On Friday, September 27, 2024, Lay the Guns Down Now Foundation, A Song For Life, and the Office of Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso came together to present Hope Over Hate: Let the Music Mend, a free tribute concert held at the Brooklyn Borough Hall Promenade. The event honored those impacted by gun violence through music, remembrance, and community. For…
The families gathered to speak out against racism and rising gun violence. Black Lives Matter protesters gathered Friday in New York City alongside the families of George Floyd, Eric Garner and other victims to speak out against racism and police brutality in America as well as the rise in gun violence that has affected some…
Michael Tucker created the Lay the Guns Down Campaign, which was inspired in 2005 after the loss of his oldest son, due to gun violence. Mr. Tucker used this traumatic experience as a catalyst for change; instead of being upset at the world he decided devoted his time to bringing about change and striving to…
During this time of unrest in our country, two Brooklyn residents are choosing to uplift people with music. During this time of unrest in our country, two Brooklyn residents are choosing to uplift people with music. Brooklyn-based artist Venor Yard made a song as a way to offer a positive message. “We’re saying don’t give…
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Jayce Soto was shooting some hoops Saturday afternoon at the South Street Seaport. She loves a game of basketball, but being on this court had another meaning: Joining the movement to end gun violence. “We need more of these for the kids, whether they are young or grown, the mentors to come…
The summer’s sun comes with a slight sense of dread. That old adage is often repeated, “Sun’s out, guns out.” This is the season in which the murder rate rises. Last weekend seemed to confirm that belief. Saturday night, an East New York party ended with gunfire and nine people wounded. That same night, 20-year-old…
Dr Glenville Ashby New York – As gun violence in Brooklyn inner cities continues to shatter families throughout the nation, grieving parents are doing more than relying on the judicial system for answers. When Trevonne Winn, 23, formerly of Belmont, Trinidad, was murdered last month on Nostrand Avenue and Farrugut Road, in what authorities called,…
The worst thing imaginable for any parent is that their child ends up a victim of gun violence. When Bed-Stuy resident Mike Tucker’s son was shot in 2005 by a police officer, Tucker was completely devastated. “It was sudden, shocking,” Tucker recalls now of his son’s death. “But I didn’t want to be an angry…