A group of Cincinnati teens is finding solutions for safer interactions with police officers after sharing their experiences and concerns during this month’s Urban Champions Youth Summit with the Urban League.
The message at the summit was clear: “Lead the way, don’t get led away.” One powerful moment featured a youth-led panel discussing how to handle encounters with police, where teens expressed their fears.
“They don’t know how to deal with police, because the stories they hear, or like what they witness, puts fear in them,” said Kriscia Potts, an Urban Champion teen…