Hadiya Pendleton

After losing children to gun violence, ‘casket wraps’ can help families cope

Published by Danielle Broadway

Man convicted of killing Hadiya Pendleton is sentenced to decades in prison

Published by Biba Adams

Jay-Z and NFL release gun violence PSA honoring Hadiya Pendleton

Published by Stephanie Guerilus

Hadiya Pendleton’s killer sentenced to 84 years in prison

After six years, the man who fired the shots that killed 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton in 2013 was sentenced to 84 years in

Jay Scott Smith / January 14, 2019

News

Jury convicts second man in murder of Hadiya Pendleton, a death that shook the gun debate

On Thursday, Micheail Ward, the second man accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old honor student Hadiya Pendleton, in a case of mistaken identity was found

Kia Morgan-Smith / August 24, 2018

News

Let's retire the term 'black on black' crime, focus instead on gang culture

OPINION - The term "black-on-black violence" is a nothingness phrase that is the height of prejudice in non-blacks who wax

TheGrio Staff / July 8, 2015

News

Michelle Obama gives emotional commencement speech for Chicago high school

CHICAGO (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama drew on her hometown connections and personal struggles from college and the White

Dwilson1911 / June 10, 2015

Health News Opinion Politics Baltimore Chicago

Baltimore’s deadliest month should be as big of a story as Freddie Gray

The city of Baltimore has reached a tragic milestone, as May became its deadliest month in over four decades. Last

David A. Love / June 2, 2015

News

Mom of Hadiya Pendleton fears for her surviving child

NBC NEWS - It has been six months since Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton’s daughter, Hadiya Pendleton, was shot and killed in a

Adam Howard / July 30, 2013

Politics Chicago

Chicago 'mayhem' prompts Bobby Rush to call for National Guard

NBC News - The onslaught of gun crime in Chicago has spurred members of Congress to convene a summit

Carrieheals / July 12, 2013

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