Raymond Anthony Whitfield
5/14 Survivor; ; President, PURSUIT of tRUTH
2023, 2024
Raymond is the son of Mrs. Ruth E. Whitfield, the eldest of ten victims in the May 14 Buffalo, NY grocery store massacre.
Having spent twenty-five years in the broadcast industry in the Buffalo, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York City markets, Raymond embraces the importance of public outreach. In the aftermath of the unthinkable, he and his siblings have traveled extensively seeking not only to raise awareness but to learn all they can from those who suffered before them, to prevent and if not, to offer some semblance of relief to those unsuspecting souls to come.
In Pursuit of tRuth— as president of the nonprofit established In honor of his beloved mother, Raymond is committed to countering the barbarous spread of hate based violence through public messaging, information and educational awareness.
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
