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Bishop Tony Russell Reacts To Weekend Shootings

This weekend’s outbreak of violence in Detroit is on everyone’s minds with 16 shot, including seven dead.

WDET wants to know what each individual in the area is willing to do th change the equation.

We’re talking with newsmakers, change-makers, and area residents all this week to find out what they’ll do to make a difference.

WDET's Jerome Vaughn talked with Bishop Tony Russell about the violence. Russell is the founder of the Man Network and the founder and CEO of the Detroit Community Initiative. Much of the work he does is in the Osborne neighborhood on the city’s east side.

…higher life.

Bishop Tony Russell is founder of the Man Network and the Detroit Community Initiative.