License to Operate

In this episode of License to Operate, Peter Cunningham and Kanoya Ali speak with Trevon Bosley about growing up in Roseland, losing family members to gun violence, and turning that experience into community-based violence prevention work. The conversation also explores youth programming, survivor support, and why solutions to violence are strongest when they are led by the people closest to the issue.

What is License to Operate?

What does it take to stop a shooting before it happens? License to Operate (LTO) takes you inside the streets where former gang members now broker peace and grieving mothers choose forgiveness over revenge. Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham host raw conversations with the people reducing gun violence in Chicago's hardest-hit neighborhoods. Hear the untold stories of transformation that are actually saving lives – not through politics or preaching, but through real relationships and proven strategies. This is what building safer communities looks like from the inside.