Atlanta rapper Quavo hosted Vice President Kamala Harris this week to discuss gun violence. And with the 2024 presidential race in full swing, some Atlantans who have been impacted by gun violence are asking what the Biden administration can do to keep guns off the streets and out of the hands of young people. “Everyday […]
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One Year After Her Death, Bre’Asia Powell Is Bringing Atlantans Together
One year after 16-year-old Bre’Asia Powell was shot and killed outside Benjamin E. Mays High School, her West Atlanta community held a peace rally Tuesday in her memory. As a majorette, basketball player, cheerleader, and volleyball player, Powell was well known and liked in her West Atlanta neighborhood, according to family and friends. “I just […]
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What Your Black Elected Leaders Are Saying About Atlanta’s Latest Mass Shooting
Several of Georgia’s Black lawmakers have called for stricter gun control measures in the wake of Atlanta’s latest mass shooting. On Wednesday around noon, the Atlanta Police Department received an emergency call from the 11th floor of Northside Medical Midtown that there was an active shooter present. After an hourslong pursuit that ended in Cobb […]
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After the Shooting Death of Two Black Teens, Residents Are Looking for Answers
The Monday after Thanksgiving, seventh-graders at KIPP Soul Academy were reeling from the news that their classmate, 12-year-old Zyion Charles, had been shot and killed over the weekend. KIPP Soul had extra counselors from other area schools on site to support staff their own staff and mourning students. “From the time they arrived, we were […]
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Uvalde Shooting Reminds McBath Why She Ran for Congress in the First Place
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath spent more time Tuesday night talking about mass shootings and gun violence than celebrating her landslide Democratic primary win. News of the horrifying mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, seemed to remind McBath why she ran for Congress in the first place, and the disproportionate impact gun violence […]