Group Of Bed-Stuy Men Act As Bodyguards And Escort Pedestrians Home From The Subway To Keep Them Safe
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by “I am my brother’s keeper,” should be the motto for these honorable men of Brooklyn.
We Make Us Better, a group of 20 men from Bedford-Stuyvesant, work as ‘bodyguards’ to protect the people of their community after a recent height in robberies and muggings in their neighborhood.
At-least once a week, no particular day, the group of men escort pedestrians home from the Utica Avenue A, C train stop and are reaching out to other young men — black men particularly — in the neighborhood to join them.
“We’re not the Guardian Angels, we’re not armed,” Kareem Varlack, 35, a Verizon employee and a founding member of the group We Make Us Better told the NY Daily News. “We’re about encouraging males to be involved, because you don’t see men in their 20s, 30s and 40s involved in the community anymore, so we’re trying to bridge that gap.”
The idea for the group came after 41-year-old Richard Beavers, owner of the House of Art Gallery in Bed-Stuy, received a chilling phone call in the middle of the night of a friend who had been robbed.
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“She was on her way home, came out of the Utica Ave. A train station and made it onto her block when a group of young males approached her and robbed her,” recalled Beavers. “I decided we can’t have these people terrorizing our young women and children, and we’re not speaking up and making our presence felt.”
The group’s ultimate goal is to build a mentorship program, in the near future, for young men of color and are currently meeting with local community organizers to help them build the project.
Salute to these men and thank you for helping to keep Brooklyn a safe place.
