{"product_id":"interrupting-violence-one-mans-journey-to-heal-the-streets-and-redeem-himself-9781538166871","title":"Interrupting Violence: One Man's Journey to Heal the Streets and Redeem Himself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart memoir and part call to action, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterrupting Violence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a blueprint for cities across America looking for a new way to address community violence. Readers will be energized by the book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e calls a \"heartfelt, authentic guide for combatting community violence.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over a decade, Cobe Williams has been a violence interrupter, a highly trained conflict resolution expert working to stop the killing. Alongside thousands of workers across the country, many of whom he trained, Cobe intervenes in street conflicts before they result in murder. \u003ci\u003eInterrupting Violence\u003c\/i\u003e follows his evolution from gang leader to vanguard of a social justice movement. More than a memoir, Interrupting Violence spans three generations of trauma to portray a radically optimistic vision for addressing urban violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into the notorious Black Disciples, Cobe became a drug dealer, hustler, and shot-caller. His father, an influential gang member, was murdered before Cobe turned eleven. Five men, his father's so-called friends, beat him to death in the lobby of a public housing project. Cobe spent years seeking answers about what happened that night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Cobe rose through the ranks of the Black Disciples--at one time commanding over one hundred men throughout the city while still in high school--a gang war turned his world upside down. Its escalation overshadowed his ascent. Stoked by police, who fanned the conflict's flames, the war would engulf Cobe's friends and family, nearly costing him his life. Ultimately, Cobe would end up behind bars for attempted murder, a crime he didn't commit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterrupting Violence\u003c\/i\u003e follows Cobe as he undertakes his redemption journey, offering new hope for the nation's most violent communities. As the country wrestles with the inequities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic and the complex intersections of urban violence, racial injustice, police brutality, and poverty in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, this book provides an inspiring blueprint. Cobe's story demonstrates how the country can resolve the issues plaguing our inner cities, taking readers into an often misunderstood and misrepresented aspect of the Black experience in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCobe Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of National Programs for Cure Violence Global (CVG), where he trained over five thousand workers in violence prevention. He appeared in the film \u003ci\u003eThe Interrupters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vice, Ebony, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He received a standing ovation at his TEDx event. He serves as a community ambassador for basketball star Joakim Noah's Foundation. He is a first-time author, with a BA from Northeastern Illinois University and is pursuing a masters in social work. He currently lives in Chicago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Gryniewicz\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, storyteller, comic book writer, and health communicator. He was a contributing author to \u003ci\u003eBeyond Suppression: Global Perspectives on Youth Violence \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e and a regular columnist with \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2018, he founded Odd Duck, a storytelling for social change communication consultancy, which has advised over fifty violence prevention programs throughout the country. He is the former communication director for Cure Violence. He currently lives in Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50590688772370,"sku":"9781538166871","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c2740d4-730f-4d37-a12c-b43a6db2dd02.jpg?v=1732080552","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/interrupting-violence-one-mans-journey-to-heal-the-streets-and-redeem-himself-9781538166871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}