Seeking Freedom to Breathe

Sharma Riggs frantically pushed through the door of the Langton Soup Kitchen. Gloria Westfall heard the commotion from where she stood in the kitchen. She dried her hands with the bottom of her apron on her way into the dining area. As she entered, she saw a small Black woman fall to her knees clutching the side of her face and gasping for breath. "Help me. Please, help my daughter," the sick woman said before she fell to the floor. Gloria wasn't sure which frightened her more, the possibil...