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Rev. Jesse Jackson Urges President Obama To Address Chicago Gun Violence Crisis

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SIGN THIS PETITION: President Obama! Make a Speech in Chicago Addressing the Crisis of Gun Violence!

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‘Fruitvale,’ A Film About the Shooting of Oscar Grant, Opens to Rave Reviews at Sundance

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

17 Year-Old Tyrone Lawson Shot and Killed After Basketball Game at Chicago State University

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505 Chicagoans Murdered in 2012; Including 108 Young People

President Obama Vows to Take Action to Reduce Gun Violence

Gun Control Debate Rages In Aftermath of Sandy Hook Massacre

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

Ben Jealous Awarded The Puffin/Nation Prize; Donating Portion of Prize Money to Troy Davis’ Nephew

Florida Man Kills 17 Year-Old Over Loud Music

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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance

19 Year-Old South African Lesbian Fatally Stabbed

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Heavy Tension at Lil JoJo’s Wake; Funeral Home Evacuated

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Chris Lighty, Founder of Violator Entertainment, Found Dead

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