A Warning And A Story Of Hope: No COLORS Provides Solutions To America's Nightmare Of Gangs And Youth Violence

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  No COLORS: 100 Ways to Stop Gangs from Taking Away Our Communities (Morgan James Publishing, February 2012, $19.95, Paperback), one of the most relevant nonfiction books of the year, responds to the youth violence crisis now threatening the fabric of America.  Through significant research and first-hand experiences, authors Bobby Kipper and Bud Ramey are able to present community solutions that are proven to work.

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The FBI 's October 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment reports a shocking 40% increase in U.S. gang membership in just the last two years.  With over 1.4 million gang members in America, the report shows that gangs are no longer confined to urban areas.  "It's here now.  It's lethal.  It's an epidemic.  Gangs are spreading to the quiet suburbs, gated communities, small towns…," Ramey and Kipper note.

No COLORS is a warning.

"This is much more than a melancholy episode in the growth of communities.  It's all on the line here for your hometown and police cannot handle it alone." 

No COLORS is ultimately a story of hope.

Community leaders, parents, business leaders, civic groups, the faith community find here a guide to what is working across the U.S. and abroad.  Kipper and Ramey provide optimism to a situation that seemingly grows more hopeless daily.

They dispel common myths – that members can never leave a gang, that all kids in gangs are violent offenders, and that only police can solve the problem. It is essential to reconnect high-risk youth to their schools, families, communities and ultimately, their futures.   The authors want readers to understand that "We can't win this with arrests."