Forgiveness

Forgiveness by artist Eric Okdeh is located in the Franklinville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This project was inspired by the selfless acts of forgiveness by Janice Jackson Burke and her son Kevin Johnson. In 2003 Kevin was shot and subsequently paralyzed over a basketball jersey he was wearing. Through all their hardships they found it within themselves to confront and forgive the attackers. The Mural took over six months to complete. It now brightens the corner of 13th and Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia. Local residents all remember Kevin from the news and many see the mural and its story as a relevant and unique way in dealing with the plague of violence in the city of Philadelphia.