Social science education freshman Jacinta Henry started writing songs when she was 14 years old.
The week after Michigan State University experienced a mass shooting on Feb. 13, where three students died and five more were critically injured, Henry reached out to protest organizers to speak.
"I knew that we had to get change happening," Henry said.
And she hoped to offer something different using a familiar way of coping. A song.
Henry performed her song, “America,” on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol and in front of the Sit Down, Speak Up protest on Feb. 20, among other students who read speeches and spoken-word poetry.
Read the complete story by reporter Liz Nass on The State News website.
Video by Devin Anderson-Torrez.
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VIDEO: Coping creatively: MSU student is a songwriter for change
March 8, 2023
Social science education freshman Jacinta Henry performs a song she wrote in The State News' newsroom on March 1, 2023. After writing the song, she performed it at the Michigan State Capitol on Feb. 20, during a protest following the mass shooting at Michigan State University.
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