Peace Video
"JAHMOL’S VISION FOR YOUTH PEACE” Video
City Mission Society produced the film "Jahmol's Vision for Youth Peace" and continues to offer public speaking training to youth who wish to follow in the legacy of Jahmol Norfleet.
Jahmol was 20 when was shot to death outside his Roxbury home on November 28, 2006. Jahmol was exceptionally charismatic, and in the year prior to his murder he led a peace movement among the youth of Boston. Mayor Thomas Menino hailed Jahmol Norfleet as an important architect of the gang truce that prevailed the summer before he died.
The film follows a group of Norfleet’s friends in their efforts to carry through on his commitment to peace, including their participation in Peace Workshops throughout the city and meetings with prominent area residents including Deborah Prothrow-Stith from the Harvard School of Public Health, Ambassador Charles Stith, and Professor Charles Ogletree from Harvard Law School. But the video really belongs to the youth themselves, as it movingly traces their development from a state of mourning to becoming powerful advocates for the reduction of youth handgun violence.
The film was produced and directed by Tony Bennis and filmed and edited by Mike King. The executive producers are City Mission Society and a group of local pastors, including Rev. Miniard Culpepper of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Jahmol Norfleet’s pastor.
Host a Showing of the Video
To host a showing of “Jahmol’s Vision for Youth Peace,” contact Rev. Annie L. Belmer at 617-742-6830 x202 or email Rev. Annie.
To support the City Mission Society in its efforts to distribute the film as widely as possible, go to the Donate page of this website.
USA Today Cover Story on Jahmol Norfleet.
