This past weekend, the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historic Black fraternity, took to the streets of Chicago and held steadfast in the midst…

Buzzing Chicago artist Chance The Rapper (pictured) was instrumental in a social media campaign that led to a quieting of the escalating gun violence in…

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The trial of Leonard Hall Jr., 21, charged with murder and attempted murder in the Halloween shooting death of 5-year-old Aaron Shannon Jr. ended in…

There may not be a more unfiltered and passionate NBA player than Chicago Bulls standout point guard Derrick Rose (pictured). Hailing from the tough Englewood neighborhood,…

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Working as a security guard at John O’Connell High school has taught me more about American schools, kids, and violence than any book. Sometimes 90…

Cops have taken another Uzi off the street – this one a 16-year-old girl charged with killing a rival gang member. Sahiah (Uzi) Davis, a freshly minted member of the Wave Gang, was ordered to rub out someone in her former crew, the Hood Starz, police sources said. “They wanted her to do this to […]

LOS ANGELES — Two teens were shot and wounded in an apparent gang shooting Thursday outside a Los Angeles recreation center that is part of the city’s program to reduce violence in the streets by keeping public parks well-lit and open at night, police said. A 15-year-old girl was shot in the back and a […]

LOS ANGELES — A Latino gang conspired to rid a Southern California city of its black residents through intimidation, threats and violence dating back to the early 1990s to exert its influence and show its loyalty to the Mexican Mafia prison gang, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday. LINKS: Jill Scott Reveals Her 3 […]