Gun Violence
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Two Arrested in 2002 Killing of Hip-Hop Legend Jam Master Jay
Two men have been arrested in the 2002 slaying of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, law enforcement officials in New York…
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Clergy Lead Peace March Honoring Legacies of Lewis and Vivian
The activist spirit of two fallen civil rights icons reigned heavily on the heart of the Rev. Michael E. Bell,…
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MALVEAUX: The Enemy Within
Even as we resist police brutality, structural racism, and other inequities, we must fight the enemy within, the callous young…
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Atlanta Mayor: ‘We Are Doing Each Other More Harm Than Any Police Officer on This Force’
A range of disturbing incidents has happened since George Floyd's death and subsequent protests against racism and police brutality.
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Washington Highlands Marks One Year Without Fatal Shootings
Amid a global pandemic, the gun-related death of a local grandmother, and an uprising against racialized police violence, some residents…
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MORIAL: National Gun Violence Survivors Week Highlights Lives Changed Forever
There are more survivors than we might imagine. A shocking 58 percent of American adults have experienced gun violence or…
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GRAY: Silence the Violence for 2020
This month, we began the new decade the same way that we finished the old decade.
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Gerrymandering Stymies Tougher Gun Laws: Report
In a new report, CAP researchers found that states could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but partisan gerrymandering…
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D.C. Sets Sights on Enhanced Security in Houses of Faith
Long before the recent shootings and attacks against houses of faith in New York City, Texas and other parts of…
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Bill Cosby Counsels Prisoners Via ‘Mann Up’ Program
Mann Up, a prison program that’s helping to change the lives of African American men with long sentences, has received…
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