There are 3 article(s) tagged gun violence prevention:

• June 2022

  • ‘We all bleed red': South Memphis community rallies for unity walk against gun violence

    “When I saw my child lying on the ground that night, I promised myself I would do whatever I needed to make sure other parents never had to go through what I went through.”

    By Alicia Davidson June 04, 2022

  • Guest column: We need a sense of urgency to curb gun violence

    “There is no one easy, quick answer to the challenge of gun violence, but there are some common sense steps that could make a significant dent.”

    By Bill Gibbons, Buddy Chapman June 01, 2022

• March 2022

  • Youth Villages launches $60 million gun violence reduction initiative

    Memphis Allies, a gun violence reduction initiative, has launched through Youth Villages and hopes to reach 2,000 youth and adults over the next four years to get them out of the life of gun violence. The $60 million initiative has launched first in the Raleigh-Frayser area. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 14, 2022