Gun Violence

The rate plunged 40% compared with 2023.

Black individuals are nearly 14 times more likely to die from firearm violence than white individuals. In 2021, guns were responsible for half of all deaths among Black teens and a significant portion of deaths among Black children.

According to ABC News, almost 5,000 people have died in the U.S. from gun violence so far in 2024.  But where are all the guns coming from?

South Carolina State University is adding a gun-sniffing dog to its campus security team after a recent shooting in an academic building.

Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke in no uncertain terms.

A shooting on Clark Atlanta University's campus is the latest gun violence at an HBCU during homecoming festivities in October. 

A suspect was arrested in the on campus shooting of Jackson State University student Jaylen Burns at the end of homecoming weekend.

HBCUs have been rallying around one of their own in support and showing unity following a mass shooting on Morgan State University's campus in Baltimore.

According to a new CDC study, 17 in 100,000 Black children died from gun-related incidents in 2021 - more than White and Asian kids.

Tuesday night's mass shooting that left at least five people injured marked the third consecutive year that gun violence disrupted the Baltimore-based HBCU's week of homecoming festivities.

After the shooting death of Takeoff in November 2022, Quavo, 32, launched the Rocket Foundation, a program that provides support and financial aid to organizations committed in the fight to end gun violence.

Mayor Eric Adams deflected responsibility for recent New York City gun violence and crime by invoking the BLM organization. The career policeman wondered aloud "if Black Lives Matter."