News 14 Carolina's Becky Bereiter has more on the message marchers were sending to local gang members.
GREENSBORO -- Through faith and through song, every step those with the “Stop It" campaign made Saturday sent a message to the gangs in their community.
"We're against the enemy," said march participant Timeka McKoy. "We're stopping gang violence and any type of violence that's taking place here in Greensboro and that's what this march is all about."
“That people care, you are somebody and everything that God made, He said is good and that is what we are trying to do. Those that are lost and don't think that anybody loves them, we want to let them know that we love them and God love's them too," said fellow march participant Benjamin Harris.
The “Stop It" campaign seeks to reach out to gang members and give them the tools they need so they can stop being a problem and start being part of the solution.
The “Stop It" campaign seeks to reach out to gang members and give them the tools they need so they can stop being a problem and start being part of the solution.
The march was followed by a concert featuring Christian acts with a twist.
The nationally known artists headling, like MC Righteous, deliver their message via hip-hop, hoping someone in need of help will be more likely to respond because these men have been in their shoes.
“I came out of foster care 21 years and I was also a gang leader from the streets of Virginia. I had to make a decision and I said I couldn’t do that anymore and so on October 19, 1987 I changed my life completely and now I'm a difference maker," said Righteous.