Brothers Pastor Michael McBride and Reverend Ben McBride are national leaders in the movement to reduce gun violence with community-centered and data-driven public health approaches. In Oakland, California, they helped launch a nationally acclaimed strategy that cut shootings in half over several years, not by ramping up arrests, but by investing in social services and connecting young men in street groups [...]
Amid a murder crisis in America, governments are investing millions in local, non-police programs. The violence intervention workers leading them are now under pressure to prove their worth. Co-published with The New Yorker ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story is exempt from ProPublica’s Creative Commons license [...]
Pastor Mike McBride discusses recent shootings on MSNBC podcast Into America with Trymaine Lee What can we do when the weight of the world becomes too heavy? Amid a gun violence epidemic that’s ravaging communities across the US, attacks on American history curriculums in classrooms, and failures from elected officials to protect voting and abortion rights, American democracy is in crisis. [...]
Fund Peace Coalition Panel w/Dr. Antonio Cediel FEATURING: Marcus McCallister, Shani Buggs & Dr. Chico Tillman This summer, Fund Peace will be hosting a series of summits around the country to bring communities together, hear concerns related to community and gun-related violence in your cities, and provide information about advocacy efforts and grant funding opportunities for organizations. Please fill out [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Several protestors across the nation are coming together after the Memphis Police Department released bodycam footage of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers at the department. On Sunday, Oklahoma City and surrounding communities came together for a forum at the Tower Theatre in Uptown. Tyre Nichols videos show what happened in fatal Memphis traffic stop beating Community members used [...]
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Toni McNeil discusses Tyre Nichols body cam footage Toni McNeil is a full-time Community Organizer with Faith in the Valley of the San Joaquin County. She works with various Clergy, Congregations, Community residents, and Concrete members surrounding Restorative Justice Issues such as: Gun Violence Reduction, Principled Policing, exposing/dismantling the Prison Industrial Complex, as well as Housing & Homelessness. She is also [...]
We offer our condolences to RowVaughn Wells, Rodney Wells, and the entire Tyre Nichols’ family. The murder of Tyre Nichols is devastating and shows, yet again, the depth and impact of unconstitutional policing that continues to kill our young people. We stand with our clergy and community comrades in Memphis who have been continuously working toward police reforms and accountability with no avail. [...]
The Warriors Didn’t Visit the White House Just to Celebrate. They Went to Discuss Gun Violence. For Steve Kerr and the 2022 NBA champions, their recent trip to D.C. doubled as a policy summit—and marked an evolutionary shift. HOWARD BECK Steve Kerr awoke last May 24 with the typical worries of an NBA coach in the midst of the playoffs. His Warriors held [...]
KILLED, IGNORED, NEVER FORGOTTEN: CHICAGO'S UNSOLVED HOMICIDES Chicago has too many murders, and too many of these murders go unsolved. On average, only one out of every two murders is solved in the United States; in predominantly black Chicago neighborhoods this statistic drops to only one out of every six. According to the CDC, homicide remains a leading cause of death [...]
