gun violence

Vigil Held for 6 Month-Old Jonylah Watkins; $11,000 Reward Offered for Information on Shooter

Chicago Native Bryant Cross Launches Anti-Violence Social Media Campaign

6 Month-Old Jonylah Watkins Dies After Being Shot 5 Times in Chicago

Family of Rekia Boyd Could Receive $4.5 Million Settlement w/ City of Chicago

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

COLORLINES Asks Youth of Color: ‘Do Cops Make Schools Safe?’

George Zimmerman Will NOT Use ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense at Trial

New NRA Ad Specifically Targets Black Community; Links Civil Rights Struggle w/ Gun Ownership

‘This American Life – Harper High School’ Takes Closer Look at Chicago Gun Violence

Chuck D: Since Reagan And Bush, There’s Been Nothing But Guns And Drugs In The Black Community

Rahm Emanuel Announces Five-Year Plan to Invest $50 Million in Youth Programs

Hadiya Pendleton’s Mother Featured in New Gun Control Ad

We All Have Work to Do to End Gun Violence

Janay McFarlane Killed Same Day Her Sister Attended President’s Gun Violence Speech

BYP’s Aisha Truss-Miller and Chris Buford Discuss Gun Violence, Obama Visit on NPR

Things Gotta Change and It’s Up to Us to Change It

Murder-Suicide Leaves Three U. of Maryland Students Dead

Mr. President, We are Still Waiting for a Comprehensive Discussion of Gun Violence

Police Working to Confirm if Body Found in Charred Cabin is Christopher Dorner

President Obama Delivering State of the Union Address Tonight; Hadiya Pendleton’s Parents Among Guests

2 Charged with Murder in Hadiya Pendleton Shooting

Chicago Police Set to File Charges Against Two Suspects in Hadiya Pendleton Shooting

Christopher Dorner is First Known Human Target of Drones on U.S. Soil

Hundreds Gather to Attend Funeral for Hadiya Pendleton

President Obama Will Visit Chicago This Friday to Address Gun Violence

Washington Post’s Rahiel Tesfamariam: Why won’t Obama stand up for Chicago’s slain youth?

President Obama Still Needs to Speak to Youth of Chicago

First Lady Michelle Obama Will Attend Hadiya Pendleton’s Funeral

NY Daily News: Petition Urges President Obama to Visit Chicago in Wake of Hadiya Pendleton Murder

3 Year-Old Temorej Smith Kills Himself w/ Pink Gun He Thought Was A Toy

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