Million Hoodies has evolved into a vibrant home for youth activist of color, from Bard College in Dutchess County, New York, to Sarasota, Florida, to Riverside, California. Mario Tama via Getty Images Supporters of Trayvon Martin in during the Million Hoodie March in New York City on March 21, 2012. For the communities that we work with, the issue of gun violence intersects with the current movement against state violence and mass criminalization. We know that safety for black communities requires a move away from mass criminalization and a move toward fewer police. Black communities have been victims of police and racist vigilante violence, economic deprivation, incarceration and political isolation.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2018 18:45 UTC