Brothas becoming the solution
(newhavenindependent.org) Nearly 100 African-American, Latino, and Orthodox Jewish men followed Bishop T.L. Brooks through four violence-plagued blocks in Newhallville, and called on the community to put their heads together to find a way to stop the gunfire throughout the city.
“I am charging all you men here with the responsibility of reaching out to these young men — to teach them, to nurture them, and to show you love them,” Brooks said at a rally in front of Alderman Charles Blango’s house on the corner of Ivy and Newhall streets after the Tuesday evening march.
“Next time, we want a line of 500 to 1,000,” Brooks said. “When you go home, go tell five men you know. Tell ‘em about this and say, ‘I was disappointed I didn’t see you out there.’ Tell ‘em to come next time, so that in the future, we can march in our city for whatever reason we need to.”
Hill Alderman Jorge Perez said he was encouraged by the march.
“This reminds me of the early days of community policing,” Perez said. “The first thing is for the community to stand up and to say ‘enough is enough — this is our turf, not yours.’ And it’s important that it is men and women of color standing up and saying it.” (more…)
Hat tip: encourageabrotha.com
