The Peacemakers: They Cut the Funding for the People Who Stop the Shooting

Richmond and Newark showed that credible messengers can reduce gun violence in the neighborhoods they serve. Then federal grants were cut. Here is how Black communities can fund peacemakers on a base no memo from Washington can switch off.

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The Black Metrics

10/19/2026

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