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Tennessee Republican Diana Harshbarger calls Rep. Al Green ‘boy,’ suggests he had ‘gun’ inside cane

A Republican congresswoman used a racial slur when addressing her Democratic colleague, Rep. Al Green of Texas, drawing outrage about the use of a term historically hurled by racists in the South when referring to African Americans. The congresswoman also implied the Black lawmaker may have smuggled a gun into the U.S. Capitol building. U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., made the remark during an interview with FAME Ministries while criticizing Democrats for protesting President Donald Trump during his joint address […]

April 24, 2025

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Tenn. State Rep. Justin Pearson’s confrontation with Republican over gun violence gets personal: ‘Learn to shut up!’

Emotions were high at the Tennessee State Capitol on Wednesday as State Rep. Justin J. Pearson confronted a Republican colleague during a legislative hearing on gun control. Pearson, a longtime gun reform advocate who, along with fellow Rep. Justin Jones, was infamously expelled by Republicans for protesting against gun violence on the House floor, returned to the capitol building after losing his brother to gun suicide to yet again advocate for his legislation to end permitless-carry gun laws in Tennessee. […]

March 27, 2025

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Why Roxane Gay got a gun and how she protects her mental health during a crazy election

Roxane Gay always saves her email threats. The acclaimed writer and bestselling author could count on multiple hate emails hitting her inbox daily, most from angry men. Some of them threatened her life because she dared to use her voice for a living. “When you get a one-off angry email from someone who didn’t like an essay or headline they read, like the heat of the moment — then they move on,” Gay told theGrio in an interview earlier this […]

November 5, 2024

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Harris uniquely positioned to tackle gun violence in Black communities, advocates say

Gun violence is yet again at the forefront of the national consciousness following Wednesday’s deadly high school shooting in Winder, Georgia. The tragedy that struck Apalachee High School, where four people were killed and nine others injured, has renewed calls for stricter gun laws from Democrats and gun safety advocates. “We have to end this epidemic of gun violence in our country once and for all,” Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, said hours after Wednesday’s shooting at […]

September 6, 2024

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Supreme Court backs gun law protecting domestic violence victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the court, […]

June 23, 2024

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Quavo hosts summit against gun violence featuring VP Kamala Harris on late rapper Takeoff’s birthday

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Migos rapper Quavo’s quest to transform his nephew Takeoff’s tragic shooting into a force for change is convening with a summit against gun violence on what would have been the late rapper’s 30th birthday. Quavo is hosting the inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Tuesday — the same day as Takeoff’s birthday. The music performer will be joined by Vice President Kamala Harris in a fireside chat during the one-day summit, […]

June 19, 2024

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South Carolina legalizes permitless open gun carry

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law Thursday, just a day after it received final legislative approval. Gun rights supporters have pushed for the law for nearly a decade, first allowing open carry for people who took the training to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Encouraging that kind of training was one of the biggest roadblocks for […]

March 11, 2024

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White House tackles anxiety around gun violence: ‘Too many children dying’

Though some trends of gun violence incidents are declining in the United States, it remains a top concern for the White House as administration officials continue to work on solutions to dramatically reduce the number of American lives killed by firearms. Despite gun-related homicides and injuries decreasing by 8-10% in 2023 year over year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, nearly 19,000 people died by gun violence last year. Notably, data consistently shows Black Americans are disproportionately impacted. A report […]

February 6, 2024

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House Democrats push for gun reform legislation, ask GOP for help

House Democrats hope to pass gun reform legislation to combat the nation’s gun violence epidemic that disproportionately impacts Black and other marginalized communities. On Wednesday, members of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, which included U.S. Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to crack down on mass shootings and other forms of gun violence in urban cities across America. The U.S. Capitol building is shown in […]

January 11, 2024