If you go
› What: Unity Group meeting› When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday› Where: Eastdale Village Community United Methodist Church, 1403 Tunnel Blvd.
Sadness burned inside the Rev. Charlotte S. Williams as she listened to hundreds of reports of black people killed by police and killed by other blacks. Then she saw the online shooting of 23-year-old Korryn Gaines in Baltimore. Williams said she understood Gaines’ frustration and felt compelled to help other young people.
Her solution includes asking principals for more arts and cultural programs in schools to curtail violence.
“Having the arts in schools will encourage [youth] to find other positive outlets to make the world a better place,” said Williams, pastor of the Eastdale Village Community United Methodist Church and Unity Group co-chairperson.
The group will host a meeting of local dancers, singers and poets at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Eastdale Village Community Church, and it’s inviting principals and elected officials to attend.