Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is joining forces with black mayors across the nation to fight crime. Mayors and leaders in cities like Jackson, New York, Memphis, Atlanta, and more are collaborating to find solutions to crime. It’s part of a new initiative launched by Memphis Mayor Paul Young in partnership with the African American Mayor’s Association. “People want short-term solutions. They want to figure out how we’re going to stop crime today. And then we want to figure out how we want to stop crime of the future,” Young said. The group consists of 21 leaders from some of the nation’s biggest cities, all working together to stop violence, particularly in Black communities. “I think now more than ever, our communities need to be represented by those who love us most. And so we had a robust conversation where we shared best practices. We talked specifically over specific policy initiatives that are taking place in uh in some of our, our neighboring and, and uh uh you know, our brother and sister mayors communities,” Lumumba said. Lumumba also highlighted “Operation Unified,” which involves multiple agencies and resources from the state to the federal level. On Thursday, Phase 2 of the collaborative crime-fighting effort was announced. Jackson police Chief Joseph Wade spoke about the continued push to end neighborhood gang violence. “When I talk about meeting with or speaking with these gang members, I’m not talking about calling a truce or giving them a pass; I’m talking about a ceasefire. I’m talking about saving lives because we’re losing many young men In our city to senseless gun violence,” Wade said. Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the conversation between city leaders doesn’t stop here. The group intends to keep the dialogue ongoing. All the mayors involved agreed meetings like these are important so they can help one another along with along with help neighboring communities.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is joining forces with black mayors across the nation to fight crime.
Mayors and leaders in cities like Jackson, New York, Memphis, Atlanta, and more are collaborating to find solutions to crime.
It’s part of a new initiative launched by Memphis Mayor Paul Young in partnership with the African American Mayor’s Association.
“People want short-term solutions. They want to figure out how we’re going to stop crime today. And then we want to figure out how we want to stop crime of the future,” Young said.
The group consists of 21 leaders from some of the nation’s biggest cities, all working together to stop violence, particularly in Black communities.
“I think now more than ever, our communities need to be represented by those who love us most. And so we had a robust conversation where we shared best practices. We talked specifically over specific policy initiatives that are taking place in uh in some of our, our neighboring and, and uh uh you know, our brother and sister mayors communities,” Lumumba said.
Lumumba also highlighted “Operation Unified,” which involves multiple agencies and resources from the state to the federal level.
On Thursday, Phase 2 of the collaborative crime-fighting effort was announced.
Jackson police Chief Joseph Wade spoke about the continued push to end neighborhood gang violence.
“When I talk about meeting with or speaking with these gang members, I’m not talking about calling a truce or giving them a pass; I’m talking about a ceasefire. I’m talking about saving lives because we’re losing many young men In our city to senseless gun violence,” Wade said.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the conversation between city leaders doesn’t stop here.
The group intends to keep the dialogue ongoing.
All the mayors involved agreed meetings like these are important so they can help one another along with along with help neighboring communities.
