Nicole Avant talks with Anderson Cooper about not letting anger ‘take over’ after her mom's murder

Nicole Avant’s 81-year-old mother, Jacqueline, was murdered in 2021 by an intruder in her home. Nicole’s father, Clarence, came to live with her and died peacefully, two years later, when he was 92. She talks with Anderson Cooper about leaning on faith and connecting with her parents now through music.

0:00 Nicole Avant lost her mother to a home intruder
4:21 The moment Nicole learned her mother had died
7:14 Using the word 'disappeared' instead of 'killed'
11:21 Remembering her mother
16:00 Nicole Avant still speaks to her mother
19:48 Anderson remembers his father
24:53 Anderson and Nicole listen to Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace'

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