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BROOKLYN
JULIA AND MIA
Baltimore is home, but I’m from
Brooklyn.
I’m talking about Notorious B.I.G, Jay-Z,
Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, Pop Smoke type
Brooklyn.
I’m from Brooklyn
I’m from Brooklyn, where we yell
“yuuuuurrrrr” across the street when we
see a face we know.
But I’m from Brooklyn, though. Where
taking a walk at night or playing ball in a
park can turn into a wrong place, wrong
time type situation.
Advocacy. I stand up against gun
violence, violence in general.
As a 16-year-old, I shouldn’t have to look
over my shoulder, my mom shouldn’t
have to worry every five minutes
whether I’m safe or not.
No teenager should have to walk around
with a weapon for protection, no one
should feel anxious or scared to be
outside.
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PEACEPLAYERS UNITED STATES STORYBOOK
Let me tell you how… how one little
detail can affect the nature of an
environment.
How a 16-year-old in love with the game
of basketball, whose life was cut short
due to gun violence, can trigger a change
in a community,
How gun violence and gang violence can
bring PeacePlayers into a neighborhood
like Brownsville,
Bringing the community together and
helping people become leaders is what
PeacePlayers is known to do,
How they can prevent situations like his
just over a game where we score a ball
into a net,
How it comes to show that what we
say and do makes a difference in other
people’s lives.
We advocate for PeacePlayers. This is our
home.