This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tansy McNulty, the founder of 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms, or 1M4. McNulty left the corporate world to start 1M4 to end police violence by 2038. As I was bringing this Black child — a Black boy — into the world, I wanted to create a safer future for him. So I took those skills I learned in corporate America, and I applied them to what I do now with 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms, or 1M4. We don't tell the families what accountability looks like.

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Persons: Tansy McNulty, McNulty, Ronnie Shumpert, Alton Sterling, —, it's, Jamarion Robinson, Terrence Richardson, Ferrone Claiborne, Atatiana Jefferson, Isaiah Williams, James Williams, Marlon Howell, we're Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Philando Castile, America, Atlanta, Waverly , Virginia, Fort Worth , Texas, Las Vegas, Ohio, Mississippi, Hill, Virginia