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What Young People Say about Their Lives

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Drugs, gangs, violence—high school students from Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Richmond, talk about the challenges they have faced and what changed their lives. Woodson and CNE National Violence-Free Zone Director Kwame Johnson comment.

Episode Segments

Stories of Success

National Violence-Free Zone Director Kwame Johnson describes the Violence-Free Zone, how it works and what it does for the school environment. He talks about what makes this approach to violence suppression different, and why this approach seems to work better with students. We then hear a success story from the Violence-Free Zone.

Stories of Hope

Kwame talks about what has made the Violence-Free Zone so successful, and how it is spreading across the country. We will also hear two more powerful testimonies from students on how the Violence-Free Zones changed their lives.

Looking Towards the Future

We hear from Sylvester Stewart, a High School Student from Milwaukee, who tells us how the Violence Free Zone transformed his life. Bob & Kwame react to his story, and talk about why transformation is possible for these children.

Friday • March 20

CST 9:11 | EST 10:11 | MST 8:11 | PST 7:11 | GMT 6:11

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