The spread of grisly images across social media from acts of public violence has sharpened public debate 鈥 from school classrooms to family dinner tables 鈥 about the need to shield youth and protect the privacy of victims. Our story today examines how videos capturing the killing of Charlie Kirk have exacerbated those concerns.聽
That makes lessons in harmony 鈥 like the kind Troy Aidan Sambajon writes about today 鈥 all the more important. Students enrolled in programs by Community MusicWorks, a nonprofit based in Providence, Rhode Island, don鈥檛 just learn how to glide their bows across the strings of violins, violas, and cellos. They also build community. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e learning not just how to be a musician 鈥 but how to be a better neighbor,鈥 one instructor told Troy.聽