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A 5-year-old Burkesville, Kentucky boy accidentally killed his 2-year-old sister on Tuesday when he shot her to death with a .22-caliber rifle given to him…

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First Lady Michelle Obama returned to Chicago on Wednesday to join Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and prominent business leaders in hopes of raising  awareness and money…

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Six-year-old Brandon Holt has died from injuries sustained when his 4-year-old neighbor shot him in the head with a 22-caliber rifle Monday evening as they…

  AUDIO CLIP BELOW Far too many American dads and moms have grieved far too long because their children were killed because of gun violence. Neil Heslin, father of one of the 20 innocent children slain in the Sandy Hook school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut visited Indianapolis to ask our community and state to urge […]

First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured standing) will be returning home next month to join Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief Of Staff Rahm Emanuel…

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Trayvon Martin would have celebrated his 18th birthday Tuesday. It’s the first of two difficult dates for the teenager’s parents in February. The second comes Feb.…

President Barack Obama announced a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence in America. Flanked by Vice-President Joe Biden, Mayors and from across the country and families of survivors of gun violence in Newtown and elsewhere, the President announced a number of steps he wants the hat he is taking immediate and other steps he wants […]

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One month after the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a group of Newtown, Connecticut citizens have organized to honor the lives lost by unveiling a national grassroots initiative committed to preventing similar tragedies from ever taking place again. The initiative’s a nonprofit called Sandy Hook Promise (SHP, formerly called “Newtown United”). click […]

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Another U.S. school became a crime scene Thursday morning when a 16-year-old student opened fire during his first period class and critically wounded a classmate…

In an emotional, forceful speech, President Barack Obama told the people of Newtown, Connecticut emotionally riven by the shootings Friday that murdered 20 children and seven adults and the nation that “We can’t tolerate this (shootings of children and others) any more. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change.” The President […]

Once again, parents and teachers are faced with the challenge of discussing a tragic incident of community violence with children. Today we saw a tragedy…

It was given in prime time but the networks didn’t carry it, but PraiseIndy.com has the full video of President Barack Obama’s speech to the National Urban League Convention. During the speech the President talked about education and according to the Huffington Post “The President formally announced a new program aimed at improving educational outcomes […]