A rash of gun violence exploded in Chicago over the weekend, leaving one person dead and 40 others injured. In this recent spate of shootings…

Buzzing Chicago artist Chance The Rapper (pictured) was instrumental in a social media campaign that led to a quieting of the escalating gun violence in…

There may not be a more unfiltered and passionate NBA player than Chicago Bulls standout point guard Derrick Rose (pictured). Hailing from the tough Englewood neighborhood,…

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14-year-old Unique Russell was killed while attending a fireworks show on the 4th of July, reports KTLA.com. According to the L.A. County Sheriff’s office, a 12-year-old…

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Working as a security guard at John O’Connell High school has taught me more about American schools, kids, and violence than any book. Sometimes 90…

Cops have taken another Uzi off the street – this one a 16-year-old girl charged with killing a rival gang member. Sahiah (Uzi) Davis, a freshly minted member of the Wave Gang, was ordered to rub out someone in her former crew, the Hood Starz, police sources said. “They wanted her to do this to […]

LOS ANGELES — Two teens were shot and wounded in an apparent gang shooting Thursday outside a Los Angeles recreation center that is part of the city’s program to reduce violence in the streets by keeping public parks well-lit and open at night, police said. A 15-year-old girl was shot in the back and a […]

(Washington, DC) — A teenager is charged as an adult in connection with the deadly shooting of a Northwest Washington woman. DC Police have arrested 17-year-old Devonte Carlton of Northwest in the murder of 48-year-old Deborah Brown last Saturday evening in the 2900 block of 14th Street. DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier says this type […]