by Raymond Jetson | Aug 23, 2023 | Perspective
Eight minutes and 46 seconds. Rarely has so much transpired in so little time.None of the actors in this tragedy could begin to comprehend the impact of the moment. Not the police officer pressing his knee into something that could not have been human to him. Not the...
by Raymond Jetson | Aug 22, 2023 | Perspective
A call to action from an Encore Public Voices FellowJust a few weeks ago, 24 African-American teenage boys from a local high school in my Baton Rouge, La. community were recommended for suspension. Their crime: participating in a “fight club.” They were not involved...
by Raymond Jetson | Aug 21, 2023 | Perspective
"To advise and support the police chief in another effort to improve community-police relations and boost law enforcement transparency."Last week, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Chief Murphy Paul announced a plan to establish an advisory council to the...
by Raymond Jetson | Aug 19, 2023 | Perspective
An effort to form a band of 1,000 mentors in Baton Rouge got underway Saturday with a program focused on training people to better understand issues faced by young black men and finding ways to help them succeed. About 400 people who will be part of...
