Birmingham has one of the country’s highest rates of fatal shootings. The defund movement has reinvigorated grassroots efforts to drive down violence.
As shootings rise and the pandemic continues, street outreach workers are juggling multiple roles to preserve community health.
With voters desperate to reduce shootings, three of the campaign’s black front-runners are embracing aggressive law enforcement tactics that could perpetuate racial disparities.
Shootings typically jump during summer months. Gun violence prevention groups hope reinforcements can stem the tide.
In many cities, gun violence is dealing a double blow to black communities already ravaged by the pandemic. Community outreach workers are struggling to keep up.
On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, outreach workers are going beyond their mission of preventing shootings by filling gaps in social services.
The city says crime is down in March. But experts warn it’s too early to draw conclusions as to why.
Since 2017, Baltimore Ceasefire 365 has held the quarterly fixtures that have been linked to a 52 percent reduction in shootings.
Street outreach workers are doubling as messengers on avoiding infection.
One of America’s most violent cities has made significant strides in recent years. But activists say they need more funding.