How one ‘neighborhood hero’ is nourishing Buffalo after the shooting
by Ken Makin
May 20, 2022
3 minutes
When 13 people were shot (10 fatally) at a Buffalo, New York, Tops Friendly Markets store last weekend, Dakarai Singletary did what came naturally to him – the work of a hero.
As the founder and president of Candles in the S.U.N., a nonprofit based in Buffalo, Mr. Singletary and his team sprang into action. The group quickly organized the distribution of free fresh produce and supplies donated by local farms and another market. His goal? To “limit further trauma of returning to the location,” he says.
“Buffalo is a ‘my cousin’ type
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