Four Newark Community Violence Intervention Organizations Awarded Grants Totaling $500,000
Grants Are Part of Larger Effort to Reduce Violence in Communities Newark, NJ - The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC), New...
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- Jun 12
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Empowering Community to Keep Schools Safe | KBLA1580
This Is Not a Drill! invited Aqeela Sherrills to discuss community based public safety and the work we are doing in Los Angeles. His...
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- May 17
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Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied aid in many states | Associated Press
Our Managing Director, E, contributed to this powerful piece about the racial bias in victim compensation in America. When we fail to...
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- Mar 5
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Baton Rouge joins others cities in effort to fight crime | WAFB News
Watch the local news interview with Jazzika Matthews with the Safe, Hopeful, Healthy BR initiative about the CVI work being done and how...
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- Feb 28
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National, Black-Led Organizations Redefining Public Safety | The Takeaway with Melissa Harris Perry
Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Indianapolis, and Newark are the site of a historic initiative to end gun violence in some of America’s cities. ...
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- Feb 25
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Community-based efforts to reduce gun violence launched in four cities | Philanthropy News Digest
With the goal of strengthening local community violence intervention (CVI) ecosystems, CAPS will support community-based efforts...
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- Feb 23
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Baltimore to join other cities to reduce gun violence by 20% over 5 years | Baltimore Sun
Baltimore has joined a national initiative seeking to build and bolster community solutions to gun violence. The Coalition to Advance...
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- Feb 22
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DOJ Funding Sparks Newfound Optimism for Community Violence Intervention Groups | The Trace
At a recent convening in St. Louis, recipients of $100 million in federal grants described the funds as a long-awaited acknowledgment...
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- Feb 21
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What Happens When Community Violence Intervention Gets the Support It Needs to Thrive? | The Appeal
As cities look to make new investments in non-police responses to gun violence, the Bull City United program in Durham, North Carolina,...
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- Jan 4
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White House gun violence program with philanthropies ends | Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — It was small, as Washington celebrations go — two senior Biden administration advisers gathered with program participants...
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- Dec 9, 2022
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White House: Try “Violent Interrupters” as A Crime-Fighting Solution | The Root
It’s no secret that we have a gun violence problem in the Untied States. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans die from gun-related...
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- Dec 6, 2022
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Inside the White House gun violence initiative they say is actually working | Politico
Amid intense criticism from the left that the White House and Congress haven’t done enough to stop gun violence, the Biden ...
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- Oct 13, 2022
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Episode 17: Equity in Grants Administration with Latrina Kelly-James | NCJA Podcast
In this episode, NCJA Program Manager Gillian Caplan speaks with equity subject matter expert Latrina Kelly-James, Principal at Oya...
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- Oct 12, 2022
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The Wound is Where the Gifts Lie | Just Healing Podcast
In the premiere episode of Just Healing, Richard Smith talks with activist and childhood sexual abuse survivor, Aqeela Sherrills. Aqeela...
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- Sep 28, 2022
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CVI Organizations Awarded $100 Million in Federal Grants to Boost Public Safety | Press Release
Grants Will Boost the Work of Community-Led, Often-Marginalized Organizations Across the Country NEWARK – Community-led organizations...
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- Jun 16, 2022
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Why the White House Backs Community Violence Intervention | The Crime Report
By Aqeela Sherrills, published on The Crime Report The surge in shootings over the last two years has been accompanied by increased...
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- May 17, 2022
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White House and Activists Hope CVI Investment Roots Out Uptick in Violent Crime | Ebony
In a statement late last week, President Joe Biden hammered away at his push to make cities and towns across the United States a safer...
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- May 15, 2022
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53 Groups to Participate in TTA Program as Part of White House CVIC | Press Release
The participating community-based organizations will receive resources and training support from training and technical assistance ...
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- Apr 27, 2022
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What The 1992 Watts Truce Can Teach Us 30 Years Later | The Takeaway (WNYC)
Much like the unrest that was triggered by the police killings of George Floyd in 2020, the Rodney King verdict was an inflection point...
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- Apr 27, 2022
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I Brokered the 1992 Bloods-Crips Truce. Here’s What I Know About Reimagining Public Safety
30 years ago Aqeela Sherrills facilitated the peace between Los Angeles’ gangs. Today, his work is redefining public safety as we know ...
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