Gun Violence Awareness

To the Leadership, Elected Officials, and Policy Makers of the City of Pittsburgh: In 1992, as the street murder of young boys began to claim our youth, the city turned a blind eye. Instead of saving our children, leadership prioritized tourism, image, and economic development over the lives of Black and Brown children in forgotten neighborhoods. When the status quo looked away, a small group of grassroots activists—armed with no resources, no government grants, and no offici

Open Letter to City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Public Safety Departments, Prosecutor's Office along with Civilian Review Board While homicide rates have declined in recent years, many families across Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are still waiting for justice. There are unresolved gun-violence cases, some years, even decades old, that remain unanswered. For the families who lost loved ones, time has not brought healing, only silence. Cold cases leaves a family waiti

The culture of violence in America has caused deep and lasting damage to the psychological development of young Black boys. From an early age, many are exposed to thousands of hours of violent imagery—television shows, movies, and video games that glorify gun violence, warfare, and domination. The Influence of Media and Imagery Gangster films, cowboy movies, violent war narratives, and negative hip-hop lyrics often romanticize aggression and present violence as: Power Masculi