Interviews

WKRN News 2 - Social justice walk raises awareness in Nashville

A Nashville man took his hundredth walk Sunday as part of a movement he started two-and-a-half years ago that's made its way through the country. #WeWalkWithShawn

The Kelly Clarkson Show - 'We Walk With Shawn' Movement Spreads Nationwide Promoting Unity & Community

"We Walk With Shawn" is a grassroots movement spreading across the nation encouraging neighbors to walk with their neighbors to foster awareness in wake of George Floyd's death. Founder Shawn shares how the movement has led over 90 walks across the US, including an emotional walk in Brunswick, Georgia honoring the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Albuquerque pastor Sarah, who invited Shawn to lead a walk with her congregation, thanks him for sharing his light with her community. Watch till the end for a huge surprise for "We Walk With Shawn!" #WeWalkWithShawn #KellyClarksonShow

One year later, strangers still coming together to 'Walk With Shawn'

Last year Shawn Dromgoole posted about his fear of walking around his neighborhood on social media Now a year later, his life has forever changed. #WeWalkWithShawn

NewsChannel 5 - Neighbors come together to 'walk with Shawn' after a year of unity

To commemorate a year since the start of the #WeWalkWithShawn movement, Shawn Dromgoole gathered with supporters for another walk through 12 South. #WeWalkWithShawn

The Kelly Clarkson Show - Black Man Scared To Walk Around Neighborhood Starts Empowering Movement And Brings Kelly To Tears

Last year Shawn Dromgoole posted about his fear of walking around his neighborhood on social media Now a year later, his life has forever changed. #WeWalkWithShawn

Nextdoor - Love Your Neighborhood: Walks help neighbors find common ground

The simple act of walking can be a powerful first step in creating more inclusive, welcoming communities. For a Nashville man, it meant regaining a sense of belonging in the neighborhood he and his family had long called home. Shawn came to a realization that he no longer felt comfortable walking alone in his neighborhood as a Black man in a now predominantly white part of the city. He shared those feelings and fears on Nextdoor, and within hours, hundreds responded with kind words and offers to walk alongside him. At the first walk on June 4, 2020 — to Shawn’s surprise — 75 neighbors showed up; a week later, there were hundreds. And the walks have continued, sparking a nationwide movement. #WeWalkWithShawn

NewsChannel 5 - 12th South community supports neighbor with just one walk

He was scared of the community he no longer recognized, but Shawn Dromgoole of Nashville says he was overwhelmed to see just how much those same people cared. #WeWalkWithShawn

USA Today - Neighbors fight fear by walking together | Humankind

"I walked out of my house, and you could not see my street." When Shawn's neighbors learned that he was afraid to walk in their neighborhood, they showed up to make sure he felt safe. Shawn Dromgoole feared going for a walk in his neighborhood and never returning home. Now he can't stop walking with "neighbors" from all over the country. #WeWalkWithShawn

CNBC Television - Emmy award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown's message to aspiring entrepreneur Shawn Dromgoole

CBS News - Dozens of neighbors join black man afraid to walk alone

Shawn Dromgoole posted on social media that as a black man, he was afraid to walk around his own neighborhood alone. "The fear of not returning alive to my family kept me on my front porch," he wrote in the heartbreaking post. Almost immediately, he got a flood of responses from neighbors who wanted to join him for a walk – and dozens did. #WeWalkWithShawn

CBS Mornings - Black man afraid to walk in his neighborhood starts movement

After the death of George Floyd, Nashville resident Shawn Dromgoole posted to social media saying he was afraid to walk alone in his gentrified community because of the color of his skin. Jamie Wax shares how a panicked moment turned into a movement. #WeWalkWithShawn