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Trenetta Pinkney was not going to speak.⁣Speaking publicly isn’t something she enjoys. But what happened to Mary Alice L...
09/11/2026

Trenetta Pinkney was not going to speak.
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Speaking publicly isn’t something she enjoys. But what happened to Mary Alice Love had changed something about the community Trenetta calls home — and changed something about her own sense of safety.
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So she got up anyway.
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When Trenetta first moved to Mundelein, she wasn’t sure whether she would feel safe there. Then she met the Love family.
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They welcomed her. They made room for her. Mary Alice, who barely knew her, was kind to her.
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And seeing a Black family that had built a life in Mundelein helped Trenetta believe that maybe she could build one there too.
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Then Mary Alice was killed.
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And the family that had helped Trenetta feel safe became the family whose loss made her question that safety all over again.
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Today, Trenetta says she no longer feels comfortable calling the police for help.
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That is why she stood at the microphone.
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And it leaves all of us with a question worth considering:
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Do you feel safe calling for help where you live?
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Trenetta showed up. Mary Alice’s family keeps showing up. We intend to keep showing up too.
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And we could really use your help.
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Come to the next Mundelein Village Board meeting and stand with the Love family as they continue to demand justice for Mary Alice.
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Your presence tells this family they are not standing alone.
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Can’t make it?
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Share this with someone who might.
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Help more people hear about Justice for Mary Alice.
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Because changing the world doesn’t always begin with something extraordinary.
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Sometimes, it begins with deciding to show up.
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And that is something every one of us can do.

Alissa Anderson didn’t come to her first Mundelein Village Board meeting because of Mary Alice Love.⁣She came because of...
09/09/2026

Alissa Anderson didn’t come to her first Mundelein Village Board meeting because of Mary Alice Love.
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She came because of something happening near her own home.
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But she stayed.
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She listened as other residents took their turns at the microphone. And that’s when she heard Mary Alice’s family.
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Alissa went home wanting to know more. She searched. She read. She watched.
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And then she came back.
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What stayed with her was remarkably simple:
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“They live five minutes from me.”
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“This family does not know me.”
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“They are my neighbors.”
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There is something worth paying attention to in that progression.
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Alissa didn’t need to know Mary Alice personally before what happened to her mattered.
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She didn’t need an invitation from the family.
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She listened long enough for someone else’s concern to become her concern too.
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That is Community in Motion.
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It happens when we stay long enough to hear one another.
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When we care enough to learn more.
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When we come back.
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And when “their problem” begins to feel like our problem.
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Mary Alice’s family keeps coming back to the Mundelein Village Board.
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BEGOOD intends to keep coming back too.
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And we could really use your help.
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Come with us to the next Mundelein Village Board meeting and help make sure this family does not have to keep showing up alone.
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And if you can’t make it, share this with someone who might.
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You don’t have to know Mary Alice Love to show up for her.
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Sometimes being a neighbor is reason enough.

He kept coming back.⁣Bo Turek knew Mary Alice Love.⁣As Rachelle’s husband, his connection to Mary Alice and her family e...
09/05/2026

He kept coming back.
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Bo Turek knew Mary Alice Love.
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As Rachelle’s husband, his connection to Mary Alice and her family existed long before he ever stood at the podium inside Mundelein Village Hall.
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But meeting after meeting, something happened.
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Bo kept showing up.
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He listened. He researched. He asked questions. He challenged priorities. And each time he returned, his participation grew deeper.
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Because solidarity isn’t only standing beside someone when something happens.
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It’s deciding that what happens next matters to you, too.
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Mary Alice Love was shot four times by a Mundelein police officer during a mental health crisis. Her family and supporters have continued to call her killing a homicide and demand accountability for her death.
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And they keep coming back.
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Meeting after meeting.
Voice after voice.
Chair after chair.
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Bo kept coming back.
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Mary Alice’s family keeps coming back.
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And we intend to keep coming back too.
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But we could really use your help.
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For the next Mundelein Village Board meeting, our goal is to bring 10 new people into the room.
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Ten people who haven’t attended before.
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Ten people willing to show up, listen, bear witness and stand alongside Mary Alice’s family as they continue their fight for justice and accountability.
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Will you help us fill one of those chairs?
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If you can make it, come.
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If you can’t make it, share this story with someone who might.
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Send it to a friend. Put it in a group chat. Share it to your story. Tag someone who believes accountability matters.
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Every one of those actions can help us find the next person willing to show up.
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Because this isn’t about getting a post to perform.
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It’s about getting people in the room.
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Showing up is where solidarity begins.
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Coming back is where it becomes commitment.
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Community in Motion 003
Justice for Mary Alice Love
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Keeping meaningful work in motion.

