The Reverend Sharon Risher, whose mother and two cousins were killed in the Charleston church massacre, describes herself as an “accidental activist.” Becoming an advocate for gun-violence prevention has helped lift her out of her grief, she says. “Now I don’t really carry that ache in my heart. . . . I had stuff to do.” Five years after the mass shooting, Risher reflects on forgiveness and loss in a new film, “Quiet No More.” Watch the full video:
