2016: A Year in Review
There’s no denying it— 2016 has been a trying year for the black community. Despite the efforts of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, over...
Gathering Points Annual Turkey Giveaway
The holiday season is one of those special occasions when families gather together for a special meal. Unfortunately, some families will...
Gathering Point Community Council holds viewing party for Presidential Nominees
We have been a leading voice calling for reform of Chicago’s South side and held the first of two more presidential debates at new...
Justice Has Been Served: Five Officers Involved in the Laquan McDonald Shooting Are Set to Be Termin
Nearly one year after the public release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video, five officers, including the perpetrating officer Jason...
New Beginnings for Gathering Point Ministry
Good afternoon, I feel today would be a great time to update everyone on what’s been going on with Gathering Point lately. First and...
Jazz in the Park
Gathering Point Community Council is getting elderly retired citizens out of the house and onto park grounds at Brown Memorial Park,...
More Senseless Police Shootings in Baton Rouge Over the Weekend
The police community and three more families mourned this past weekend after another senseless police shooting took place in Baton Rouge....
Gathering Point Founder Richard Wooten Condemns the Recent Police Shootings in Georgia and Dallas
I'm saddened and frustrated that members of the Dallas, Texas and Valdosta, Georgia communities have taken out their anger regarding the...
A Crumbling South Side creates an Exodus of Black Middle Class Citizens
A crumbling south side creates an exodus of black middle class citizens to relocate out of Chicago. It is no secret that violence has...
In an Effort to Combat  Violence on the South Side, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson met
In an effort to help the Chicago Police Department and its new leader, Superintendent Eddie Johnson, reduce violence in some of the South...
