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Alleged Virginia Shooter Had Accused Former Employers of Racism
Alleged Virginia shooter Vester Lee Flanagan. Early this morning, a Virginia television news reporter and cameraman were shot dead on live TV. The suspect, Vester Lee Flanagan, allegedly killed...
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Spike Lee Further Clarifies His Thoughts on Upcoming Film ‘Chi-raq’ Which...
Throughout his 30 year career, Spike Lee has provoked and courted controversy, praise, criticism, anger and admiration with equal measure. A constant contrarian and revolutionary voice, Lee’s...
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New Study Connects Feelings of Helplessness to Violence Among Young Black Men
A new study suggests that violence among Black youth is caused by a feeling of helplessness, providing new context to addressing a serious problem in the Black community. The authors of the study– Dr....
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Mother of Jordan Davis Takes on Stand Your Ground Law
Lucia McBath/Aspen Institute A rash of police killings of Blacks has shifted the dialogue surrounding #BlackLivesMatter away from gun-toting vigilantes like George Zimmerman to calls for more police...
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White Fear and a Culture of Violence: Whites Kept Guns to Control Enslaved...
Gun sales are up in America, and so are gun massacres. The two are related, and provide a window to understanding the phenomenon of the culture of gun violence in America. It is necessary to consider...
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16-Year-Old Suicidal Teen with Toy Gun Killed by Florida Police
Media Takeout A Black teen was killed Sunday night in Florida after calling police to say he was going to commit suicide. It took one hour for police to show up, and they shot and killed Robert...
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Ice Cube, Common Participate in Vh1 Show Panel on Chicago Gun Violence
The Grio At a panel in Chicago, rappers Common and Ice Cube led a discussion on gun violence with protest organizers for a new special on VH1. The town hall took place March 14 and is part of a new...
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Dylann Roof’s Charleston Massacre, Other Mass Shootings Have Made Some Black...
Huey P. Newton Gun Club members march through the Dixon Circle neighborhood of Dallas. (Bobby Scheidemann) When Dylann Roof, a self-radicalized domestic terrorist, walked into a Black church in...
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Spike Lee Puts Empire State Building in Orange Lights for Two-Day Event...
Malay Mail Online As gun violence continues to claim Black lives year after year, filmmaker Spike Lee helped commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day at sunset June 1. He and three other public...
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Alicia Keys, Questlove Among Black Celebrities Demanding End to Gun Violence...
RCA/Wikipedia Many Black music stars are taking a stand against gun violence. In an open letter to Congress, hundreds of industry influencers have signed on to implore Congress to prevent shooting...
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Nation on Edge: Dallas Ambush Leaves 12 Police Officers Wounded, 5 Dead in...
Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. | Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News In what has been characterized as the...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Shootout Leaves Three Police Officers Dead, Three Wounded
Three law enforcement officers were shot dead and at least three others wounded in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. One suspect had been...
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New York City J’Ouvert Celebration in Jeopardy After Killings
A man holds up a fake rifle during J’Ouvert, ahead of the annual New York Caribbean Carnival Parade in Brooklyn early Monday morning. (MARK KAUZLARICH/REUTERS) A Brooklyn State Assemblyman called...
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Are There Any Solutions to the Gun Violence Problem In the Black Community?
Former President Barack Obama tearing up while answering a question about what can be done to reduce gun violence. “We know that we can’t stop every act of violence. But what if we tried to stop even...
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Sessions Threatens to Deny 4 Sanctuary Cities Crime-Fighting Aid Unless They...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions moved Thursday to again punish so-called sanctuary cities, this time threatening to deny...
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How Guns, Poverty and Racism Led to Baltimore Being the Deadliest City in the...
Girls promoting the Stand for Something Movement during the Baltimore Ceasefire. (Courtesy: Twitter @angela_empowers) Baltimore is in the midst of a record wave of gun violence. Following a recent call...
