Mayor Deegan to meet with President Biden, other mayors to discuss gun violence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will be traveling to Washington on Friday to meet with President Joe Biden to discuss gun violence. The news comes 26 days after Jacksonville witnessed one of its worst hate crimes in recent history when a white man who hated Black people, according to the sheriff, murdered three […]
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Opinion | Republicans in Alabama and Florida Are Attacking Civil Rights Gains | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In May, 1901, 150 white men gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to rewrite their state’s constitution. They elected John Knox, a prominent lawyer, to chair the convention. Knox said in his opening speech: “[W]hat is it that we want to do? Why, it is to establish white supremacy in this state… we must establish it by […]
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Mayor Lea pleas with parents after teen shooting death
ROANOKE, VA – One teen is dead and another is in the hospital after an overnight shooting Saturday. 10 News sat down with Mayor Lea Saturday, where he says it’s time for parents to step up. “Mom where are you? Dad, where are you? Nobody is going to do this for you. You need to […]
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Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council focuses on gun violence and mental health
INDIANAPOLIS — Teens in Indianapolis are working on solutions to issues plaguing the city. The sixth year of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council started on Saturday. This year, the Marion County Commission on Youth and Camptown teamed up to host the first retreat. “For us, it means a change to teach and share leadership skills […]
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Mayor’s proposed gun control ordinance passes
INDIANAPOLIS — The conversation about Indianapolis’ gun violence reduction strategy remains a hot topic of concern. Indianapolis Public Safety and Criminal Justice committee members approved the mayor’s gun safety proposal, four to nine, but it wasn’t without debate. “The only thing preventing Indianapolis from enforcing these gun safety policies is the Indiana General Assembly,” Matt […]
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Roanoke City Council votes to amend youth curfew ordinance | #citycouncil
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Council voted to amend the city’s youth curfew ordinance on Monday. The curfew ordinance wasn’t originally on the agenda, but Mayor Sherman Lea brought it up, saying he wanted to take care of it before school lets out for the summer. Luke Priddy, a member of the council, wanted to […]
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Tulsa mayor proclaim June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Just a day after the One year anniversary of the Saint Francis hospital shooting, Tulsa mayor, G.T. Bynum, has declared June 2nd as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa. “For me, its not just a dot on the map, its not just a statistic. We see that number of gun […]
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The moments defining Jim Kenney’s two terms as Philadelphia mayor
Mayor Jim Kenney. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP As Mayor Jim Kenney focuses on his final year in office, we are looking back at the highs and lows of his two terms so far. Highs Soda tax: Philly became the first large U.S. city to put in place a tax on sugary drinks in 2016, defeating a […]
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Mayor – NBC New York
Three people wounded Saturday afternoon in a drive-shooting on a Paterson street were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the mayor said. The gunfire erupted across North Main Street in the middle of the day, Mayor Andre Sayegh told News 4. All three of the victims were expected to make a full recovery. Sayegh also said […]
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Roanoke’s City council meets to discuss recent gun violence prevention efforts | #citycouncil
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Roanoke’s City council heard the results of recent gun violence prevention efforts at Monday afternoon’s meeting. The reports come after Roanoke experienced two shootings this past weekend. Roanoke’s Chief of Police reported that officers responded to four shootings with injuries in October. The organization ‘Groceries not Guns’ collected more than 150 […]
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