Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Despite murder, Detroit 300 will continue their mission


Marcel Jackson, a 39 year old devoted father of six children, was ferociously gunned down by some coward who was inside of a downtown club beating on a woman. Jackson evicted the man, who returned at about 3:15 in the morning and gunned down Jackson outside of the club. Jackson was working as a bouncer at the downtown night club.

Senseless killings such as these are starting to mount in the City of Detroit. The Detroit 300, a non-profit organization committed to taking back the streets of this city, are still committed to their mission, which is summarized as follows:  Our sole focus is to help communities organize to eradicate crime by policing targeted areas and collectively pursuing individuals who wreak havoc, mayhem, and terror therein (eg., murder, shootings, rape, burglary, robbery, assault & battery, burning of dwellings and stripping of homes.

Something as senseless as this may cause some organizations to give up the fight. But not the Detroit 300. They are more motivated than ever, especially now that one of their own has been gunned down by one of the very cowardly punks that are trying to eradicate from these violent streets.

The membership in this group of citizens, community organizations and civic groups is continually growing. Raphael B. Johnson, who is one of the founding members along with Pulitzer Prize winner Angelo Henderson, and Minister Malik Shabaaz, won’t let this one incident deter from their mission. Citizens of this city are tired of the violence that seems to be growing by each hot summer day.

We at Live From Detroit implore the Detroit 300 to keep your mission in the forefront of everyone’s minds in this city. For those who would like to join the Detroit 300, please visit their website at http://www.thedetroit300.org/about.html

Live From Detroit Staff

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