Colin Flaherty: Meeting To Solve Black Violence. Special Sauce of Free Stuff - Wash Rinse Repeat

Meeting To Solve Black Violence. Special Sauce of Free Stuff - Wash Rinse Repeat. Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video on Jacksonville state of emergency black coalition community activist town hall style city government meeting to address the crime and violence. We can not arrest our way out of this says one. needs 10 point plan the involves jobs. also the headline "‘Gun violence among young African-Americans is a crisis,' says Black Commission at emergency meeting"
Community activists, organizations and stakeholders spoke out against gun violence, which they called a crisis.

The meeting took place just one day after a gang-related mass shooting left one person dead and five others injured and two days after another shooting left 24-year-old Quartz Walden dead.

Dozens gathered at the "emergency meeting," which was coordinated by the Black Commission, whose leaders say "gun violence among young African-Americans is a crisis."

Black Commission CEO Diallo-Sekou Seabrooks spoke about concerns such as low self-esteem and lack of jobs as core issues he says fuel gun violence in our streets. Other issues discussed by the commission included a lack of mental health resources and the violent environments in which kids are raised.

“When I talk to people and I ask them what could change the scenario for them, they said a job,” said Freeman. “Being able to earn an income.”

By: Ryan Nelson , Action News Jax
Updated: Jan 17, 2019 - 11:24 PM