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In the 2020 year, the annual Shooting For Peace event hosted by NBA Legends, took place in Chicago at Dunbar Vocational High School. It seems that every year this event improves and impacts more lives. All-Star weekend was held in Chicago, with a near freezing temperature, but that did not stop the NBRPA, Everfi, and […]

Former Raptor Jerome JYD Williams activates his motivational speaking skills to reach the 11th and 12th graders in Toronto Canada. Jerome is apart of the shooting for peace organization and wanted to let the children know at Jarvis Collegiate High School that education is important. In addition, he informed the students about the Shooting For

The Shooting For Peace program was invited to address the Sierra Vista Vista High School Black Student Union students that reside in Las Vegas, NV. The BSU is an organization at many schools on the West Coast have that addressed African American culture as well as community involvement. For this particular event, a high school counselor

We all have heard the typical phrase from our parents or guardians which goes something like this, “you need to go to school and get good grades, so you can in turn go to college and then get a good job!” Well the Shooting For Peace teamed up with the Access College event in Las

The month of October  2019 was a special month for Rwanda. This country in Africa is home to over 12 million people! Unfortunately, life is tough for the people of Rwanda as poverty rates are high. Jerome Williams, a Shooting For Peace and basketball ambassador, made it his duty to travel all the way to Rwanda

Professional Basketball Players Support the Shooting For Peace Initiative In Dallas The Shooting For Peace initiative was in full effect in the Dallas area. The legends in attendance were Jerome “Junk Yard Dog” Williams, NBRPA chapter president Willie Davis, Harlem Globetrotter, Eric “Broadway” Jones, DeShawn Stevenson and many more. You can read the entire story below,

Shooting For Peace Morals & Beliefs Impact the Dominican Republic In late August of 2018, SportsPower International brought 10 former NBA players to the Dominican Republic to share the love of Jesus through free clinics and exhibition games. It was a fantastic trip that included visiting two orphanages and hosting three clinics for kids in

The Shooting For Peace organization strikes again for All-Star Weekend 2019, which was hosted in Charlotte, NC. There is a great article shown below courtesy of Champions Basketball Network.       On behalf of Shooting For Peace, an event was held at Myers Park High School. It was here, Jerome, Nate “Tiny” Archibald, Eric

Jerome Williams, President of the NBRPA Las Vegas Chapter, and other basketball legends continues to give back to the community outside of a Shooting For Peace event. The event was covered by the Champions Basketball Network and an article can be seen below Jerome along with James “Hollywood” Robinson, Rushia Brown, and Carolyn Swords visited Touro University in