14th annual Bereaved Mother’s Day luncheon promotes peace in Omaha

The 14th annual Bereaved Mother's Day Luncheon in Omaha brought families and advocates together to honor lives lost to violence and support a homicide-free May.

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BY THE FAA AND THE NTSB. BACK HERE AT HOME, AN EARLY MOTHER’S DAY LUNCHEON LOOKS TO BRING PEACE TO OMAHA. THE 14TH ANNUAL BEREAVED MOTHER’S DAY LUNCHEON BROUGHT TOGETHER MOTHERS, FAMILIES AND ADVOCATES TO HONOR LIVES LOST DUE TO VIOLENCE. THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY THE NO MURDERS IN MAY INITIATIVE, LOOKING TO ENSURE MAY IS A HOMICIDE FREE MONTH IN OMAHA. EVENT ORGANIZERS SAY TODAY WAS ABOUT FINDING COMFORT IN NUMBERS. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY REALLY DON’T. WELL, PEOPLE IN HERE TODAY, THEY UNDERSTAND. SO IT’S A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY CAN GET TOGETHER, FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER, CRY TOGETHER, WHATEVER, WHATEVER THEY NEED TO GO. BUT IT’S ALL FOR THAT. AND ALSO FOR MOTHERS. CONTINUE TO. THE

The 14th annual Bereaved Mother’s Day Luncheon in Omaha united mothers, families, and advocates to honor lives lost to violence and promote peace. The event was hosted by the “No Murders in May” initiative, which seeks to ensure May is a homicide-free month in Omaha. Organizers highlighted the importance of finding comfort in shared experiences. “A lot of times when you talk to people, you can say that I understand that they really don’t know people in here today. They understand. So it’s a place where everybody can get together, fellowship together, cry together, whatever. It’s whatever they need to go by. It’s okay. Thank you all for that and also for the mothers,” Jermaine Bell said.The luncheon took place at the Heritage Center at Mount Moriah Baptist Church.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

OMAHA, Neb. —

The 14th annual Bereaved Mother’s Day Luncheon in Omaha united mothers, families, and advocates to honor lives lost to violence and promote peace.

The event was hosted by the “No Murders in May” initiative, which seeks to ensure May is a homicide-free month in Omaha. Organizers highlighted the importance of finding comfort in shared experiences.

“A lot of times when you talk to people, you can say that I understand that they really don’t know people in here today. They understand. So it’s a place where everybody can get together, fellowship together, cry together, whatever. It’s whatever they need to go by. It’s okay. Thank you all for that and also for the mothers,” Jermaine Bell said.

The luncheon took place at the Heritage Center at Mount Moriah Baptist Church.

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