Erika Kirk reflects on first year of grief after Charlie Kirk's assassination in NYT essay

Erika Kirk explained why simply getting "through the next 15 minutes" has been a critical step in getting through the first year since the tragic assassination of her husband Charlie Kirk. Kirk, who took over leadership of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) following the fatal shooting of her 31-year-old husband at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, penned a New York Times guest essay headlined, "What I’ve learned about grief," that was published on Monday. Kirk said the first 24 hours after her h