Auntie Kiki

A cat shaman, Auntie Kiki taught Tags one of the most important lessons: do not judge a book by its cover. The word “fabulous” didn’t do justice to describe Auntie Kiki. She loved her friends, her customers at the beauty salon, and she loved Tags. She encouraged his love of art, and remains a positive role in his life, and in Englewood.

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.