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Parkland activists had breakfast with the Waffle House hero and they were all thrilled

Waffle House hero James Shaw Jr. met with Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, and other March For Our Lives activists who survived the Parkland school shooting.

Adam Rosenberg

on May 13, 2018

The pro-gun control movement now has its very own celebrities.

James Shaw Jr. and the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. survived hellish nightmare scenarios that we wouldn't wish on anyone. But they all emerged from those separate incidences of gun violence stronger, and fired up to change the world.

On Saturday, the two parties met for the first time. The Parkland students, who together led the charge on March for Our Lives, shared a breakfast with Shaw and they all snapped a bunch of photos together.

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It's truly heart-warming to see this group of people, who have individually been through so much, smiling together. But the best back-and-forth of the day goes to the one between Shaw and Parkland's Emma Gonzalez. You might remember a few weeks back when Kanye West tweeted that Gonzalez was his hero, and the young student responded with a nod to Shaw as her hero.

It's was a delicious bit of shade. And now, their Saturday face-to-face serves as a perfect epilogue.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.