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Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media.
Statistics compiled by the Gun Violence Archive show youth homicides rose sharply from 2019 to 2020, and that this year is shaping up to be even worse.
Ray Thomas-Ishman - Offensive Guard Buffalo Bulls Scouting Report Scouting report for NFL Draft prospect Ray Thomas-Ishman Author: Overview: A graduate transfer from Massachusetts, Thomas-Ishman brought a powerful frame with some bad intentions in the run game to Buffalo. He is an extremely physical interior presence who also has experience playing tackle. Make no mistake, his best fit is inside, where he can overwhelm defensive players at the point of attack. His experience on the edge does show up in his ability to move laterally at the next level. Thomas-Ishman is a smooth mover who wast...
WHYY By An artist's rendering of the Freedom Fighters mural at Girard College. (Courtesy of Mural Arts Philadelphia) A new mural will be painted at Girard College in North Philadelphia, honoring the students who fought to desegregate it in 1965. This historic protest was the longest sustained civil rights action in Philadelphia history, lasting seven months and 17 days, led by lawyer and activist Cecil B. Moore. However the mural will not be honoring the leader of the protest, rather the teenagers who carried it out. “When Cecil B. Moore put the call out that the walls were going to come tu...