Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend:
Why Orange?
On January 21, 2013, Hadiya Pendleton marched in President Obama’s second inaugural parade. One week later, Hadiya was shot and killed on a playground in Chicago. Soon after this tragedy, Hadiya’s friends commemorated her life by wearing orange, the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others. Wear Orange is now observed every June. Thousands of people wear orange to honor Hadiya and the more than 43,000 Americans are killed with guns and approximately 76,000 more are shot and wounded every year.
Find an Event Near You:
Attend Wear Orange 2023 | Everytown for Gun Safety
More than half of US teachers think being armed would make students less safe, report finds:
More than half of the country’s teachers believe arming themselves would make students less safe, while one in five say they would be interested in carrying a gun to school, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.
More than half of US teachers think being armed would make students less safe, report finds | CNN
‘Live free and die’? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy
A decade after a landmark report on Americans’ shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.
6 major takeaways from the ATF’s first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a major report that details how stolen guns and emerging technology like “ghost guns” play a factor in gun violence in the U.S.
6 major takeaways from the ATF’s first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime : NPR
How one city cut gun violence in half and may become a model around the country
Omaha, Nebraska, has seen a marked decrease in shootings.
How one city cut gun violence in half and may become a model around the country – ABC News (go.com)
This striking image won our ‘Pictures of the Year’ photo contest:
See all 10 of the top photographs and find out how perseverance—and a ton of patience—got Karthik Subramaniam the grand-prize-winning shot.
This striking image won our ‘Pictures of the Year’ photo contest (nationalgeographic.com)
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Neville
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