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Tag: Gun Violence

Professional athletes meet with Greg Jackson of White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to discuss solutions for the gun violence epidemic. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, Sports

Former Football Players Discuss Gun Violence Prevention Locally, Nationwide at White House Meeting

by Ashleigh FieldsAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024

Kyle Arrington, a DMV native, and his fellow former Baltimore Ravens player Anquan Boldin, among others, met with Greg Jackson, director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to discuss the disparate impact of gun violence affecting communities of color.

Antone White, a returning citizen and founder of Our City DC, often speaks to residents at the D.C. Jail. He doesn't plan to partake in July 4 celebrations this year. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Two Returning Citizens to Forgo Fourth of July Celebrations

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 2, 2024July 10, 2024
**FILE** U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared firearm violence a public health crisis. (WI photo)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis Amid D.C. Efforts to Combat Rising Fatalities

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 2, 2024July 2, 2024
black metal gun on white surface
Posted inMarian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Gun Violence — Acknowledging a Crisis

by WI Web EditorJuly 2, 2024July 2, 2024
**FILE** MPD Chief Pamela A. Smith and the Bowser administration are part of nationwide efforts to recruit more women as law enforcement officers. (WI photo)
Posted inCommunity, Faith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

MPD Chief Uses Faith and Community Engagement to Combat Youth Violence

by Hamil R. HarrisJune 10, 2024June 10, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris (right) held her first event in Maryland this year to emphasize the importance of gun control in the November election. (Courtesy photo via X)
Posted inElection 2024, Politics

Democrats Convene in Maryland for Gun Violence Awareness

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 8, 2024June 8, 2024
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Posted inViewpoints

VIEWPOINTS

by WI Web EditorApril 10, 2024April 10, 2024
gun with scattered bullets
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Preventable Tragedies: Unintentional Shootings by Children Remain a National Concern

by Stacy M. BrownMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024
**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity, Stacy M. Brown

Search for Suspects Intensifies After D.C. Mass Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 5 Injured

by Stacy M. BrownMarch 18, 2024March 18, 2024
A roll of police tape (police line) lies on the ground outside a home being foreclosed on in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009.
Posted inSports, Stacy M. Brown

Gunfire Erupts Near Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Parade; Several Injured

by Stacy M. BrownFebruary 14, 2024February 21, 2024

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