In 2018, Philadelphia’s homicide rate was the highest in over a decade. There were 1,376 shootings and 351 murders. Fatal shootings have already increased by 7.41% from last year. Of the 130 victims thus far, 108 were Black. The City of Philadelphia has declared violence a public health crisis. Our political, religious, community leaders, and law enforcement have all called for a cease-fire to halt city shootings. Communities gather for candlelight vigils to mourn the loss and support the family and friends of the murder victims. They call for the violence to end; they pledge to keep the memories of the deceased alive, they memorialize the murder scenes with candles, teddy bears, sneakers, and flowers – And repeat!
Stanley Crawford, organizer, and president of The Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia became the surviving parent of a homicide victim, when his son, William Aboaje Samir Crawford was murdered on the streets of Philadelphia. Determined not to allow grief to paralyze him, Stanley presented a call-to-action for Philadelphia’s Black men. His crowdsourcing efforts yielded a coalition of 50 African American males, whose community leadership and activism span decades and is multi-generational. These men bring various levels of expertise and diverse experiences. Faith-based organizations, social service organizations, law enforcement, community leaders and other community stakeholders make up the membership of B.M.C.C.P.
Our VALUES – We Will Lead By Example
Our conduct and rules of engagement will exemplify the love and respect we have for our communities and ourselves.
To transform hotspots in Philadelphia neighborhoods into peaceful, clean and safe environments for the women, children, and senior citizens to live. We will facilitate collaborative partnerships between community stakeholders, law enforcement, religious and political leadership to foster strong community engagement and reduce violence in targeted areas of the city. We will provide supportive services to assist and empower B.M.C.C.P. Community Partners to maintain continued safety and security within the neighborhood. B.M.C.C.P. will utilize various methods of assessments, including internal and external crowdsourcing in order to make necessary adjustments required to improve its success rate and maintain stability within its service communities.
Recognizing the socioeconomic challenges and complexities of our neighborhoods, B.M.C.C.P. has established five committees to implement the following strategies that will stabilize ten identified “hotspots,” or high-crime targeted areas of the city by engaging 500 Black Men as Community Partners of B.M.C.C.P.
THE BLACK MALE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA TRUSTED SERVANTS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY Community Vision Project Concept The concept for the Community Vision Project is to create a virtual video media campaign that will produce provocative and substantive videos from people of African decent. This is an opportunity to create
PLEDGE OF VALUES I Pledge to join together as a family, community and race. I Pledge to be responsible for our collective future. I Pledge to build our communities together and solve any problems as a group. I Pledge that our community will build and profit from its own businesses.
Dear Community Stakeholders, This letter is a formal invitation to our “Boots on the Ground” 1st 90-day report and recommendations forum of the Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia. The forum will take place Thursday, September 12, 2019, Time 6:00pm at Triumph Baptist Church, Located at Germantown and Huntington Park
PRESS RELEASE: THE BLACK MALE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES MAJOR AFRICAN AMERICAN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO PHILADELPHIA “THE BLACK FOLKS PLAN” A MULTI-BIILION GRASSROOTS INITIATIVE On Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 12:00 noon at the Guardian Civic League, 1516 W. Girard Ave. BMCCP in conjunction with The Friends of the
BOOTS ON THE GROUND COMMUNITY OUTREACH CAMPAIGN “Unity in The Community Traveling Family Fair” Project Consensus The consensus from the BMCCP membership, the associated organizations, and the community is that the “Boots on The Ground” outreach campaign is necessary. The program has made incredible gains and accomplishments in a short
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT BOND PETITION DRIVE: CONCEPT: The concept for the petition drive is to command support from Philadelphia City Council to vote in favor of the Human Capital Investment Bond as a question on the ballot in the upcoming election. METHOD: The petition drive will focus on nine-key Councilmanic
