A white supremacist committed a horrific mass murder in Buffalo on May 14, 2022. Ten innocent people lost their lives by simply being at the grocery store and being Black. The shooter wounded three others and left countless others in the area traumatized. United Methodist leaders in the city remain committed to addressing the underlying manifestations of structural racism that made this attack possible. We are determined to confront the history of residential, economic, and social segregation based on race that created these circumstances. We choose love, and we are resolved that acts like this should never happen in any community.

This scholarship represents one small step toward building a better tomorrow. A disproportionate number of families in the area live beneath the poverty line. The world needs everyone to work for meaningful changes necessary to dismantle the remaining manifestations of racial, economic, health, and educational inequality. At its 2022 session, the Upper New York Annual Conference established a scholarship in the name of the Buffalo 10 for students from the 14208 zip code attending college. The hope being that these students will demonstrate a commitment to resolving these enduring problems and helping to heal the community. This offering will allow the gift received to be transformative, not only for the individual recipient, but potentially for those in the community as this individual will contribute to the efforts to build the beloved community.

Fundraising Goal: $5,000

Contact info:   

Dr. Scott Johnson

310 Baynes Street Buffalo, NY 14213

Phone: (716) 444-9320

Email: scottjphd@gmail.com