Yvonne Pointer, nationally known Cleveland anti-violence activist, author, motivational speaker, philanthropist, and member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame.
Is the founder of Positive Plus, a support group for women who have lost children through violence, and co-founder of Parents Against Child Killing.
She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. After the 1984 murder of her daughter Gloria and is now collecting donations and providing spiritual support for
African children. The Gloria Pointer Teen Movement Initiative, founded by Ghanaian Anthony Tay, supports West African youth in obtaining an education and a healthy lifestyle.