The Craig Fahle Show

Violence In Detroit

Everyday we see signs that Detroit is changing and coming back to life...and then we read the headline about a deadly bout of shootings over the weekend. If you believe in Detroit and want to see it flourish, are you willing to take action to stop the killing cycle? What are you willing to do yourself to make Detroit a safer, stronger city?

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Guest Yusef Shakur is an author and activist who, at age 13, co-founded Zone 8, one of Detroit's most notorious street gangs. Since being charged with a nine-year sentence for a crime he did not commit, Shakur has returned to Detroit as a mentor and community organizer. He talks to Craig about what he thinks can be done in Detroit.

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