State Representative Jose Batista (pictured) is one of the panelists for Thursday s forum. Photo: Reynaldo Almonte/Latino Public Radio
The Greater Providence Chapter of The Links, Incorporated (GPRI Links) is hosting a virtual community forum, Blue in Black and Brown Communities: Policing and People of Color, on Thursday, January 28 at 6 p.m.
The goals of the program are to explore the history and trends in policing communities of color and to identify strategies that can bridge the gap between police departments and communities of color in order to create the types of changes that lead to safer and thriving communities.
change the gun culture in america? dr. dyson, in black communities in this country, in poor neighborhoods in this country, we are seeing the penetration of guns and ruining lives. and now we re at elementary schools. you re right. what do we have to do? this is a culture now of violence. you see, drinking and smoking didn t have attached to them the immediacy of a constitutional amendment that would support their ostensible advocates. when you have got this gun lobby, it s so deep and so profound. i thank congressman ellison for reminding us there are those in congress who will stand up. but the gun lobby is so deep, their pockets are so profound, and they have the ability to bully people that we have to stand up to them and say look, this is enough. it happens at every level, in white communities, in brown communities, in asian
now ruled as uncool in society. but what is it going to take to change the gun culture in america? dr. dyson, in black communities in this country, in poor neighborhoods in this country, we are seeing the penetration of guns and ruining lives. and now we re at elementary schools. you re right. what do we have to do? this is a culture now of violence. you see, drinking and smoking didn t have attached to them the immediacy of a constitutional amendment that would support their ostensible advocates. so when you ve got this gun lobby, it s so deep and so profound. and i thank congressman ellison for reminding us that there are those who are heroic in congress who will stand up. but the reality is that gun lobby is so deep, their pockets are so procfound, and they ve gt the ability to bully people that we ve got to stand up to them and say this is enough. it happens at every level, in white communities, in brown communities, in asian communities, latino communities, we have to deal w
communities, latino communities, we have to deal with it in america, because it s an american problem. i just want to point out to you, congressman, that seven nfl players surrendered their weapons this week in the wake of the kansas city chiefs murder/suicide. congratulations to them. well, your response to that. this was of course before the shooting that took place this morning. i mean, is it going to take that kind of leadership to wake this country up? yes, it is going to take that kind of leadership. it s going to take congressional leadership, white house leadership, but also citizen leadership. like you said, you can change culture. we ve changed culture in this nation. and when nfl football players are saying you know what? i really don t need this gun around, and i m giving it up, that is the kind of symbolic gesture that might provoke others to do the same thing. you know, and there are folks out there, americans who are sick and tired of this just
made it uncool to drive drunk. right. and smoking, of course, is now ruled as uncool in society. but what is it going to take to change the gun culture in america? dr. dyson, in black communities in this country, in poor neighborhoods in this country, we are seeing the penetration of guns and ruining lives. and now we re at elementary schools. i mean, what do we have to do? you re right. this is a culture now of violence. you see, drinking and smoking didn t have attached to them the immediacy of a constitutional amendment that would support their ostensible advocates. when you have got this gun lobby, it s so deep and so profound. i thank congressman ellison for reminding us there are those in congress who will stand up. but the gun lobby is so deep, their pockets are so profound, and they ve got the ability to bully people, that we ve got to stand up to them and say, look, this is enough. it happens at every level, in white communities, in brown communities, in asian commun