GANG AND YOUTH VIOLENCE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN THE INNER CITY BUT SUBURBAN AMERICA AS WELL.TAKE NASHVILLE TN FOR EXAMPLE...THE CRIME RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE BIRTH RATE.YOUTH ARE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SPEND LIFE IN PRISON THAN TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.THIS PROBLEM IS AT AN INCREASINGLY HIGH RATE.AS A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MOTHER OF 2 SONS I KNOW IT NEEDS TO STOP. AMERICA RECENTLY SHED SOME LIGHT RACIAL CRIME WHEN TRAYVON MARTIN WAS GUN DOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR.BUT WAS THIS THE FIRST INSTANCE? THE ANSWER IS NO.I AM DETERMINED TO START SOMEWHERE.I VOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY CITY STARTING ONE CHILD AT A TIME."IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD." I CREATED THIS WEBSITE TO HAVE A PLACE TO DISCUSS OR RELATE TO THE VIOLENCE THAT HAS TAKEN OVER OUR LIVES AND DESTROYED FAMILIES. THIS PAGE WAS PUT TOGETHER AS A PLACE TO KEEP UR LOVED ONES CLOSE AND NEVER FORGOTTEN.GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH YOU WITNESS MORE THAN YOUR FAIR SHARE OF RACIAL PROFILING AND BLACK ON BLACK CRIME.POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT PLAY A MAJOR ROLE WHEN ITS TIME FOR JUSTICE TO BE SERVED.BECAUSE ITS BLACK ON BLACK MOST OF THE TIME OUR YOUNG ME ARE THROWN IN JAIL AND EVEN SOMETIME BACK ONTO THE STREETS TO KILL AGAIN.THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER.THROUGHOUT THE PICTURES I HAVE HERE YOU WILL FIND A DIFFERENT STORY AND IT ALL RELATES BACK TO ONE THING:BLACK ON BLACK MURDERS.WHAT CAN WE DO YOU SAY? I HAVE ALSO STARTED AN ORGANIZATION TO TAKE BACK THE STREETS AND GET OUR YOUTH OUT OF THE STREETS.IN DOING SO I NEED YOUR HELP.....I WANT TO CHANGE THE STEREOTYPING OF "BLACK AMERICA" AND MAKE A CHANGE STARTING WITH OUR YOUTH. ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? THIS IS A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT WILL COME TOGETHER AND HELP TAKE BACK THE STREETS OF OUR CITY. PASTORS,COMMUNITY LEADERS,VICTIMS FAMILIES AND CONCERNED PARENTS AS WELL AS YOUTH SHOULD HELP TAKE A STAND.I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME TOGETHER AND SAVE OUR FUTURE YOUTH.
FOUNDER:PATINA HOGAN