Gun violence
Nipsey Hussle, Grammy-nominated rapper, killed at 33
April 1, 2019Rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside the clothing store he founded to help rebuild his troubled South Los Angeles neighborhood, cutting short a career that earned him a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label...
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Unions, civil rights group pan Trump “school safety” commission’s recommendations
December 20, 2018One DeVos recommendation—restoring discrimination in discipline of “problem” students—is thinly veiled racism against young African Americans, says AFT President Randi Weingarten.
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DeVos scheme to divert education dollars to guns under fire
August 29, 2018Seven in 10 educators said arming school personnel would be ineffective at preventing gun violence in schools.
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Esports execs: Don’t blame the games, blame U.S. gun laws
August 29, 2018"Every time something like this happens in the U.S., people start blaming the video games. The bigger picture, the bigger problem is gun control.”
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Chicago has no ‘shortage of values,’ what it lacks are resources
August 8, 2018Rahm Emanuel says Chicago has “a shortage of values.” What the city is really short on is opportunity and public investment.
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