by | | gun violence, march for our lives, school shooting, solutions to violence, youth violence prevention
The March For Our Lives campaign (the fight against gun violence in schools) has spilled into the streets of American. And the people who are spearheading this fight against it are not the adults, but are the children whose generation is under attack. The youth of...
by | | community, healing the community
On December 2, 2017, I received a call from a friend who had just got a Christmas tree from a near by church in the neighbothood. He said to hurry there so I could get one for my daughers. I called a friend and we both took off there. When we arrived it was a small...
by | | solutions to violence, Violence Prevention
There was a family-own dry cleaners at the end of the block I grew up on. I remember as a young child going there with my mom to drop off my father’s shirts. The owner was a thin built man who always smiled when we walked through the door. When I got married I...
by | | chicago violence, gun violence, solutions to violence, street violence, violence in america, Violence Prevention, youth violence prevention
“How to combat violence in America…” Violence in America is part of our everyday life. You can guarantee to see some kind of violence everyday when you pick up the newspaper or turn on your television. In Chicago this violence most of the time...
by | | chicago violence, police, Violence Prevention
“Stop trying to fix the police, fix the ghetto!” Out of all the negative headlines about the few bad cops we have in our country, there are a lot who honor their badge and do a good job. And their are some who are voicing their opinion on what should be...
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