A new book called "You Got To Be of the People: Peacekeepers at the Heart of Public Safety in Louisville" is bringing together the first-person stories of twelve Louisvillians working to interrupt cycles of violence in their own communities.

The project is a collaboration between the Louisville Story Program and Cities United and features people with deep personal ties to the work of violence prevention sharing what it really takes to keep communities safe.

LPM's Ayisha Jaffer spoke with Anthony Smith, Executive Director of Cities United about the project.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Ayisha Jaffer: What was the inspiration for this project, and how did the idea take shape into a book?

Anthony Smith: Yeah, so this came about a while ago. I was working in the

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