Gun Violence

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U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., theGrio.com
March 29, 2023
House Democrats held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to address gun violence following a deadly shooting at a…
March 28, 2023
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan is calling for a national boycott of schools until new gun control measures are put…
March 20, 2023
Three men were found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot and…
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March 15, 2023
Criminal charges have been dropped against a white couple charged in 2020 after one of them was captured on video pulling a…
March For Our Lives protest, theGrio.com
March 14, 2023
Biden signed an executive order to reduce gun violence in the United States, which data shows disproportionately impacts Black communities.
March 7, 2023
Morant has the ability to inspire those who were raised in tough conditions. He can remind them that many have…
philadelphia gun violence
February 28, 2023
Activists in Philadelphia took to the streets Monday to march in protest of the tragic gun violence happening across the…
February 23, 2023
The gun violence crisis is harming Black Americans at historically high levels, despite national numbers trending downward.
February 7, 2023
Historically these units bring significant harm to the Black community.
Michael Gidewon x co-owner Republic Lounge Atlanta
February 6, 2023
Michael Gidewon was shot to death outside a nightclub he co-owned with his brother in Atlanta's West Midtown area.
February 2, 2023
The mother of a 13-year-old boy who was killed while breaking into parked cars said Wednesday that she wanted “justice…
January 29, 2023
Increasingly it feels like America is at war with itself as keeping track of all the shootings gripping the nation…
January 25, 2023
In less than a month, there have already been at least 39 mass shootings in the United States. Lawmakers seem…
January 18, 2023
A 39-year-old felon who overwhelmingly lost a bid for the New Mexico statehouse as a Republican paid for four men…
Friends and classmates visit a memorial for 15-year-old Caleb Westbrooks in the West Town neighborhood on January 19, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Half of America’s states sanction carrying a gun in public without first securing a license. All the data suggests that permitless carry could saddle the Black community with a heavy burden.
January 11, 2023
Half of America’s states now allow for permitless carry of a firearm. The data suggests the Black community will feel…
December 24, 2022
A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping center, on Friday.
December 23, 2022
Jurors began deliberations Thursday at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee…
December 17, 2022
Frank James, suspected of shooting 10 subway riders in Brooklyn in April, was charged with terrorism and a fire arm…
December 16, 2022
The parents of a University of Virginia football player killed in a shooting last month called Thursday for stricter gun…
Takeoff murder suspect Patrick Clark
December 15, 2022
Prosecutors allege the man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month sought information in efforts to flee the country…