Black Stories
Angela Ferrell-Zabala: We Find Joy in the Hardest Spots
Jakoby Mitchell: Turning Our Pain Into Purpose
No More Red Dots: Looking for Creative Ways to Overcome Obstacles
Congresswoman Nikema Williams: Together, We Can Do Better
Strutting Through Grief
Rep. Mike A. Gipson: Answer the Calling
Kathy Elaine McKnight: We Aren’t Taking No For an Answer
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Involved
Dr. Lorenzo Neal: How We’re Bringing Actualized Change
Donnitta Marie Sinclair: Growing, Rebuilding, Restoring, and Healing Our Community
Jenevia Blanks: All You Have To Do Is Show Up
The best way to deal with and overcome trauma is to openly acknowledge its presence
Crystal Turner: ‘Not only am I here for you, I’m right beside you in this fight’
State Legislator Spotlight
Black History Month This Black History Month, we recognize the importance of Black leadership, advocacy, and resilience in the gun violence prevention movement.
Terry ‘Uncle T’ Williams: Show compassion in hopes that healing will prevail
Zalena Giles: Gun violence should not impede children’s futures
Black History Month This Black History Month, we recognize the importance of Black leadership, advocacy, and resilience in the gun violence prevention movement.
Sadiqa N. Reynolds: As gun violence increases, so does the loss of potential
Liza Chowdhury: I want to see the community improve and the youth have better opportunities
Aaron Foster: It takes a community to heal a community
Black History Month This Black History Month, we recognize the importance of Black leadership, advocacy, and resilience in the gun violence prevention movement.
Beverly F. Smith-Brown: Meet people where they are with compassion
Open letter to Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, and all Americans
Gun Violence Feels Like A Constant Threat
An Interview With Gun Violence Prevention Advocate, Calandrian Simpson Kemp
Tell us about how you are involved in the gun violence prevention movement. I joined the gun violence prevention movement after my 20 year old…
An Interview with Gun Violence Prevention Advocate Anthony Smith
Tell us about how you’re involved in the gun violence prevention movement. I’m the executive director of Cities United, where we support a network of…