Beyond Thoughts and Prayers – What Can We Do to Stop Gun Violence?
Things may finally be changing in the United States as we search for strategies that will stem the terrifying tide of mass shootings in the country. The percentage of Republican-identified adults in the U.S. supporting stricter gun laws has increased by 15 percent in the space of a single year. From 35 percent in 2021,…
Spotlight on Gun Violence: This Is Steve Kerr’s Eye-Opening Perspective
When Steve Kerr was 18, his father died by gun violence. The devastation he felt as a teen bereft of a parent probably fuels a good part of the Golden State Warriors head coach’s commitment to speaking out on behalf of victims of gun violence and their families. It also explains his desire to hold…
Remembering Black Football Players Who Integrated Their College Teams
In 1923, Brice Taylor became one of the first-ever Black scholarship athletes at the University of Southern California. Taylor accepted a football scholarship, and began working with coach “Gloomy” Gus Henderson, first as a running back, then as an offensive guard. Taylor was also a member of the school’s track team that broke the world…
Missing Black Women and Girls Are Often Ignored by the Media
When was the last time you remember seeing substantial coverage of a missing persons case or an unsolved homicide involving a Black woman or girl? Can you name a woman or girl of color whose missing persons case has received major media coverage? In 2020, about one-third of all the women and girls listed in…
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