wednesdays, joined Life After the Impact, to discuss the fight for Justice for her brother Tyrone West who was killed by Baltimore police on July 18, 2013. Tyrone West died in police custody after officers pulled him over on Kelway Road. None of the officers involved in the incident were charged. Ten years later, his family is still seeking justice for...

On July 18th, Taun Hall joined Life After the Impact to discuss her fight for systemic change on behalf of her son Miles Hall. While he was in the midst of a mental health emergency, Miles was killed by Walnut Creek police on June 2, 2019. In his honor, the Miles Hall Foundation was established, with one aim being to “prevent criminalization and excessive use of force by law enforcement during men...

Deanna and Andrew Joseph joined us at Life After the Impact, to discuss the fight for Justice for their son Andrew Joseph III who was killed in Tampa, Florida. On February 7, 2014 during the Florida State Fair, 14 year old Andrew Joseph, III a student, was attending a school district supported fair with friends and was struck and killed by a motorist as he tried to cross Interstate 4 on foot after...

Mother of Amir Locke, Karen Wells, wasLIVE with Life After the Impact’s LaToya Benton and Roxane Johnson, to discuss the current state of the fight for justice for her son, who was killed in a matter of seconds by Minneapolis police on February 2, 2022 after MPD employed a no-knock warrant. Despite the DOJ’s recent findings on the Minneapolis Police Department’s pattern and practices, city attorne...

On July 11th, 2023, LaToya Benton and Roxane Johnson on the 26th episode of Life After the Impact interviewed Brenda Bickerstaff about her brother Craig Bickerstaff who was killed by Cleveland police on January 26, 2002. After her brother was killed, Brenda became an activist fighting for other families who have experienced police violence and a proponent of community control of the police. Check...

On this July 4th, when the United States’ celebrated its so-called "Independence," Life After the Impact hosted a conversation between hosts Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton and fellow impacted mother Thelma Mackins to discuss the fight for justice for her son Jason Lipscomb. On July 20, 2022, North Carolina Gastonia police killed 21 year old Jason while he was in his vehicle, only moments after t...

Tuesday, June 27th, Life After the Impact’s hosts Roxane Johnson and LaToya Benton interviewed fellow impacted mother Alicia Kirkman to discuss the fight for justice for her son Angelo Miller. On March 22, 2007, at only 17 years old, Angelo was killed by an off duty police officer in Cleveland, Ohio. The officer shot Angelo 8 times despite the 911 recordings making it clear Angelo’s hands were rai...