Stanford Henderson Jr., 36 was taken from us on March 31st

Henderson’s, a champion of various art scenes across the South, was regarded as a shining example of passion and work ethic.

Throughout his journey, Henderson failed several times in his attempt to crack the code of Black manhood, a feat complicated by a single-mother upbringing and accumulated habits that his lifestyle fostered. However, the morals and principles his mother instilled in him as a child eventually led to a pivotal showdown with the mirror. In an effort to strengthen his foundation as a husband and father, Henderson realigned his priorities and entered college at 31 to pursue a career that would allow him to be more attentive to the financial and emotional needs of his family. He decided to dedicate his life to the education of young people in underserved communities.

One month before he was shot and killed by police officers, he had secured his first teaching position at a school on the Westside of Atlanta. He was prepared to embrace the challenges that come with educating an overtly oppressed community.

Charles blared rap music from his car but lowered the volume when he pulled up to his mother’s house. He cocked his hats to the side but removed them when he entered the classroom. He represented Hip Hop culture and was a proud Black man; he turned that down for nothing and no one. Peters was a son, a husband, a father, an uncle, an artist, an educator, and an activist.

Charles Peters was once a man upon this Earth, yet he is no longer.

He is survived by his wife, Lisa; his sons, Stan , Lamar, Justin; his mother, Connie Jones; his father, Charles Henderson Sr.; his brothers , Brandon, Champ, Charles , Stephan his sisters, Toria and Tashell; and his art – which he always created with the future in mind.

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