Boston Black fathers, clergy to call for summer of peace

Peacemakers are being urged to gather at the Ella J. Baker House at 3 p.m. Sunday to curb violence as the summer approaches.

The Rev. Eugene Rivers, clergy and area Black fathers will join in issuing a national Father’s Day call for 1,000 churches across the country to put boots on the ground for a Summer of Peace.

“We’re challenging Black fathers and men to teach our children how to keep away from violence,” Rivers said, “and the importance of working with the police.”

Rivers called the Boston Police Department “one of the best in the country,” adding there’s always room for improvement, but curbing violence must be the focus.

It starts, he added, on Washington Street at the Ella J. Baker House.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3cYFNXF