Violence Prevention

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