Cedric Hawkins, a violence mediator, says he is focusing on trying to make peace before things turn violent in his Chicago neighborhood.
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Cedric Hawkins doesn’t take his age lightly. At 44, he’s had nine relatives killed by gun violence. “Only one of my family members made it to be in his 40s,” Hawkins said. After growing up around gangs in Chicago and having served time in prison, Hawkins now works with the anti-gun violence group Chicago CRED in part as a violence mediator, trying to stop gun violence before it has the chance to start.