View ArticleTwo Killed In Grambling State University Shooting, Suspect on the Run
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather & Sports Police are searching for a suspect in connection to an early morning shooting at Grambling State University that left two young men dead,...
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Grambling State Student Charged In Deadly On-Campus Shooting
Jaylin M. Wayne Turned Himself in to authorities Thursday. (Image courtesy of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office) A freshman at Grambling State University has been arrested and charged with...
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Have You Heard: Top 5 Stories You Missed While You Were Sleeping
Obama sat down with Prince Harry to discuss President Trump’s inauguration, life after the White House, and why we should be optimistic about the future. Pop star Rihanna takes to Instagram to mourn...
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Fantasia Mourns the Death of Her Nephew Shot and Killed in North Carolina
Ty Auntie is So Sorry Baby RIP to my Oldest Nephew Please Pray for his Mother and my Brother @riccobarrino & his Stepdad A post shared by Fantasia Taylor (@tasiasword) on Feb 13, 2018 at 3:28pm...
View ArticleT.I. Weighs In on Gun Control Debate with Unexpected Take
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, on the heels of President Donald Trump saying he’s considering arming some teachers to halt gun violence, T.I. told TMZ that there should be regulations in place to prohibit...
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Missouri High School Officials Barred Students from Re-Entering School After...
Students Protest Gun Violence After the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, many are calling for stricter gun control laws. However, a high school in St. Louis, Missouri forbade students who...
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The NRA, Gun Control and Black People: A Complicated History
Black people, the NRA and gun control share a complicated history, from the drafting of the Second Amendment and the establishment of the slave patrols, to the organization’s past opposition to arming...
View Article‘Something Went Wrong Somewhere’: People Who Knew Teen Suspected of Killing...
Friends and neighbors of the Chicago teen accused of killing his parents in a campus shooting at Central Michigan University on Friday say they’re in shock and disbelief. New reports also allege the...
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On Guns, Companies Are Getting Out Ahead of the Politicians
Delta Air Lines sign at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta. Georgia (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) NEW YORK (AP) — In 1960, black students staged sit-ins that forced...
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Alabama School Shooting Victim Courtlin Arrington, 17, Remembered, Police...
Authorities say there was no fight or argument that preceded the moment Michael Barber (left) fatally shot Courtlin Arrington. (Images courtesy of Orlando Police Department/Facebook) An Alabama teen...
View ArticleTrevor Noah Slams Trump’s Theory That Gun Violence is Caused By Violent Video...
President Trump recently had a roundtable discussion about video games having a deadly influence on gun violence and Trevor Noah seems to vastly disagree. The conversation follows the mass shooting of...
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Black Parents Threaten to Pull Kids Out of School If Program to Arm Teachers...
Study after study has shown that Black students face disproportionate levels of discipline compared to their white peers. (Photo by Maskot) Lawmakers’ push to arm teachers in the wake of the deadly...
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Indiana College Paper Blames ‘Toxic Masculinity’ for Florida School Shooting
In their op-ed, Indiana students noted the pattern of mass shootings committed by men who had a history of violence. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) A controversial op-ed published in Indiana University’s...
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Philly Student Asks Reporter If Florida Students Would Care About the Gun...
Thousands of students across the country walked out of school Wednesday, March 14, to protest gun violence. (Photo by Jim Bourg/Reuters) Students at a Philadelphia high school this week shared their...
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A Profile of America’s Gun Owners Is Everything We’d Expect It To Be
Research has found that white men are stockpiling most of the guns in America, with many motivated by racial fears. (Photo credit: PxHer What is the profile of the typical gun owner in America? The...
View ArticleParkland Students Are Finally Addressing the Lack of Attention Paid to Gun...
A group of students who survived the deadly Parkland school shooting last month slammed mainstream media for not paying attention to or devoting enough airtime to gun violence in predominately Black...
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Brother of Parkland School Shooter Caught Bragging About Increase In...
Prosecutors say Zachary Cruz, 18, is exhibiting the same “flags” as his brother Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people at a Florida high school last month. (Image courtesy of WABC-TV) The half-brother of...
