The Amsterdam News hosted the first of many planned virtual convenings for the Beyond the Barrel initiative.
hosted the first of many planned virtual convenings for the Beyond the Barrel initiative on Monday, Feb. 27. This discussion, titled “From Sorrow to Solutions,” explores gun violence in Black and brown communities—what folks here at the city’s oldest and largest Black newspaper deem a public health crisis.
“This convening is a landmark opportunity for journalists, academics, community leaders and members to come together and discuss how to end the scourge of gun violence in Black and brown communities,” saidinvestigative editor Damaso Reyes. “All too often, members of the media do not do the important [thing] of listening to those who are most affected and have the most insight into this issue. We hope to begin the process of changing this dynamic with this event.
The scope of the event expands outside New York City, with experts from all over the country, such aspublisher Denise Rolark Barnes and Hope and Heal Fund’s Refujio “Cuco” Rodriguez.was] doing, but also to bring the conversation to other markets,” said Barnes. “I think cities where our newspapers are located—Black-owned newspapers—are challenged with gun violence.
Across the country, Rodriguez serves as chief equity program officer for the Hope and Heal Fund in California. The state-backed organization emerged from a summit after the 2015 San Bernardino shooting and also tackles gun violence as a public health issue.
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