violence prevention

While Awaiting Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision, Parole Board Denies Cosby’s Early Release

Stacy M. Brown NNPA, Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJune 4, 2021

“The news that the Pennsylvania State Parole Board has denied parole is not a surprise to Mr. Cosby, his family, his friends, and his legal team,” Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt said in a statement. “It was brought to our attention by Mr. Cosby that over the past months, members of the PA State Parole Board had met with him and empathically stated, ‘if he did not participate in SVP courses that his parole would be denied,’” Wyatt continued.

Op-Ed Opinion

Requiem for a Warrior, Lawrence “Larry” Aubry – A Champion of the People

George J. McKenna IIIMay 21, 2020

On May 16, 2020, Larry Aubry passed away, and left a legacy that few can equal, but to which many should aspire. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in the time of southern segregation and came to Los Angeles at an early age, attending Jefferson High School.

Sports

Up2Us Sports Holds Panel on Youth Violence Prevention

Shannen Hill, Contributing WriterOctober 1, 2015

Youth sports development organization talks with coaches on ways to prevent youth violence and trauma. The nationwide leader in sports-based youth development, Up2Us Sports, brought 80 youth coaches together as the CEO and founder led a panel discussion on ways to prevent violence in youth through using sports to end out a four-day training on Tuesday Sept. 22. As coaches of kids who may deal with trauma and violence in their neighborhoods, Up2Us felt it important to bring panelists, including the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development Anne Tremblay, Sports Program Lead for Sherriff’s Youth