Tears flooded my eyes this morning when I saw the clip from the YouTube video of the three Cleveland kidnap victims: Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, 23, and Michelle Knight, 32. These courageous young ladies have experienced a terrible ordeal over the course of the past decade before being freed on May 6, 2013. I know it will be years before they recover from their traumatic captivity. To witness how far they’ve come really brightened my day. Knight shows no sign of trauma. God bless her. She reportedly required facial reconstruction surgery after being severely beaten with hand weights and other objects.
To celebrate their recovery, we’re dropping the reference Cleveland kidnap victims and referencing them as the Cleveland heroines. They’re rocking slick hair cuts: Amanda a bob and Gina and Michelle sporting pixies. They exuded more than just nice hairstyles. It’s their smiles and their strength that was really empowering.
The 3 1/2-minute video was released on Monday, July 8 by Hennes Paynter Communications, the public relations firm hired by the three women and their families.
