Violence

Massachusetts Sheriff Refuses to Apologize for Obama Assassination Joke

NYPD Will Now Run Criminal Background Checks on Victims of Domestic Violence

Michael Vick Cancels Book Tour After Receiving ‘Threats of Violence’

Brooklyn Teens Take to The Streets After Shooting of 16 Year-Old Kimani Gray by NYPD

Police Officer Assigned to High School Suspended After His Gun Goes Off in Hallway

Marco McMillian’s Family and Gay Rights Advocates Call for Hate Crime Investigation

Violence Erupts on Election Day in Kenya

12 Charged with Manslaughter in Hazing Death of Robert Champion

Murdered Clarksdale Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Dragged, and Set on Fire

Teen Convicted of Attacking Black Youth w/ Noose Ordered to Write Essay on Lynching

Congress Finally Passes Violence Against Women Act

Two Teens Arrested for Instigating and Filming Fight Between Two 7 Year-old Girls

Epic Records Responds to Lil Wayne Controversy, Will Pull Offensive Emmett Till Line

Murder-Suicide Leaves Three U. of Maryland Students Dead

Today is Trayvon Martin’s 18th Birthday

VIDEO: Hadiya Pendleton Appeared in Anti-Gang PSA

Chris Brown Is Being Investigated for Assault…Again…With Frank Ocean?!

VIDEO: Store Manager Chokes Homeless Man To Death Over Stolen Toothpaste

‘Watch Out for Fake Gun Control Reform’: What Does Meaningful Reform for Our Youth Look Like?

Skittles and Cell Phones: An Update on Rekia Boyd’s Murder

Cornell West: Gun Control Only Becomes An Issue When “Vanillia” People Get Shot

President Obama Vows to Take Action to Reduce Gun Violence

Sixth-Grader Brings Gun To School To Protect Himself In Case of School Shooting

Sao Paulo Governor Accused of Launching Deadly Campaign Against Black Youth

Gun Control Debate Rages In Aftermath of Sandy Hook Massacre

Violence vs. Apathy

Mass Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary; 27 Dead, Including 18 Children

7 Year-Old Roderick Arrington Beaten to Death for Lying About Reading Bible, Doing Homework

Stevie Wonder Cancels Concert Benefiting Israeli Military

Michael Dunn’s Lawyer: Jordan Davis Is No Trayvon Martin; ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense A Possibility

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