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Florida Bill Aims to Criminalize Filming Police Actions, Further Oppressing Communities of Color

Florida bill to criminalize filming police actions is yet another anti-Black move | Opinion Miami Herald - Francesca Menes  April 10, 2023 State lawmakers are pushing witness intimidation legislation (Senate Bill 1126 and House Bill 1539) that purports to protect police officers. But these bills really are a not-so-veiled attack on communities of color that will make law enforcement less accountable. [...]

2023-04-18T11:00:21-04:00April 18th, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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Columbus’ New Office of Violence Prevention to Receive Support from National Anti-violence Network

  Columbus' new Office of Violence Prevention to be offered help from other cities ABC 6 - Steve Levine March 28, 2023 A national anti- violence network made up of cities across the country, is now preparing to help Columbus’ new Office of Violence Prevention. “They’ll have access to us in terms of thinking through the shape of the office,” David [...]

2023-04-18T10:41:18-04:00April 18th, 2023|Community Violence Intervention, Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Ralph Yarl Shot in Head After Going to Wrong House to Pick Up Siblings: Family Seeks Justice in Kansas City, Mo.

Black teen shot in head after going to wrong house to pick up siblings The Washington Post - Annabelle Timsit April 17, 2023 A Black teenager was shot in the head in Kansas City, Mo., after showing up at the wrong house to pick up his siblings, lawyers for his family said. Family members identified the victim online as Ralph Yarl, [...]

2023-04-18T10:33:32-04:00April 18th, 2023|Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Detroit Mayor Duggan Launches Community Violence Intervention Program to Curb Gun Violence

Mayor Duggan to launch gun violence prevention program at State of the City Detroit Free Press - Dana Afana   Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is expected to announce a new federally funded crime prevention program at his 10th State of the City address Tuesday at the Michigan Central Station. The community-based violence intervention program, known as CVI, is aimed at preventing [...]

2023-04-17T10:40:42-04:00April 17th, 2023|Community Violence Intervention, Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Chicago Weekend Gun Violence: 20 Shot, 3 Dead Including Teen Girl – Latest Update

Chicago shootings: 20 shot, 3 fatally, in gun violence across city, police say ABC 7 Chicago - Staff April 10, 2023   CHICAGO -- Twenty people have been shot, three o fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago, police said. A teen girl was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning on Chicago's South Side, police said. Officers responded to a [...]

2023-04-12T09:34:05-04:00April 12th, 2023|Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Five Killed in Louisville Bank Shooting: Updates and Reactions from President Biden and Kentucky Leaders

Louisville shooting live updates: 5 victims killed inside bank, 9 injured ABC News - Emily Shapiro April 10, 2023 Five victims were killed and nine others were injured in a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday morning, according to police. President Joe Biden tweeted Monday, "Once again, our nation mourns after a senseless act of gun violence." [...]

2023-04-11T10:07:55-04:00April 11th, 2023|Gun Violence, Mass Shootings, News|0 Comments
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Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Slams Lawmakers for Inaction on Gun Violence: America Has Changed.

  SAN ANTONIO -- Before the San Antonio Spurs closed out their 2023 season with a 138-117 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, head coach Gregg Popovich met with reporters and spoke his mind about gun violence in the United States. “I just wondered because we have a governor and lieutenant governor and an attorney general that made it easier [...]

2023-04-11T09:52:44-04:00April 11th, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Politics, Sports|0 Comments
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Congressman Bobby Scott to Provide $4.6m for Hampton’s Gun Violence Prevention Efforts

  HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – Congressman Bobby Scott is expected to deliver $4.6 million to the City of Hampton Monday for gun violence prevention. The prevention tactics include education programs that highlight conflict resolution, the impacts of gun violence, and mental health. The City of Hampton says murders were down by 25 percent by the end of 2022 compared to the [...]

2023-04-11T09:34:20-04:00April 11th, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Politics|0 Comments
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146 Mass Shootings Recorded in 2023: 4 Killed, 8 Hospitalized in Louisville Bank Shooting

There have been 146 Mass Shootings as of April 10th, 2023. A mass shooting occurred at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday, where four people were killed and at least eight were injured before the shooter was killed on the spot, as per Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey. The shooter appears to be a former employee of [...]

2023-04-10T12:38:00-04:00April 10th, 2023|Gun Violence, Mass Shootings, Reports|0 Comments
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Autopsy Report Confirms Sinzae Reed’s Shooting Death As Homicide, but Charges Dropped Against Shooter Claiming Self-defense

Shooting death of Sinzae Reed, Ohio teen killed by man claiming self-defense, now ruled a homicide ABC News - Abby Cruz January 18, 2023   Charges against the shooter were dropped in October. The fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a white man in Columbus, Ohio, who claimed self-defense was officially ruled a homicide in an autopsy report. According to [...]

2023-04-08T10:19:33-04:00April 8th, 2023|Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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