African American Policy Forum co-founder Kimberle Crenshaw spoke about Black women’s stories of police violence and the #SayHerName campaign. The Philadelphia Free Library hosted this event.
371 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland gave remarks at the ATF Gun Survivors Summit.
207 viewsCrime Prevention Research Center fellow Amanda Collins Johnson talked about being raped in college, her healing process, and her advocacy for “campus carry” gun laws. This event was hosted b…
67 viewsIn 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.
560 viewsPsychologist Anna Motz examined violence against, and perpetrated by, women. This event was hosted by P&T Knitwear in New York City.
148 viewsJournalist Elizabeth Flock shared the stories of three women from India, Syria, and the U.S. who have committed violent acts as a means of protection. Solid State Books in Washington, D.C., …
131 viewsKimberle Crenshaw, professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, discussed her book, #SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence. This program was the sixth …
1,295 viewsSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) spoke at an event to examine and raise awareness of the sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated against women and c…
144 viewsVice President Kamala Harris gave remarks on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act at a meeting of community violence intervention leaders from across the country. At the end of the event, th…
782 viewsSenator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and others hosted a roundtable to discuss the GOSAFE Act, which is aimed at reducing gun violence.
385 viewsPolicy advocates testified on the intersection of U.S. gun violence and public health before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Witnesses brought in by the Democratic majority included Universi…
2,081 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland participated in a Justice Department meeting on efforts to combat violent crime. He also spoke about the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and note…
832 viewsVice President Harris gave remarks at a meeting of state legislators on advancing the Biden administration’s efforts to combat gun violence.
109 viewsFred Guttenberg and Thomas Gabor offered their take on the myths and misinformation about gun violence. Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida, hosted this program.
268 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance held a hearing on issues of violent crime that were affecting Washington, D.C. Members debated the topic, with R…
1,121 viewsAuthors Wesley Lowery (American Whitelash), Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa (His Name is George Floyd) looked at racial injustice through the lens of white supremacy.
216 viewsBehavioral scientists from the RAND Corporation held a virtual discussion on their research of veterans' support for extremist groups and beliefs. Some key findings were that veterans in gen…
594 views“I am proud to announce the creation of the first ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, the first office in our history,” said President Biden. The president was joined by Vice…
1,181 viewsRep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), who lost her son in a shooting, commended President Biden’s creation of the White House Office on Gun Violence Prevention. She stressed its creation would “save live…
618 viewsHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), and others held a news conference on gun violence prevention legislation.
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