Is trying to change that through legislative advocacy and education, with a particular focus on young people in communities prone to gun violence. Here today is leah gunn barrett, executive director of new yorkers against gun violence, the organizations education director, as well shaina harrison. Thank you, all, for being with us this afternoon. We appreciate it. Of course, youre doing wonderful work here, and what we really think is particularly interesting is that you have taken your program into the schools. Tell us about that. Well, we figure that its not just enough to do the policy work, which is very important, clearly, but its also educating young people who are living with gun violence on a daytoday basis about the problem and to let them know that there about it. They can become advocates and activists in their community. They cant change where they live, but they can change how around them. So thats what our programs are doing, and they are a semester long or year long, and
New yorkers against gun violence is trying to change that through legislative advocacy and education, with a particular focus on young people in communities prone to gun violence. Here today is leah gunn barrett, executive director of new yorkers against gun violence, the organizations education director, as well shaina harrison. Thank you, all, for being with us this afternoon. We appreciate it. Of course, youre doing wonderful work here, and what we really think is particularly interesting is that you have taken your program into the schools. Tell us about that. Well, we figure that its not just enough to do the policy work, which is very important, clearly, but its also educating young people who are living with gun violence on a daytoday basis about the problem and to let them know that there is something they can do about it. They can become advocates and activists in their community. They cant change where they live, but they can change how they respond to whats happening around
Each week on “On a Mission” we talk to community leaders who are out to make a positive impact in the area. Today, our host Wendy Norfleet talks to Trischone Jiles from Jiles Jewels INC.
A Brazilian Blowout Gone Wrong Led Lulu Pierre To Found Boho Locs
This company is showing everyone that locs are anything but ‘dread’ful.
When shopping for wig and extension options there are so many. You can have Indian Remy, Brazilian waves, even curly Afros; however, when looking for loc options, the market is much smaller. Faux locs require your hair to be braided and then the braided hair to be wrapped this carefully crafted style can take eight or more hours and not every woman has this kind of time to invest. The lack of options in the market led Lulu Pierre to create Boho Locs.