Episode 46- Quick Takes! Pick up the book, Put down the gun. Say No to gun violence

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New Segment called quick takes where we will discuss 15-20 minutes a topic which affects our community.

Today the topic is gun violence which continues to devastate black men in America at an alarming rate.

Did you know that black men ages 15-34 make up 2 % of the US population but are 37 percent of gun fatalities.

In urban cities like Philadelphia, black men consists of 80 percent of gun fatalities

there has been a 14 percent increase in gun fatalities since 2019.

What are some solutions to the violence?

How can we mitgate such dispairites?

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