Rowley said that rising levels of violence which are part of the black, urban youth experience, should be inspiring citizens to "focus, reflect and have serious conversations about where we are as a nation".
Rowley sọ wípé ìwà-ipá tí í ṣe ti ènìyàn dúdú, ìrírí ọ̀dọ̀, ní láti máa ṣe ìwúrí fún àwọn ọmọìlú láti "fiyèsí, ṣe àfihàn àti ṣe ìtàkùrọ̀sọ pàtàkì nípa ibi tí a wà gẹ́gẹ́ bí orílẹ̀-èdè".