Q&A: Rev Jeffrey Brown

By Ian Britton2017-06-21T00:00:00

Rev Jeffrey Brown is a Baptist minister in Boston and president of Rebuilding Every Community Around Peace (RECAP), a US organisation seeking to reduce gang violence. Ian Britton spoke to Rev Brown about his story

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