Calling a Ceasefire in Our US City
Erricka Bridgeford called a Baltimore ceasefire but could it go 72 hours without killing?
Erricka Bridgeford has lived in Baltimore all her life. Once a city that thrived on community spirit things started changing when she was young and over the years Erricka has lost many friends and members of her family to gun violence. Now a mediator Erricka is the driving force behind the Baltimore Ceasefire 365 movement but can a city scarred by violence go a whole weekend without anyone being killed? (News archive from WJZ)
Image: Erricka Bridgeford
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