View ArticleWatch Rapper Killer Mike Explain the Importance of Blacks Owning Guns as...
.@MrColionNoir sits down with rapper, actor and activist @KillerMike to have the gun culture conversation no #MSM, politician, celebrity or anti-gun protestor has the courage to engage in. #NRA...
View ArticleCNN Panel on Gun Reform Descends Into Chaos When Two Pro-Gun Students Speak Out
A CNN panel discussion on gun regulation quickly delved into chaos after a pro-guns teen suggested arming more people in schools and having more armed officers. A student from Parkland, Fla. fiercely...
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Deals With Another Gun Threat Weeks...
Even though Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School experienced a mass shooting last month, they face a new threat. Recently a student at the high school threatened to shoot another student. He posted a...
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Parkland Teacher Who Volunteered to Arm Himself at School Is Arrested After...
Teacher Sean Simpson likely won’t face disciplinary action from Stoneman Douglas High School officials. (YouTube screenshot) A teacher at Stoneman Douglas High School was arrested this past weekend...
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Top 5 Stories You Missed While You Were Sleeping
Pro-Second Amendment Students Plan A Counter Protest: Students in over 40 states across the US are planning a walkout called, “Stand for Second.” Close to 400 students are holding a 16-minute walk out...
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Donald Glover Takes Aim at Gun Violence and Racism In Politically-Charged...
After a stunning performance as host and musical guest on “Saturday Night Live,” actor-musician Donald Glover released the official video for his politically-charged new single, “This Is America.”...
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It’s About Time: Trump Finally Calls to Thank Waffle House Hero James Shaw Jr.
President Donald Trump (left) reportedly called to thank James Shaw Jr. for saving lives during a shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House last month. Nearly a month after James Shaw Jr. saved lives by...
View ArticleDetroit Activists Fight to Keep Gas Station Closed After Arab Owner Shoots,...
A Detroit community is still reeling from the death of a 34-year-old Black man fatally shot by a gas station clerk last Sunday. A group of activists gathered Saturday, May 19, outside the Citgo gas...
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Michigan Man Charged with Firing Shotgun at Teen Asking for Directions...
Jeffrey Zeigler (left) nearly killed 14-year-old Brennan Walker when the teen showed up at his door looking for directions. (Images courtesy of Oakland County Sheriff’s Office / Fox 2 Detroit) A...
View ArticleGang Violence Erupts In Chicago with 11 Killed and Nearly 70 Wounded In...
CHICAGO (AP) — At least 11 people were shot and killed and about 70 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago, in a spasm of gun violence that police attributed mostly to gangs and that the...
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Black Army Serviceman Hailed as Hero for Getting Children to Safety During...
As shots rang out at the Cielo Vista shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, early Saturday, military man Glendon Oakley said he tried scooping up as many terrified children as possible as they fled the...
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‘Babe, I Just Got Shot In the Head’: Dayton Shooting Victim Makes Final Call...
A Dayton, Ohio, woman made a final, heartbreaking call to the father of her two children Sunday after being gunned down in a shooting rampage that killed nine and injured several other. Lois Ogelsby,...
View ArticleWalmart to Remove Ad Displays for Violent Video Games ‘Out of Respect’ for...
Deadly shootings at two Walmart locations in the past few weeks have prompted the retailer to temporarily remove advertising displays for violent video games from its stores. The retail giant announced...
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$10K Reward Offered After Stray Bullet Strikes and Kills Atlanta 18-Year-Old...
A southwest Atlanta teen is dead after a stray bullet shot through her home and killed her as she slept. Jessica Daniels was in her bed early Thursday morning when the bullet struck her and ended her...
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Daughter of Texas Deacon Killed In Church Shooting Recalls Her Father’s Final...
One daughter of a deacon senselessly murdered in a shooting at a suburban Texas church on Sunday is moving in the spirit of forgiveness following the burst of violence that cut short the life of her...
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