MAURISHA CLARK, REV. EILEEN SMITH, MAURICE TRENT, ANTHONY SMITH. (PHOTO BY MARLON MARTIN)
Only 1 homicide through first 8 months of the year
United we stand, divided we fall.
Anthony Smith is Executive Director of Cities United, a national movement that, for nearly 15 years, works to stop gun violence, particularly among Black men and Black boys. The Louisville, Kentucky-based organization works with mayors and organizations in more than 100 cities across the nation, “to create safe, healthy and hopeful communities,” according to its website.
From July 22-24, Cities United rolled into Pittsburgh for a stop on its “Leading the Way Tour,” and its host organization was the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace. Some of the tour was held at Center for Victims, on East Carson Street, South Side. The tour brought together many anti-violence organizations that originate on the South Side, but it also featured young, Black adults and teens, so they could see that there’s many more people fighting against gun violence than those in the streets who sometimes advocate for it…