Controlling Gun Violence
Recent high-profile shootings in Colorado, Wisconsin and Texas are spurring public conversations about gun control, but is tougher regulations on our right to keep and bear arms an effective method for...
View ArticleSon’s Death Spurs Mother To Fight Violence
When Dorothy Johnson-Speight’s son Khaaliq was killed in 2001, she thought her life was over. He wasn’t the first child she lost – her 3-year-old daughter had died almost 15 years to the day...
View ArticleMothers Rally To Fight Gun Violence
Mothers across North Carolina are marching and speaking out at events tomorrow to raise awareness of how gun violence affects families. Joslyn Simms, who lost her son Rayburn to gun violence eight...
View ArticleDurham Police Put 'Bull's Eye' On High-Crime Neighborhood
Durham police officers are crediting an initiative started six years ago for reducing crime in one of the city's most violent neighborhoods. "Operation Bull's Eye" targeted a two-square-mile area with...
View ArticleGun Violence In Rocky Mount
Hundreds of community members gathered at the Word Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount to discuss solutions for community violence after four teenagers were shot behind the church last month. Many at...
View ArticleFamilies Of Newtown Victims Sue Rifle Manufacturer
Family members of some of the victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., have filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the rifle...
View ArticleDOJ Weighs In On Crime And Policing In Durham
The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed racial discrepancies when it comes to gun-related violence in Durham.
View ArticleMillions of Black Men Are "Missing" In The US; More Than 70,000 Come From NC
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View ArticleAccidental Shootings Involving Kids Often Go Unpunished
Amy Pittman learned on her first day in jail to bottle up her grief. As soon as she arrived, guards took her shoelaces so she wouldn't try to hang herself. Cry too much or scream too loud and she...
View ArticleBull City United Fights Crime In Durham Like It’s A Treatable Disease
At the recent "Week of Peace" candlelight vigil, Daryl Quick read the names of victims of Durham’ 2017 gun violence.
View ArticleRally Planned In Raleigh To Demand Gun Legislation
A group plans to demand common sense gun legislation at the Raleigh office of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis on Tuesday morning. The rally comes less than a week after a mass shooting at a high school in...
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