“There was a need for people to advocate for those like me and encourage measures that would result in more gun violence prevention.” Four Black Students Demand Action leaders talked to @essence about their experiences & why they continue to do this work: essence.com/news/black-you…

“When you have to tell a child that their best friend was killed, you instantly see the innocence drain from them…. As parents you got to keep going. You got to pick up and hold it together.” - Tiffany Shepis-Tretta whose daughter, Mia, was shot & wounded buff.ly/3gzDjnQ

Thank you Tyrie Cleveland of the Denver Denver Broncos for choosing Everytown for #MyCauseMyCleats to raise awareness about America's gun violence crisis that steals more than 110 lives every day. We honor Tyrie's brother, Timmie Johnson, and every person stolen by gun violence, with action.

For the first time since we began collecting data, the U.S. is on pace to eclipse 6,000+ kids and teens shot in one year.

Visit gunviolencearchive.org for up-to-date statistics and information

BIG NEWS: Illinois just banned assault weapons!

A warm welcome to ⁦Moms Demand Action⁩ visiting our Virginia Capitol today. Thank you for advocacy to making our communities safe from gun violence.

We at Centering Black Voices will continue to declare this fundamental yet radical truth: Black boys, men, and families are ALWAYS and IN ALL WAYS Human and deserving of DIGNITY, SAFETY, CARE, and OPPORTUNITY. Share this truth. Live this truth. In All Ways Human inallwayshuman.com

Jennifer McClellan @PriceForDel95 So grateful for this funding. I know our partners doing the work on the ground need these grants. Follow, donate, & lift up groups like Buck Squad, Teens With a Purpose, Shawn Moss Wellness and Growth, StopTheViolence757, & Peace In The Streets. 🧡

.The Week cites CGVS’s Cassandra Crifasi in a discussion about evidence-based solutions to the crisis of gun violence, including raising the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic weapons. Read the full story: theweek.com/us/1013881/8-m…

Real-time U.S. gun violence numbers* for 2023, as of February 6th: •1,820 deaths •3,189 injuries •60 mass shootings •6 mass murders •72 children (age 0-11) shot •494 teenagers (age 12-17) shot •107 defensive use incidents •142 unintentional shootings •~2,442 suicides*

Allyship is crucial in the fight to #EndGunViolence. 🤝 Listen to our award-winning episode with Team ENOUGH's Aalayah about racial justice and Black women within the movement to end gun violence. #BlackHistoryMonth bradyunited.org/podcast/episod…

“It is even more egregious that an entire generation must live under the constant fear of being shot... because too many policymakers refuse to take meaningful action to prevent it.” -Kris Brown | @KrisBrown.BradyUnited.org freep.com/story/news/202…

Hear me out. What if we did something about the guns instead?

Hearty congratulations to the 2023 VAPLAN scorecard progressive champions in the House! @marcussimon @PriceForDel95 Delegate Elizabeth Guzman Jeff Bourne Sam Rasoul 🍉 and @DonScott757 topped the scorecard. Thank you for fighting from the minority for our progressive values!

Trump exhausted every legal avenue available to him to overturn the election, but the legal path just took him back to the truth: that I won the election—and he lost.

The 20-year-old shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Trump wore a Demolition Ranch t-shirt—a YouTube channel showcasing military-grade firearms—when he fired multiple rounds from an AR-15-style rifle from a rooftop 400 feet away. Here’s why that matters:

Black older teens surpassed their white peers for the first time on record. The gun suicide rate for Black older teens and emerging adults (15-19) exceeded that of their white peers for the first time, increasing over 85% from 2018-2022. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/…

Wake up pediatricians!🚨

NEW: Black boys and men in Philadelphia have a 1 in 8 chance of being shot or killed before reaching their 25th birthday, according to Penn LDI. It’s unjust and unacceptable. We must build a world where Black youth can grow up free from gun violence. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…