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Buffalo Massacre is Latest Example of America’s Centuries-Old Sickness: Racism

by Stacy M. Brown and D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

Once again, Americans find themselves attempting to grapple with our nation’s latest example of senseless and unprovoked violence.

Officials Release Names of Victims in Buffalo Massacre

by Stacy M. Brown May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Biden Announces Executive Orders to Curb Gun Violence ‘Epidemic’

by Stacy M. Brown April 8, 2021December 21, 2021

EDITORIAL: Seven Mass Shootings in Seven Days — Haven’t We Had Enough?

by WI Guest Author March 31, 2021December 21, 2021

MORIAL: Racism, Misogyny and Easy Access to Guns Are a Deadly Combination

by WI Guest Author March 24, 2021December 21, 2021

In a new report, CAP researchers found that states could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but partisan gerrymandering keeps progress out of reach. (Courtesy of Preserving Black History)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Gerrymandering Stymies Tougher Gun Laws: Report

by Stacy M. Brown January 8, 2020December 21, 2021

A roll of police tape (police line) lies on the ground outside a home being foreclosed on in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009.

Marc Morial, Op-Ed, Opinion

MORIAL: N.J. Anti-Semitic Shootings Part of Horrifying Spike in Hate Crimes

by WI Guest Author December 18, 2019December 21, 2021

Police officers assess the damage from a recent mass shooting in Texas. (Courtesy photo)

D Kevin McNeir, National

Texas Eases Gun Laws; Take Effect One Day after Latest Mass Shooting

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 4, 2019December 21, 2021

Walmart to Stop Sale of Handgun Ammunition

by WI Guest Author September 4, 2019December 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Speaking Truth to Power

by WI Guest Author August 14, 2019December 21, 2021