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*Guess what? Waka Flocka Flame and his co-horts, Wallace Gator Bradley and United in Peace are working together to help stop the violence in Chicago with a special concert in June. Like many other artists, Waka has been vocal about making the streets of the south side of Chicago safer. “Senseless acts of violence is [...]
*For a long time, rap music has been a part of the growing trend of violence across the country. In a discussion on CBS News’ “Sunday Morning,” hip hop mogul 50 Cent argued that there is little to no connection between hip hop and gun violence. The multi-talented rapper explained that his music is a [...]
*A group of serious young adults from Nookoping, Sweden raised money through multiple fundraisers to travel to Los Angeles for the purpose of learning skills that would aid them in their ground level quest to stop violence in their communities. Their story has been also been documented on video in an excellent piece produced and [...]
*Sometimes reporters have to go into the trenches to get their stories. There have been storms, riots, stand-offs, and other dangerous situations that could threaten a reporter’s life, yet they get in there and report the story anyway…till now. According to Richard Prince’s Journal-isms, the city of Oakland, California, has become a real hotbed of [...]
*Before families in Miami’s black communities bury loved ones killed by violent shootings, they call a pastor, says the Miami Herald. Then pastors console grief-stricken mothers and fathers. And on the day of the funeral, usually a Saturday, they look into the tear-streaked faces of mourners and deliver a eulogy that touches on the value [...]
*Former WNBA player and Olympic gold medalist Chamique Holdsclaw is being indicted for charges stemming from a Nov. 2012 shooting in Atlanta. The basketball player is being charged with aggravated assault, criminal damage, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. She was arrested following an argument with basketball peer and ex-girlfriend, [...]
*Hadiya Pendleton’s suspected killers have been charged and are being held without bail, reports the Associated Press. Two men whave been detained in connection to the 15-year-old’s tragic death in Chicago. She was among a slew of young people who attended the inauguration and participated in the D.C. activities. Her death has served as an [...]
*A convicted felon was recently charged in the shooting death of Justin Mitchell, a young man known as rapper “Yung Teddy.” The incident took place on Jan. 2 in the victim’s home in Austell, while two women watched reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. According to witnesses, Curley Dean Holden held a firearm to one woman’s neck [...]
*Chicago’s violence has climbed to incredible heights and affected a countless many of innocent people like 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton. A bright young and talented teen, Hadiya was gunned down Tuesday afternoon in a South Side Chicago park, not too far from the president’s old stomping grounds. RELATED: Teen Who Marched in Inauguration Parade Gunned Down [...]
*This trial for the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin could be delayed even further. It’ll be almost a year ago that the black teen was walking home on a dark evening in Stafford, Fla and was fatally shot. George Zimmerman is the gunman, a neighborhood watchman who initially claimed he was defending himself, despite orders [...]
*If the reports of Chris Brown striking Frank Ocean first at a recording studio on Sunday are true, ol’ Breezy boy could be in a heap of trouble. Remember, he was sentenced to five years formal probation for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna. He’s got another year to go. Ocean tweeted Sunday night that [...]
*That torture scene in last week’s episode of “Scandal?” Yeah, it didn’t sit well with the Parents Television Council. The watchdog group is criticizing ABC for not giving the Jan. 10 episode the proper rating. In the episode, Huck (Guillermo Diaz) is arrested under the Patriot Act and accused of attempting to assassinate President Grant [...]
*Quentin Tarantino was throwing verbal blows at London’s Channel 4 News journalist, Krishnan Guru-Murthy during a heated interview about “Django.” When he was asked about the link between movie violence and real life violence, he abruptly answered, “Don’t ask me questions like that. I’m not biting. I refuse your question.” Yikes. The interview proceeded but [...]
*Al Sharpton made an interesting argument on his radio show the other day regarding gun control. He stated that if America decides to regulate guns any further, the country may have to deal with knives. “In any civilized society you do not see massacres continue to happen, from Tucson to Aurora to Columbine to Virginia Tech [...]
*The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, an American tragedy, has touched millions in different ways, causing celebrities and leaders alike to speak out against violence, mental health, and gun control. Among those publicly sympathizing with the families and the tragedy overall is recently controversial actor Jamie Foxx. While his new Quentin Tarantino movie, full of [...]
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