The New Hood Peace Partners

Episode 6: Grief, Love, Hope, and Healing with Oresa Napper-Williams


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How does one survive the transition of a loved one due to gun violence? How is that pain transformed into purpose to serve others, to ensure that not another child is lost to gun violence? We talk with Oresa Napper-Williams of Not Another Child Inc. on her journey to stop gun violence and bring healing to grieving families.


Oresa “Reese” Napper-Williams is the Executive Director and Visionary of Not Another Child Inc. (NAC), an advocacy organization which is continuing to impact communities of color to combat gun violence and support the grieving families. Reese’s life mission is to hand hold as many families as she can to help them through the process she calls “Good Grief”.


Mentioned in the Show:

  • Not Another Child
  • Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines
  • High Stakes in the Classroom, High Stakes on the Street by Sharkey, Schwartz, Ellen, and Lacoe

  • About The New Hood Peace Partners podcast:

    The New Hood Peace Partners is a podcast about community-based violence prevention, the people who do it, the practice of how it’s done, and the policy around it. The podcast offers insight on the community-based violence prevention field, and the partners working for peace. From grassroots leaders, advocates and survivors, to researchers and people working in government, The New Hood Peace Partners seeks to elevate the work of Black and Brown folks in violence prevention across the country. The host is Dr. Talib Hudson, founder of The New Hood, a community-based think tank dedicated to empowering Black and Brown communities through policy ideas, research, and solutions. Find more information on The New Hood at ⁠www.thenewhood.org⁠.

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