Senseless gun violence is shocking wherever in the world it happens, especially when children are caught in the crossfire. That’s why the news filtering out of Mexico overnight that several Mormon women and their children were shot, killed and…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Latina FL student leads charge against political inaction on gun violence
Feb 19, 2018, 8:30 AM 0
LatinaLista — If you haven’t yet heard of Emma Gonzalez, you probably have already fallen back into your old habit of going on with life, as if the deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Six campaigns to help families & victims of Dallas ambush
Jul 11, 2016, 11:28 AM 0
LatinaLista — As the nation continues to grieve for the five slain Dallas police officers on July 7, 2016, their families are having to juggle their grief with the sad practicalities of burying their loved ones. As with most…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Public health research reduced smoking deaths – it could do the same for gun violence
Jul 8, 2016, 12:00 AM 0
By Sandro Galea and Michael Siegel The Conversation (Editor’s Note: The following piece was obviously written before the shooting and killing of 5 Dallas police officers on July 7, 2016. In light of the ongoing gun violence in the…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Gun researchers see a public health emergency in Orlando mass shooting. Here’s why.
Jun 14, 2016, 11:16 AM 0
By Sandro Galea and Ziming Xuan The Conversation Editor’s note: We turned to two public health researchers on gun violence to help us understand the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Florida. Sandro Galea is the dean of Boston…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood learns how to fight back against rising neighborhood violence
Jul 14, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — The history of the city of Chicago seems to have always been intertwined with violence. The 21st Century is no different. During this year’s Fourth of July holiday weekend, the city recorded nine people killed by gun…
General, Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Addressing Gun Violence and Its Effects on Our Communities of Color
Jan 29, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Vanessa Cárdenas LatinaLista One does not need to be a parent to feel grief, anger, and shame in the wake of the shooting that took the lives of so many at Sandy Hook Elementary. Unfortunately, for communities…
Palabra Final, Politics
Nation’s gun violence is a tale of two realities — one in which conservatives are out of touch
Jan 16, 2013, 5:29 PM 0
LatinaLista — Among the 23 Executive Actions that President Obama signed into law today was one in which he would issue a Presidential Memorandum to: “require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.” It appears to…
Life Issues
Transcript: Pres. Obama and Vice Pres. Biden’s remarks on reducing gun violence
Jan 16, 2013, 3:00 PM 0
LatinaLista — Universal background checks on anyone buying a gun. A ban on military-style assault weapons with high capacity magazines. Stricter punishment of people who buy guns to give to criminals. These are the main points of a plan…
Causes, Social Justice
Mexican Caravan peace activists met by families of Baltimore victims of gun violence
Sep 10, 2012, 9:01 AM 0
By José de la Isla LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following piece is the third installment in a series about the last leg of the US tour of the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity. Journalist José de la…
