October 07, 2025

Mother To Son: Mothers Talk to Your Sons About Gun Violence

The Langston Hughes poem Mother to Son inspired the title of the group founded by Veronica Rountree, better known as Mama Love. Due to the experience of gun violence in her personal life, Mama Love created Mother to Son: Mothers Talk to Your Sons About Gun Violence. She spoke with Richard Sleeper and Jacob Boston about her work, her personal story, and how basketball has been used to create neighborhood relationships.

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