Once An Orphan

TikTok's Jae Honey shares the story of how her life changed forever in April of 2020. When the entire globe was trying to survive Covid, her 18 year-old daughter was murdered execution style by someone she thought was a friend. The loss of this family member had a major impact. Jae, along with two of her other children, attempted suicide, unable to deal with the pain.

In her book, Six Minutes of Freedom, she talks about the preparation she was making to take matters into her own hands, but the prayers of her mother stopped her in her tracks. So, what happened? The justice system failed, releasing the alleged gunman and her son decided that wasn't enough.

To help JaCorren serve his sentence, financial donations can be made via cashapp $jaehone or Venmo: Johnetta-Doss.

Goods can be made to:

DOCID

JaCorren Riley

Eastern Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center

2727 Highway K

Bonne Terre, MO 63628

This was the thing we didn't know we needed. Black and adopted? This community gathering meant so much to us.

Miss Eugenia Doreen Wallace speaks on life growing up in poverty to early high school graduation and early college admission. Being removed from her family and placed in foster care, she didn't allow her circumstances to make her another statistic. She overcame all odds and serves as a foster youth advocate, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, AND Miss Black Missouri, USA. Follow her on Instagram to see how you can get involved. Hear the voices of adoptees.