This documentary was produced by gunshot survivor Oronde McClain while participating as a community reporter in the Credible Messenger Reporting Project at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. The professional reporting parter was Cherri Gregg and the video producer was Brett Williams. Read More
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: The new Vital Statistics Dashboard from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health indicates that homicide has been the leading cause of potential years of life lost among Black male residents through 2019. The related press release says homicide has been the leading killer of young Black men since 2012.
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Participants in “Numb to Normalcy,” a short documentary produced with support from our Credible Messenger Reporting Project, gathered for a photo following a screening in West Philadelphia late last year.
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Professional partner P.O.C. of Revive Media, seen at left above, sat down recently to share her thoughts behind the making of “Numb to Normalcy,” one of several mini-documentaries produced during the first round of the Credible Messenger Reporting Project last year. The interview was conducted by our Community Engagement Manager Maxayn Gooden, who first joined our organization last year while producing her own project as a Credible Messenger community journalist.
Professional partner P.O.C. of Revive Media sat down recently to share her thoughts behind the making of “Numb to Normalcy,” one of several mini-documentaries produced during the first round of the Credible Messenger Reporting Project last year.
The interview was conducted by our Community Engagement Manager Maxayn Gooden, who first joined our organization last year while producing her own project as a Credible Messenger community journalist in our program.
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Hot spots by street block are highlighted in this map of Philadelphia shooting victims. Clicking on “All Years” at top-right on “Mapping Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Crisis” now displays nearly 10,000 nonfatal shootings and more than 2,400 fatal shootings recorded since January 1, 2015. [Philadelphia Office of the Controller]