Gun Violence

“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction…”  -James Baldwin On June 8, 2015, Marqwan Delshuwn Beserra, 18, from South Bend, Ind., is said to have been visiting the home of a female friend when the father of the woman’s child, Jerry Wright, 21, also stopped by....

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time I don’t sleep well. At all. So, in the wee hours of the...

“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” ― James Baldwin Christopher Starks, a college junior at Savannah State University, had everything to gain. The person who shot and killed him Thursday night in the school’s student union building apparently believed the...

Beautiful people, Baltimore Police report that 28 people were shot, leaving 9 dead, over this weekend. The record-breaking violence also included the shooting of a 9-year-old boy on Monday night. The child, who was shot in the leg, is expected to recover from his injuries. Councilmember Mary Pat Clarke...

Few details are known at this point, but George Zimmerman, the man who pursued, shot and killed unarmed teen Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, has engaged in yet another violent altercation. Peep the link from local station WFTV for details:...