Roland Martin
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No Police. No National Guard. Black Communities in Newark Cut Violence by 70%.
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17:41Now PlayingNo Police. No National Guard. Black Communities in Newark Cut Violence by 70%.
Aqeela Sherrills, the architect behind Newark’s community-based public safety revolution, proves that true safety doesn’t come from police or the National Guard — it comes from people. Through credible messengers, trauma healing, and neighborhood ownership, Black communities in Newark cut violence by 70%. It’s not theory — it’s data, discipline, and power reclaimed from a system that never kept us safe.
🔥 Newark, once one of America’s most violent cities, cut homicides from 103 to 37.
🔥 No police surge, no National Guard — just community-led safety.
🔥 Credible messengers: ex-gang members and residents trained to deescalate conflict.
🔥 “Safety is not just the absence of violence — it’s the presence of well-being.”
🔥 A movement proving public safety can be liberated — and owned — by the people.
#RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #AqeelaSherrills #Newark #PublicSafety #LiberatedSafety #BlackCommunities #TraumaHealing #CredibleMessengers
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