She brought a blueprint.⁣⁣When Anjanette Young stood before the Mundelein Village Board, she did not come simply to offe...
09/03/2026

She brought a blueprint.⁣
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When Anjanette Young stood before the Mundelein Village Board, she did not come simply to offer her support to the family of Mary Alice Love.⁣
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She came carrying lived experience.⁣
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She came as an advocate.⁣
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And she came with a challenge.⁣
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After surviving a wrongful police raid in her own home, Anjanette has spent years asking bigger questions about the systems that allow harm to happen — and what must change to keep another family from experiencing it.⁣
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For five minutes, she asked Mundelein to do the same.⁣
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To look beyond a single incident.⁣
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To listen to the people who have been harmed.⁣
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To learn from what other communities have already done.⁣
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And then, ultimately, to act.⁣
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Her message to village leaders was unmistakable:⁣
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“You have a blueprint to what you should be doing.”⁣
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The Love family continues to show up.⁣
The community continues to show up.⁣
And the public record continues to grow.⁣
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This is Community in Motion 002: Anjanette Young.⁣
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Justice for Mary Alice Love.

SHE KEEPS SHOWING UP.Rachelle Richardson has returned again and again to the Mundelein Village Board to speak about Mary...
09/02/2026

SHE KEEPS SHOWING UP.

Rachelle Richardson has returned again and again to the Mundelein Village Board to speak about Mary Alice Love.

But she hasn't simply repeated the same message.

Across those appearances, her words have carried the conversation from love → memory → dignity → prevention — asking the community not only to remember Mary Alice, but to consider what justice, accountability and meaningful change should require.

Community in Motion is a BEGOOD editorial series documenting the people, moments and movements shaping our communities.

In this first edition, we follow that progression through Rachelle's own words and the public record.

And it doesn't end with the story.

The final slides include the Love family's stated demands, ways to contact public officials, a way to join the Justice 4 Mary Alice Love Community Support & Action Network, and a path to witness the board-meeting record for yourself.

Swipe through. Read it. Save it. Share it. And decide how you want to show up.

Community in Motion / 001
Justice for Mary Alice

Published by BEGOOD Publishing Network

Board meeting recordings courtesy of Chris / YEETdaMEEK.

Good work deserves to be seen.Not for attention. For momentum.Because when meaningful work becomes visible, people can s...
08/26/2026

Good work deserves to be seen.

Not for attention. For momentum.

Because when meaningful work becomes visible, people can support it, join it, learn from it—and build alongside it.

There are people doing extraordinary things in our communities every single day. Sometimes the difference between work that stays hidden and work that grows is simply whether enough people know it exists.

That’s why we believe storytelling matters.

We find the work.
We help people see it.
And we keep the story moving.

Because meaningful work deserves more than a moment.

It deserves momentum.

You don't have to change the world. Start with what is within your reach.Notice something that could be better. Use what...
08/25/2026

You don't have to change the world. Start with what is within your reach.

Notice something that could be better. Use what you already have. Help one person. Invite somebody else. Then keep showing up.

Because meaningful change rarely begins with everything we wish we had. It begins with ordinary people deciding to do something with what they have.

And when enough of us take those small steps—again and again—we don't just make a difference.

We build a better future together.

Ordinary people. Extraordinary impact.

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Leave the world better than we found it.

We believe a better future is possible.Not because we ignore what’s broken—but because every day, ordinary people are al...
08/24/2026

We believe a better future is possible.

Not because we ignore what’s broken—but because every day, ordinary people are already doing meaningful work to make their communities better.

They’re building. Organizing. Teaching. Creating. Caring. Advocating. Serving.

Our job is to help more people see them.

Because when meaningful work is seen, people can support it. People can join it. People can learn from it. And people can be inspired to build alongside it.

That’s how momentum grows.

A better future isn’t just something we hope for. It’s something people are already building.

We’re here to help the world see it.

BEGOOD
Leave the world better than we found it.

BEGOOD | PURPOSE PORTRAITSome people see a vacant lot.Victoria Young sees possibility.Meet Victoria “Queen of Green” You...
07/23/2026

BEGOOD | PURPOSE PORTRAIT

Some people see a vacant lot.

Victoria Young sees possibility.

Meet Victoria “Queen of Green” Young, Founder & CEO of Naturally Urban Environmental Inc.—an organization committed to renewing communities through environmental justice, workforce development, sustainable construction, and education.

For Victoria, the work began with something surprisingly simple: a hard hat.

What started as watching her sister rebuild their great-grandmother’s home became a lifelong mission to help transform neighborhoods by investing in people, creating opportunity, and preparing the next generation to lead.

In today’s Purpose Portrait, Victoria shares:

• How one hard hat became the symbol of her life’s work.
• Why sustainability, environmental justice, and innovation belong to everyone.
• How growing up between two very different communities shaped her commitment to building a better future.

Because stronger communities aren’t built by one person.

They’re built by people willing to invest in one another.

Swipe through to hear her story.

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This Purpose Portrait is part of the BEGOOD Founders & Funders editorial series.

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The future belongs to those who show up.

BEGOOD | MOVEMENT CARDOpportunity rarely arrives fully formed.More often, it looks like a conversation.
A connection.
An...
07/23/2026

BEGOOD | MOVEMENT CARD

Opportunity rarely arrives fully formed.

More often, it looks like a conversation.
A connection.
An invitation.
A decision to keep showing up.

Every movement we’ve ever admired was built by ordinary people who chose to take one faithful step after another.

The future isn’t waiting for someone else to create it.

It’s being built every day by people who are willing to show up, do the work, and help leave the world better than they found it.

One Story. One Connection. One Movement.

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