To solve the problem, change the language, said Dennis Muhammad, a long-time student F.O.I captain in the Nation of Islam and founder of ENOTA (Educating Neighborhoods to Obey Those in Authority) Project, Inc.. ENOTA works to improve relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It also works to empower men to protect their own communities through the Peacekeepers Program.
“It’s different when you begin to use language in a way that builds instead of adding to the negativity of the very word,” he said. “When we start using language that is positive, then we can achieve that peace but we can’t stop violence. Peace is achievable, obtainable and sustainable,” added Dennis Muhammad.
Attorney Opio Sokoni of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Jacksonville said the various layers of violence spans from school yards to jailhouses. “It’s rooted in a culture that says ‘we love violence,’ and it is spread in music and entertainment with no end in sight,” he told The Final Call. Total change on all levels is needed, said Atty. Sokoni.
“It has to be a … change in a culture for a culture to be able to go from being violent, bloodthirsty to more peaceful, more serene, and thinking about alternatives on how to deal with issues,” he added.
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