Leave A Message

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. Today, we talk with Brandon J. Johnson for Black Youth Suicide Prevention Week. Brandon is a national advocate for young people living full lives and Black Youth Suicide Prevention Week is a week that equips young people and their families to do just that. With the release of our resource "Preventing Black Male Suicide: A Roadmap to Action," we wanted to connect it to real people who are entrenched in our work. Check out this great conversations, the Black Mental Wellness Lounge and our latest release. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCebATdInxniQlf12aJtmDpA https://mailchi.mp/citiesunited/preventingblackmalesuicides Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. On today's episode, we're sharing two conversations around summer programming that impacts lives of young black boys, with guest Dr. Adren Wilson of the Obama Foundation and Michael-Sean Spence of Everytown For Gun Safety. In both of our conversations, we highlight organizations who spearheaded programs that understand the importance of getting resources to the ground. Check out these great conversations and our website. citiesunited.org Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. This episode is two recent conversations with Jada and Janel, two experts in mental health. With the release of our resource "Preventing Black Male Suicide: A Roadmap to Action," we wanted to connect it to real people who are entrenched in our work. Check out these great conversations and our latest release. https://mailchi.mp/citiesunited/preventingblackmalesuicides Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. As we know, summer is a time where the weather heats up, so do activity in our streets. As community violence across the country intensifies, we have to look at how it's being handled in different cities. In this conversation we talk with Courtney S. from Baton Rouge, Arnitta H. from Milwaukee, WI, and John Bush of Savannah, GA to look at how they are tackling the summer uptick in their cities. Enjoy this great conversation as we talk through solutions and points of hope that bring us together. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. This episode is a recent conversation between Monica Brown, one of our dedicated staff members and our executive director, Anthony Smith. Tune in as they discuss Monica's journey, triumphs and the importance of donorship and why you should be a donor. For more information about becoming a donor, visit https://donatelifeky.org/ https://www.donatelife.net/ Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast. Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast. Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. This episode is a recent conversation between Principal of Philanthropy Unbound, Renee Joslyn and our executive director, Anthony Smith. Tune in as they look back of the first 10 years of their organizations, share perspective on black philanthropy and speak to the future of collective impact in this work. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast. Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast. Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast. Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. On today’s episode, we talk to politician and organizer Rep. Charles Booker. Rep. Booker is an organizer, activist and advocate for the next generation of wave-makers and establishment challengers. Noting his races for the Kentucky House of Representatives and US Senate, we discuss the importance the partnership of grassroots organizers and elected officials to push this work forward. For more information on the Hood To Holler, visit https://hoodtotheholler.org/ To stay up to date on the happenings of Cities United, visit CitiesUnited.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast. Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. On today’s episode, you’ll hear from two organizers who bring different perspectives to the work of reimagining public safety. Elle Hearns (@soulfreedreams) is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Currently leading the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, Elle has committed her life to fighting for the rights of trans-people. Quaniqua Cathan-Love (@Kew2_u)is the Director of Planning and Programming for Cities United and gives an organization understanding of how to better approach the conversation of public safety and tools we can use. This conversation will give us perspective on their lenses of what Public Safety is and what it could look like in the future. Let’s get to know Elle and Quaniqua. Let’s understand who they are, where they are and why they do it. For more information on the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, visit MarshaP.org To stay up to date on the happenings of Cities United, visit CitiesUnited.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

Welcome to The Journey Continues, a Cities United Podcast. Cities United is a national network that supports Mayors, Community leaders and young leaders from all across the country who are all committed to creating safe healthy and hopeful neighborhoods for young black men and boys. On today’s episode, you’ll hear from six key stakeholders from throughout our network from diverse backgrounds from all across the country. They will help us examine the current state of our country as we deal with a global pandemic and the uprising in the fight for justice for black lives, at the loss of life of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade and the countless names of so many others lost to police violence and community violence. This conversation will not only help us get grounded in what’s going on today but also give us a path forward to some key solutions, key policy suggestions but also where we can find hope and light in this work. Let’s get to know Jamira, Jailen, Tonya, Ricky, Chasity and Melron. Let’s understand who they are, where they are and why they do it. Sponsored by Levi Strauss & Co.

I'm in Seattle at a BEAUTIFUL hotel, not on vacation, but engaging leaders from around the country who do great work in reducing gun violence in the African American community, specifically with young men and boys. The man who made all of this happen, Anthony Smith, CEO of Cities United, has done some incredible work in leading our efforts and creating space for young people to share their version of the narrative. We took a chance to break away from dinners, meetings and being tourists to have a conversation about the work that we're doing collaboratively and individually. Enjoy!