President Obama: Make a Speech in Chicago Addressing the Crisis of Gun Violence
BBN received in our inbox this petition urging President Barack Obama to stand up, and make a speech in Chicago addressing the crisis of gun violence. In 2012, there were 506 reported homicides in Chicago, the More...
The Impact of Violence: The Raw, Unfiltered Emotion of a Mother in Agony
Last night, four year-old Lloyd Morgan was watching a charity basketball tournament at a playground in his Bronx apartment complex, when gunfire erupted and killed him. The bullet struck his head. The child’s More...
Since ’08, Dramatic Rise in Hate, ‘Militia’ Groups in Nation. NY has 42 Groups.
(BBN National/US) New York State has 42 active ‘Patriot’ groups, according to a 2012 intelligence report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit civil rights organization. In 2008, when Barack More...
Update: Rio Police End Strike in Time for Carnival
For those who are traveling to Brazil for Carnival, here is an update. Al Jazeera English Reports: Police officers and firefighters in Rio de Janeiro have ended their pay strike, days before the annual carnival. “What More...
Picture This: Guns-Ammo, Liquor, Schools: Dangerous Proximity.
Photo: BBN 2011, Guns/Ammo, Liquor and Schools This photograph was taken on Saturday, June 18, 2011 next door to 1166 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, New York on Long Island. A search for nearby schools resulted More...