Sep 8, 2019
Episode 55 of Real Black News features activist Erica Ford discussing her 30+ years dedicated to reducing gun violence and healing the hood in South Jamaica Queens via peace mobiles with the NYC Crisis Management System and as the CEO and Founder of Life Camp. She shares details on the latest rash of violence in Queens, working with Deepak Chopra to bring mindfulness training to the hood, ceasing gun violence over a 4-year-period, and reducing crime by 15%. Entertainment journalist Ronda Racha Penrice joins “The Screen Grab” to talk about early reviews for Wu-Tang: An American Saga and Dolemite. Other topics include the brown water in Newark NJ, Botham Jean, and South Africa’s Xenophobia crisis.