Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast.

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys.

Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

004: City Leads - Creating Peace from Within

Episode 005: Investing Wisely In Public Safety

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast.

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys.

This episode is a recent conversation between Principal of Philanthropy Unbound, Renee Joslyn and our executive director, Anthony Smith. Tune in as they look back of the first 10 years of their organizations, share perspective on black philanthropy and speak to the future of collective impact in this work.

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Episode 006: Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month

Episode 007: Founders Conversation

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys.

This episode is a recent conversation between Monica Brown, one of our dedicated staff members and our executive director, Anthony Smith. Tune in as they discuss Monica's journey, triumphs and the importance of donorship and why you should be a donor.

For more information about becoming a donor, visit
https://donatelifeky.org/
https://www.donatelife.net/ 

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Episode 008: The Importance of Being A Donor

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys.

As we know, summer is a time where  the weather heats up, so do activity in our streets. As community violence across the country intensifies, we have to look at how it's being handled in different cities. In this conversation we talk with Courtney S. from Baton Rouge, Arnitta H. from Milwaukee, WI, and John Bush of Savannah, GA to look at how they are tackling the summer uptick in their cities. Enjoy this great conversation as we talk through solutions and points of hope that bring us together.

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Episode 009: Summer Strategies

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys.

This episode is two recent conversations with Jada and Janel, two experts in mental health. With the release of our resource "Preventing Black Male Suicide: A Roadmap to Action," we wanted to connect it to real people who are entrenched in our work. Check out these great conversations and our latest release.

https://mailchi.mp/citiesunited/preventingblackmalesuicides

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Episode 010: Mental Health Awareness

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. 

On today’s episode, we’re sharing two conversations around summer programming that impacts lives of young black boys, with guest Dr. Adren Wilson of the Obama Foundation and Michael-Sean Spence of Everytown For Gun Safety. In both of our conversations, we highlight organizations who spearheaded programs that understand the importance of getting resources to the ground.

Check out these great conversations and our website.
citiesunited.org 

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Episode 011: Getting Funds to the Ground

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. 

Today, we talk with Brandon J. Johnson for Black Youth Suicide Prevention Week. Brandon is a national advocate for young people living full lives and Black Youth Suicide Prevention Week is a week that equips young people and their families to do just that.  With the release of our resource "Preventing Black Male Suicide: A Roadmap to Action," we wanted to connect it to real people who are entrenched in our work. 

Check out this great conversations, the Black Mental Wellness Lounge and our latest release. 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCebATdInxniQlf12aJtmDpA

https://mailchi.mp/citiesunited/preventingblackmalesuicides 

Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Episode 012: Black Youth Suicide Prevention Week

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast.  
Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. 

On today’s episode, you’ll hear from six key stakeholders from throughout our network from diverse backgrounds from all across the country. They will help us examine the current state of our country 
as we deal with a global pandemic and the uprising in the fight for justice for black lives, at the loss of life of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade and the countless names of so many others lost to police violence and community violence. 

This conversation will not only help us get grounded in what’s going on today but also give us a path forward to some key solutions, key policy suggestions but also where we can find hope and light in this work. 

Let’s get to know Jamira, Jailen, Tonya, Ricky, Chasity and Melron. Let’s understand who they are, where they are and why they do it.

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001: Where Are We Now And Where Do We Go From Here?

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast.  
Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. 

On today’s episode, you’ll hear from two organizers who bring different perspectives to the work of reimagining public safety. Elle Hearns (@soulfreedreams) is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Currently leading the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, Elle has committed her life to fighting for the rights of trans-people. Quaniqua Cathan-Love (@Kew2_u)is the Director of Planning and Programming for Cities United and gives an organization understanding of how to better approach the conversation of public safety and tools we can use.

This conversation will give us perspective on their lenses of what Public Safety is and what it could look like in the future. 

Let’s get to know Elle and Quaniqua. Let’s understand who they are, where they are and why they do it.

For more information on the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, visit MarshaP.org
To stay up to date on the happenings of Cities United, visit CitiesUnited.org and subscribe to our newsletter. 

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Reimagining Public Safety

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast.

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys.

On today’s episode, we talk to politician and organizer Rep. Charles Booker. Rep. Booker is an organizer, activist and advocate for the next generation of wave-makers and establishment challengers.  Noting his races for the Kentucky House of Representatives and US Senate, we discuss the importance the partnership of grassroots organizers and elected officials to push this work forward.

For more information on the Hood To Holler, visit https://hoodtotheholler.org/
To stay up to date on the happenings of Cities United, visit CitiesUnited.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

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003: Black History Makers (w. Rep. Charles Booker)

Cities United supports a national network of mayors who are committed to reducing the epidemic of homicides and shootings among young Black men and boy ages 14 to 24 by 50%.

On our podcast we'll explore the different voices that support, uplift and engage our mission within our network. Addressing different challenges and successes that are a result of creating safe, healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for black men and boys.

That’s why our podcast's sponsor, Levi Strauss & Co. has pledged its support for gun violence prevention through providing philanthropic grants to nonprofits and youth activists working to end gun violence through their Safer Tomorrow Fund. By elevating the stories of young people and grassroots programs implementing successful interventions like Cities United, LS&Co. aims to further the Safer Tomorrow Fund’s goal of countering the gun violence epidemic in this country and making communities around the nation safer.

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