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“They were mothers and fathers. They were brothers and sisters, cousins, coworkers, colleagues and friends. They are Birmingham.”
-Mayor Randall Woodfin on homicide victims killed last year, whose names were read in a video posted on the city’s social media, according to a Dec. 30 story in The Birmingham Times.
“They’re living as if they don’t care if they die. And that’s an equally dangerous mindset.”
-Carrmone Owens, founder of 2nd Chance Lifesavers, a Birmingham-based organization, on the mental health issues of many Black men in violent situations, according to an AL.com story which appeared in The Birmingham Times on Dec. 30.
