Episode 31 - Gentlemen And Not Gangsters - Bishop Marcus Campbell

Bishop Marcus Campbell has a powerful personal story and his group Gentlemen And Not Gangsters does some of the most important work in Nashville. GANG is a youth diversion program that combats youth violence by changing lives. You're going to want to listen to what Bishop Campbell has to say. After you listen, please join me in supporting his work. Contact: mt.carmelmbcnashville@gmail.com or 615-636-0012 Topics by minute: 2:20 - Bishop Marcus Campbell's personal background 5:46 - Experience in a gang 7:10 - Transformative experience 12:30 - His mentors 13:33 - Starting GANG and the work they do 16:55 - Role of parental involvement 21:10 - What is the weekly program like? 24:32 - College tours 25:40 - How many kids have gone through the program? 27:15 - What factors make rehabilitation more possible? 29:00 - Rearrest rate of GANG graduates 30:50 - Success stories (and summer camp story) 34:20 - Story of kids who slipped through the cracks 37:00 - How have you seen the scale of the youth violence problem change? 41:50 - Have you applied for grant funding from the city? 44:45 - Documenting to become an "evidence-based" organization 48:20 - Reaction to the murder of Kyle Yorlets 51:36 - Visiting the detention center 54:25 - How can listeners support GANG? Nashville Sounding Board is a podcast dedicated to discussing social and political issues affecting Middle Tennessee. NSB is produced by Benjamin Eagles. Views expressed by Benjamin Eagles in this podcast and on social media are his alone and do not reflect the views of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Music by Craig Turner and Joe Halberstadt

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This episode was published on Mar 28, 2019.

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