We fail to view gun violence through a racial equity lens Updated April 1, 2021, 2:30 a.m. Email to a Friend Iesha Sekou, second from right, founder and CEO of Street Corner Resources, leads young men to "Occupy the Corner" to reach potential areas of conflict and gun violence on July 18, 2020, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York.Frank Franklin II/Associated Press Who counts when it comes to âmass shootingsâ and gun reform? The March 24 editorial âA new window for gun reformâ misconstrued the crisis of gun violence. In particular, we take issue with the statement that âthe last mass shooting incident in a public place was in March 2020.â