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Macon Community News

The Macon Newsroom

Macon Community News

The Macon Newsroom

Peacing Together: Raider Advisement

Amyre Makupson November 1, 2019

The cost of youth violence doesn't always equate to injury or death. Sometimes, choosing violence results in the loss of an education and a chance of making a decent living in adulthood. A person...

CCJ hosted On the Table in 2018 at the Buck Melton Center.

Peacing Together to discuss solutions to youth violence at On the Table

Sonya Green October 21, 2019

It has been a little more than a month since the launch of Peacing Together, a reporting project about solutions to youth violence that includes the Center for Collaborative Journalism, The Telegraph, Georgia...

‘Girls can be angry.’ New council working to help Bibb County girls stay out of trouble

Joe Kovac Jr. October 17, 2019

An effort to address the needs of at-risk girls in Macon and put them on the right path is modeling itself after a successful program in Florida. The recently formed Girls Coordinating Council launched...

Peacing Together: Youth Voices on Violence

Sonya Green October 11, 2019

It's not always easy to find young people to talk about the violence they've seen, or even violence they've participated in. Girl #1: There are too many young people that are being killed by someone...

Peacing Together: Adult Readiness

Amyre Makupson October 3, 2019

Finishing high school, going to college and getting a job -- these things can seem out of reach if you don't have support and guidance. But at the Adult Readiness Program in Macon, young people are...

Peacing Together: Tonora Jones

Amyre Makupson September 26, 2019

"They shot my house up over 24 times. It was two shooters and a driver. [They] actually got out, stood in the yard, and shot my house up," said Jones. More than five of those bullets hit her daughter,...

Youth voices on living with violence everyday

Youth voices on living with violence everyday

Sonya Green September 20, 2019

On a recent school break, eight kids spent an hour talking about youth violence with the Center for Collaborative Journalism engagement reporter, Sonya Green. The youth talked about violence in their community...

Peacing Together: June O’Neal

Amyre Makupson September 20, 2019

When it comes to working with our youth, June O’Neal is on the front line helping some of the most at-risk students find the guidance and support they need with the help of a mentor. “I think a...

Peacing Together: Campus Clubs

Amyre Makupson September 19, 2019

If you’ve heard the saying ‘it takes a village to raise a child,’ then it may be a little easier to understand the goal of the Campus Clubs ministry. They’re a team of volunteers helping young...

Peacing Together: Ray Rover

Amyre Makupson September 18, 2019

“My name is Ray Rover and in my spare, off and extra time, I have a ministry called Street to Success.” Street to Success pairs children with mentors to help with school work, but also socialization. “We...

When and why are teens committing crimes?

When and why are teens committing crimes?

Chelsea Beimfohr, 13WMAZ Staff September 17, 2019

On Villa Avenue, things are fairly quiet outside Will Ferrier’s home. “I grew up where you never locked your door. You could leave your keys in your car,” he said. But that place wasn’t in...

Shaquavia Woodard pauses at the casket of her former classmate SharBora YanKita Shyrell Daniels before Daniels funeral in the auditorium of Central High School in Macon in 2012.

The Personal Stories Of Youth Violence In Macon

On Second Thought, Georgia Public Broadcasting September 17, 2019

This week GPB’s Macon bureau is embarking on a yearlong look at youth violence, including its causes and potential solutions. GPB Macon is just one of the local newsrooms tackling the issue, with their...

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