Gun violence
Vigils remember victims, vow action on gun violence
April 17, 2013Across the country, participants at gun violence vigils vowed to pressure the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill, mandating background checks for firearm purchases at gun shows and online.
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Thousands in Harlem rally against gun violence
March 27, 2013People at the rally. like most New Yorkers, seemed to agree that good jobs and good quality education for all are necessary steps to ending gun violence on the streets.
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Doctors link childhood trauma, poverty with gun violence
March 19, 2013Chicago has become the national spotlight for gun violence, especially affecting African American teenagers and children.
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A mother fights gun violence
March 18, 2013Janice gives much of her time trying to make life better for working people and people of color in her community, in her union and in the world.
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Baby’s death from gunshot wounds shocks nation
March 12, 2013Prayers poured in from around the country for Jonylah Watkins, the six month-old baby girl who died this morning after being shot five times.
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