http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3027110,00.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The night Sakia Gunn was
killed, she and her friends had been hanging out in
New York City's Greenwich Village, where the
young, black lesbians knew they could find
acceptance in the popular haven for gays.
Their train ride home to Newark that night was all
of 30 minutes, but residents in their working-class
neighborhoods say in some ways, the two places
are worlds away.
While waiting for their bus connection in Newark,
the teenagers were approached by a man who
tried to pick up some of the girls when Sakia, 15,
and the others told him they were lesbians.
Witnesses said the man grabbed Sakia, and when
she broke loose, he lunged and stabbed her in the
chest.
``I'm holding her, and her head is in my hand, and
I'm saying you gotta breathe, you gotta breathe,''
said friend Valencia Bailey. ``And she takes a
breath, and then she looks at me, and turns her
head. And then her eyes roll back, and her head
goes heavy in my hand, and her body just goes
limp.''