LinkLinksOpinion Ronald Moten in District Dig: From Pandemic To Peace — Affecting social change in a time of crisis By Editor On Jan 27, 2021 Last updated Jan 27, 2021 268 Share The statistics make clear that Washington, D.C. experienced four-straight years of a decrease in murder, from 144 in 2008, to 88 in 2012. There were many reasons for this steady decline, including community organizations like my former anti-violence group the Peaceoholics. Our outreach workers and community influencers worked with youth in our troubled communities, schools, and rehabilitation centers to broker more than 40 truces and sent more than 160 troubled youth to college. 268 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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