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A Jackson city councilman is hosting a march on Sunday in an effort to combat violence in Mississippi s capital city.
Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes told WAPT-TV that Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain, Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance and Jackson Police Chief James Davis are among the speakers planned for Sunday s “Stop the Violence” march.
The march is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Mississippi and Congress Streets and will end at Jackson City Hall.
Jackson councilor plans march to combat violence in city
April 25, 2021
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A Jackson city councilor is hosting a march on Sunday in an effort to combat violence in Mississippi s capital city.
Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes told WAPT-TV that Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain, Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance and Jackson Police Chief James Davis are among the speakers planned for Sunday s “Stop the Violence” march.
The march is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Mississippi and Congress Streets and will end at Jackson City Hall.
“We are trying everything, everything in our power to try and let young people, old people, all people know to stop the violence,” Stokes told the television station.
Stop the Violence march set for Sunday in Jackson
Stokes declares war on violence in Capital City Share Updated: 9:43 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021
Stokes declares war on violence in Capital City Share Updated: 9:43 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021
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Show Transcript STARTS WITH A PEACE MARCH AND RALLY CALLED FOR THIS WEEKEND. COUNCILMAN KENNETH STOKES SAYS THE VIOLENCE AND MURDERS IN THE CAPITOL CITY HAVE TO END NOW. HE IS SPEARHEADING A STOP THE VIOLENCE MARCH THIS WEEKEND. PHILIP LEAF IS WITH DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, AT JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN BALTIMORE. HE WORKS ON CRIME INTERVENTION, AND PREVENTION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, IN A CITY THAT HAD 335 HOMICIDES IN 2020. HE TELLS ME VIOLENT KILLINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TRADITIONALLY WERE DRUG RELATED.BUT HE S NOTICED A SHIFT RECENTLY. DR. LEAF TELLS ME PREVENTION PROGRAMS WITH EX- OFFENDERS, AND CHURCHES DO SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS. THERE ARE PROGRAMS
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