Power Station

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Why would a president who speaks in dystopian terms about crime call for the Department of Justice's cancellation of $820 million in grants to hundreds of community-based and national nonprofits with a track record of reducing violence, caring for crime victims and increasing public safety? The evidence is clear. He demonizes people of color and spends millions on the militarization of cities over evidence-based interventions and community informed policy solutions. In this episode of Power Station, I am joined by José Alfaro, the outstanding executive director of Community Justice, an organization founded to change the conversation about gun violence and its disproportionate impacts in communities of color. Gun violence, Jose explains, is the #1 killer for young Black men and boys and the #2 killer of Latino men and boys, a statistic that includes homicide, suicide, intimate partner violence and hate crimes. Community Justice approaches gun violence as a public health issue, calls on media to be accountable in their reporting and engages policymakers as partners in achieving peace. As José says, the administration's actions are about power, not public safety. Community Justice and its counterpart Community Justice Action Fund are on the frontlines of truth telling and changemaking. Hear him.

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Power StationBy Anne Pasmanick

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