NAACP Writes Letter To End Some Violence

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NAACP issues open letter to end violent crime in Chattanooga
Posted: Apr 15, 2013
By Matt Barbour

CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) -- As the new administration takes office, members of the local NAACP are calling for an end to the violence in Chattanooga. They are asking the community, schools, even the media, to take part.

The Chattanooga Hamilton-County NAACP chapter has a new president this year. James Mapp is a familiar face. He is a past president and has been involved with the organization for the past 26 years. He was at the forefront of de-segregating the schools in Hamilton County.

"We felt that it was our responsibility to ask to cease some of the killings and end some of the violence," says James Mapp.

NAACP president James Mapp issued an open letter, making "a broad call to the African American community to cease the killing" and that what is labeled as "black on black crime" is too prevalent.

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Mr. Mapp said, "We felt that it was our responsibility to ask to cease some of the killings and end some of the violence...."

Which killings and which violence does Mr. Mapp, and the NAACP, want to end?

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I didn’t see the part where the NAACP encouraged fathers to take responsibility for raising the children they helped make.

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I didn’t see the part where the NAACP encouraged fathers to take responsibility for raising the children they helped make.

Correct, neither did I.

I did not also see any mention of claiming responsibility with a community's response to the violence that directly effects that community. I read a lot of 'They,' but not any of 'Us."

[JC]

Which killings and which violence does Mr. Mapp, and the NAACP, want to end?

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"what is labeled as "black on black crime"

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I didn�t see the part where the NAACP encouraged fathers to take responsibility for raising the children they helped make.

Right on. Been preaching that for years brought it up one here, was chastised, told you can't blame it on the parents...Really? Maybe the poster just meant the white ones