Interrupting Violence
One Man's Journey to Heal the Streets and Redeem Himself
Cobe Williams & Josh Gryniewicz
Interrupting Violence
One Man's Journey to Heal the Streets and Redeem Himself
Cobe Williams & Josh Gryniewicz
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Part memoir and part call to action, Interrupting Violence is a blueprint for cities across America looking for a new way to address community violence.
Cobe Williams 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 The Interrupters and People, Vice, Ebony, and The New Yorker. He received a standing ovation at his TEDx event. He serves as a community ambassador for basketball star Joakim Noah's Foundation. Cobe earned a BA at Northeastern Illinois University and is pursuing a Master's in social work. He lives in a Chicago suburb with his wife, Andrea, and their four children.
Josh Gryniewicz is an author, storyteller, comic book writer, and health communicator. He was a contributing author to Beyond Suppression: Global Perspectives on Youth Violence and Crime & Society and a regular columnist with PopMatters. 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.