Assembly Bill (AB) 526 sits on the desk of California’s Governor Jerry Brown. The bill, the first of its kind in the nation, would underscore the core principle that preventing violence and building communities that don’t produce violence requires the active involvement of all key community entities – law enforcement, schools, business, the faith community, […]
Going for the Gold
On a hot Monday in June, I again found myself at the Reclaiming Youth International Conference in the Black Hills of South Dakota serving as MC of the annual Spirit of Crazy Horse Awards Ceremony. The award honors those who have done outstanding work with children and youth through their practice, policy development, or research. […]
Editorial: From a Senseless Death to Hope
From The Herald-Monteray County Guest commentary 04/17/2010 Eleven-year-old Mynesha Crenshaw was making dinner when a spray of bullets pierced the window, killing her and wounding her sister. “There wasn’t even enough time for her to experience her first crush, learn how to drive or to go to the prom,” the San Bernardino Sun reported in […]
The Spirit of Crazy Horse
It has been a packed spring and early summer: numerous speeches on my book, Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America, including a speech for the Faith and Politics Institute in Congress, travel to California to help direct the 13-City Gang Prevention Network, and presentations at a variety of conferences. The […]
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